Rear sight slide detent repair?????

[abunaitoo]

How would you repair the detents that keep the slide from moving up and down????
Seems lots of mines just free slides now.
Mostly military rifles.

[Texas by God]

Stretch the spring on military sights.

[pietro]

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The sides of the slides can also be slightly peened, to create enough friction to keep the slide from moving freely.

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[John Boy]

The sides of the slides can also be slightly peened, to create enough friction to keep the slide from moving freely. Ditto, the ends of the slide only

[woodbutcher]

[smilie=s: Just curiose,have you looked to see if there is any build up of debris in the detents?many years ago a friend had the same problem,and cleaning the detents fixed it.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo