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Winchester Trapper .45 A.E. Front sight repair
As mentioned earlier in this thread I had a soldering job to do on my Winchester .45 Trapper.The smith that repaired it earlier using an epoxy , it was also found he gouged some places I guess to get a good hold.It failed miserably , I was able to get the areas clean and tinned using Tim's and the others tips.I was able to get a front sight from Western Gun Parts in Canada.I used Brownells Hi Force 44 silver solder in ribbon form.I also used the steel wool tip for tinning both the sight and the barrel.I also used the old Forester sight drilling fixture to hold the gun level.I made a simple clamp out of milled cold rolled to hold the sight on the barrel.It has a 5/16 threaded bolt to hold it all down.
Thanks for the tips , now all I have to do is give it a good cleanup and hit it with some cold blue.I bought some of Brownell's solder black and will be giving that a try as well.I did see a good flow of the silver solder so hopefully the front sight will stay put this time.Thanks again Tim and all the others for this great thread.Here are some pics as well.
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Winchester Trapper .45 A.E. Front sight repair
Here are a couple of more pics after I got the sight soldered on.If I could change anything it would be the fixture I made.I should have filed the top of the clamp flat.The front sight is flat and this would have been easier to get square.Thanks again to all for the tip on getting the parts tinned.Sorry about the glare , the smart phone camera and me don't play well together.I think it is smarter than me.The steel wool and flux tip worked great.:)
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