Does anyone have any suggestions on releasing JB Weld from a receiver sight?
Is heating the receiver to +/- 600*F the only way to get it released, or is there a another way?
At the time I did this, I read, or was told by someone, that there was some kind of release agent on the market, but I can't recall where I read that or who told me, or whatever. Old age ain't for sissies!
I couldn't find anything in the archives that would help, and I was hoping some of you more knowledgeable types might know of something....at least something 'other' than heat.
Still yet, I suspect my main question is, will 600 degrees destroy the bluing on the receiver, or do something even worse? If you guys feel it doesn't hurt anything, I do own a torch!
While living in an apartment, away from home, and away from my tools, I "stuck" a Redfield Receiver sight mount on the side of a Howa 1500 action 15 / 16 years ago using JB Weld, and over the years it has worked liked a charm....solid as a rock, it has never budged, not even the smallest fraction of an millimeter, not even when I want it to!
I thought at the time I had this brain cramp that if it did work I would use it all the time, and I have used it a lot over the years.
(I am still of the opinion that a nice receiver sight makes for a lighter, trimmer, more elegant rifle than something with a scope stuck on it.)
However, nowadays, my old eyes just don't work like they did back then and I want to remove it....any thoughts?
Russ