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Thread: My 22 Rifles at the Range

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    I thought a good clean up and plumbers solder would be they way to go to put a matching sight base on.
    Or would that wreck something?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 303Guy View Post
    Epoxy glue.

    This single shot has an epoxy putty molding between the base and the rifle.


    This one has been on for 8 years

    My 512 is glued too but that has a mating base so the glue bond is very strong.

    This is the 512 showing the mating base. Been in place for 40 years.


    I did not do a permanent job on the 510 because it will be coming off once I have the accuracy baseline. The idea is that heat from a hot air gun will soften the epoxy so it can be removed without trace. It's a picatinny rail so it does not have a large surface area held by the epoxy. To make it permanent, I would screw and glue it onto a curved metal piece which would then mate with the receiver. If I find I can't shoot well enough with the 511 using open sights then I'll go that route with it.

    I epoxied a front sight on the 510 then when I wanted to remove it I thought a crack with a mallet would do it. Well, it took quite a crack and took some of the bluing off! I'll warm it up next time.

    I also glued a scope base onto a springer airgun. Again, mated to fit the cylinder. Never came off. I also have a scope glued onto a 303 Brit. I'm about to take it off now that it's served it's purpose testing. I'll be fitting open sights.
    Thank you for the information. Now I have something to experiment with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by barrabruce View Post
    I thought a good clean up and plumbers solder would be they way to go to put a matching sight base on.
    Or would that wreck something?
    Solder works just fine but is more effort. It does require a steel or brass base though. Steel is handy because it can be fabricated. Like when one needs to build a bridge for a split receiver.

    Like this one. This was my first effort. The second one for my fathers rifle was a better attempt.


    It was supposed to be a temporary arrangement from which I was going to model something better and more permanent. That was 40 years ago. It became permanent a long time ago!
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    Quote Originally Posted by barrabruce View Post
    I thought a good clean up and plumbers solder would be they way to go to put a matching sight base on.
    Or would that wreck something?
    Solder requires removal of the bluing where the base contacts the gun.
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