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Posted: 6/11/2010 6:37:55 AM EDT
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So my local gun shop wants to charge me 60 bucks to shave down my front site base. What do I need and how hard is it to do myself? I own a dremel tool. Is it worth it to avoid the hassle and give this man 60 bucks?
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Wow that section is quite informative. Do I have to remove the front sight base in order to shave it down? Or can I leave it on the barrel? Also, that guide states to spray paint the thing when I'm done. Should I do this or apply some type of bluing? I did mine on the rifle, but only because that barrel had a pinned/welded muzzle brake. It would definitely be easier to remove it and put it in a vice like Mark mentioned. I spray painted mine with high temp black Krylon. No issues. |
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You can cut it faster with a sharp hacksaw than with a dremel. Then, pull out the files and smooth it over. Burns a few calories, too. I've done a couple this way––After using the files ,I like to use the dremel with a sanding drum to blend in the radiuses(sic) |
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Spend th $60 on tools and do it yourself.
Buy an armorers wrench to pull the barrel, FSB bench block and taper pin punch to remove the FSB. One the FSB is off, hacksaw, small belt sander or dremel & black BBQ paint. I actually borrowed the bench block and punch from my local SO armorer. 
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It's very easy to do and you don't need to buy any special tools to do it. Depending on how picky you are about the looks, you don't even have to remove it from the barrel or use anything other then your dremel with a few cut off disks and the sanding drum. I put a little more effort into mine ('cause I like things purty!  ) but it really is as simple of a job as you want to make it...
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It's very easy to do and you don't need to buy any special tools to do it. Depending on how picky you are about the looks, you don't even have to remove it from the barrel or use anything other then your dremel with a few cut off disks and the sanding drum. I put a little more effort into mine ('cause I like things purty! ) but it really is as simple of a job as you want to make it...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/cgv69/SBR/ShavedFSB-after.jpg Yeah that is a damn good job there! |
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can you take a pic without the rail? that looks dam good for a home job. |
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Wow that section is quite informative. Do I have to remove the front sight base in order to shave it down? Or can I leave it on the barrel? Also, that guide states to spray paint the thing when I'm done. Should I do this or apply some type of bluing? I did mine on the rifle, but only because that barrel had a pinned/welded muzzle brake. It would definitely be easier to remove it and put it in a vice like Mark mentioned. I spray painted mine with high temp black Krylon. No issues. + this is what I did, I didnt make mine too pretty because I knew my rails were going to cover it. I cut it to fit them then painted over them, wouldnt be that hard to make it look good though! I wouldnt pay $60 for it. |
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