Rear sight issues - pedersoli

[Ohio Rusty]

I really never liked the buckhorn sight that comes with the pedersoli frontier rifles. I ordered a taller rear sight from the Log Cabin Shop and opened it up giving more white space to help with a blurry sight issue. The new taller rear sight was too loose in the dovetail so I used an extra thin shim of copper to tighten the sight. That was the wrong thing to do as it pushed the sight up bending the edges at the top of the dove tail almost letting the sight slide through the top dovetail opening. I need to remove the sight again and do something different. I'm thinking I may 'tin' the side edges of the rear sight to make the sight tighter in the dovetail slot. I could easily sand away the tin to get the right fit. I don't know if a copper shim along the edge will work. I definitely don't want to put anything under the rear sight again.
Ohio Rusty ><>

 

[Timber Wolf]

I have raised dimples in the bottom of the dovetail slot with a pointed punch as well as peening the top edges down, both will tighten a sight. Although, these techniques may not be enough for your circumstance.

 

[nit wit]

I have used a center punch also.
Nit Wit

 

[yellowhammer]

Peen the dovetail edges back to the way they were, then clean off and put a blob of solder about the dia of a pencil eraser on center of the sight base. When you tap it in it'll swage off the excess and tighten up fine.

 

[bpd303]

I had the fuzzy sight picture and found out it was from my blacksmiths cataracts. I had them removed and new lens implants put in. A world of difference, my vision is like it was when I was 30 or so and no more fuzzy sight pictures no matter which gun I use.
BTW: I also have used the punch method to tighten up a loose dovetail fit.

 

[Rob M.]

Like they already mentioned , you can dimple the bottom of the dovetail .... You can tap down the edges of the dovetail and you can upset the edges of the sight too . Good luck

 

[Iceman]

A big socket across the top of the dovetail to Hammer on is a good way of lowering the dovetail. Gives an even dovetail and doesn’t mark up the barrel.