ManOnTheHIll 13 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 After removing and pushing back the front sight block off of a Saiga .308, I figured I was smart enough to fix the canted sight on my Century Arms milled receiver Polish AKM 60. Apparently not that easy. I took out the pins and bashed away at it with a soft mallet but the sucker won't move. Any chance these are threaded on? Any help is appreciated! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) The FSB is pressed on, not threaded. If you can't get it off with some serious effort from a plastic mallot/dead blow, then it needs to be pressed off. If you have some unique clamp vises around, you may be able to rig something up to avoid having to use a press. I've pressed out gas and sight blocks from barrel stubs with a stadard bench vise, but that's pretty easy to do since you don't have to deal with a rifle being attached to the other end of the barrel. Edited October 1, 2012 by mancat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
red308 54 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I used two pipe clamps and a u shaped piece of 1/2 steel plate shaped to the od of my barrel just behind the sight and a 12" long piece of round stock with with another piece of 1/2 steel plate to clamp to on the other end of the round stock.I put a brass washer between the barrel crown and bar stock so not to mess it up under pressure.this was on my s308.Hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManOnTheHIll 13 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks fellas. Something like that was my next move, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to ruin anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BpS12 512 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I used a pully puller with a wood block over the end of the barrel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManOnTheHIll 13 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I ended up making a home made press out of some big c clamps and a 2x4. I bent the crap out of a bunch of bar stock doing it, and whacked the hell out of the FSB but it finally came off. I just hope my barrel is still straight hahahaha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 You're not strong enough to bend it by hand. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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