can the wincheater be feild stripped?&gt; what happens when I take screw out of the slide? Mine shoots 2 inches to the left, can rear sight be moved?
1855916
It can be disassembled (not really "field stripped") and the rear sight can be removed or reversed but you cannot adjust for windage or elevation. I posted some pics of mine "beyond" field stripped. They should still be up. You will need a small phillips and flat head to disassemble. By the way, I reversed my rear sight and painted it with white nail polish. Works better.
285409
You should be able to clean with it attached. The only case I can think of where removal is necessary: when the sight is mounted on a frame mount (like a pic a tinny rail) and that mount surrounds the slide of a pistol. That's a rare case. If it mounts to a slide, to another sight or perhaps a 45 degree of set you should be good to go and not have to remove and affect your zero.
854211
Remove old sight. If it is the standard stock plastic sight a pair of pliers can pull it out. There is a small socket type tool that you will need...I believe it is 3/16"... put a drop of blue loctite on the threads and tighten it down. Don't overtighten as it is a small bolt and can snap easily. Pretty simple but a gunsmith can also do it if you are worried about the warranty.
2095390
Do not waste your money on this. It is a great idea but requires replacement of the slide release pin with a threaded screw and a weird lever that interfered with the grips. I doubt the screw will reach all the way through one of their double stack guns. Might work on a single stack. Take it to a smith and have him drill and tap it to the dust cover. I will sell you my mount for $25 + shp. Longez.patch a t get mail
167209
The only way I can answer if the slide stays open when emptied is that some do and some don't. The manufacturer doesn't make it very clear as to which guns do or don't
876089
The rear sight takes fitting. Take your time! I used knife sharpening stones, take a little off the bottom only, try to install and repeat. You want them to be a tight fit. For the front sight there is a tiny screw compared with stock, Use tweezers to position the screw in the slide and use finger to push firmly into hole. Now you can thread a couple of turns using the sight itself. After simply use a 5mm nut driver and blue locktite to tighten. Done!
1602905
I have two sets of these sights. They are great. Answering your question, the rear sight can be turned around and used for left handed shooters. However, you will be looking at the back side of the aperture and will not get the shaded effect from the mild cone on the right side application. There is no way to make the sight work by undoing the base, as that will physically not work at all. The flat portion of the mount that holds the elevation wheel cannot be turned around to be of any advantage whatsoever. If you do not mind looking at the flat side of the sight, it will be fine. it will be about 3/8ths of an inch further forward, as the apertures are not centered between the ears of the rear sight. I hope this helps.
1061875
Yes, you can. I don't know what brand/model you bought, but it's possible (at least striker-fired) that you only need to pull the slide back far enough to reset the trigger -vs- pulling all the way to eject the 'round'. These are great little tools, especially in your situation. I would suggest that you find a range for live fire action, even a training class to get some live self-defense training. Enjoy!!
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When I mounted this on my wifes Bushmaster AR15 carry handle the bottom portion of the mount slid right into the opening of the handle...the only portion that extended to the left and right of the handle was the rail and when the quick target acquisition sight was mounted.....since her charging handle is to the rear I am not sure if this will help you....one draw back we discovered Is the supplied nut failed to keep this rail secured...tried thread seal tape and it didn't help...did not try thread lock...so installed sawtooth lock washer with nylon locknut.....two trips out and so far has held intact. When I mounted this on my wifes Bushmaster AR15 carry handle the bottom portion of the mount slid right into the opening of the handle...the only portion that extended to the left and right of the handle was the rail and when the quick target acquisition sight was mounted.....since her charging handle is to the rear I am not sure if this will help you....one draw back we discovered Is the supplied nut failed to keep this rail secured...tried thread seal tape and it didn't help...did not try thread lock...so installed sawtooth lock washer with nylon locknut.....two trips out and so far has... » Read More When I mounted this on my wifes Bushmaster AR15 carry handle the bottom portion of the mount slid right into the opening of the handle...the only portion that extended to the left and right of the handle was the rail and when the quick target acquisition sight was mounted.....since her charging handle is to the rear I am not sure if this will help you....one draw back we discovered Is the supplied nut failed to keep this rail secured...tried thread seal tape and it didn't help...did not try thread lock...so installed sawtooth lock washer with nylon locknut.....two trips out and so far has held intact. « Show Less
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I removed the rear iron sight as I did not want a confusing sight picture IE 3 points to line up instead of 2. It was easy to remove the original rear sight and you can save the parts and reinstall it if you choose to later.
1826149
I never attached the sights because i was missing some of the screws. Despite not using the sight, ive been shooting pretty well. I'm sorry i couldn't be of much help!
1274865
The new sight has a stud on the bottom that fits in the slot in the slide. Sometimes this needs a little bit of fitting. The sight is held on the slide with a tiny screw that is provided with the sight. I highly recommend you purchase the little sight installation socket or grind down one of your own. With the proper socket size, it is not too difficult to install the sight. Also advise you to clean the sight hole and the screw with alcohol and put some Blue Locktite on the threads.
2264059
I'm not either so hopefully this will help a little more. I know some guns have some sort of glue under their sights that make it where you would want to secure your slide and knock them out with a punch and hammer. On the other hand, when they don't have glue they are very easy to slide out with a sight tool (which I recommend for installing tritium sights). My s&w; m&p; took me about 20 minutes to do slowly. Very easy, with a sight tool at least.
876092
As others have said, it's a piece of cake if you have the right tools, but the right tool for the rear sight (called a "sight pusher"). I have one but it cost me well over $100. You can also use a hammer and punch, as long as the punch is made out of something that will not damage the slide, but that takes a while and is a bit of a pain. Unless you are a chronic gun tinkerer like me, I think that taking it to a gunsmith is the way to go.
2046003
Yes you have to rack the slide just enough to reset the firing pin. About 1 inch on my Walther PPS.
432407
If it is a C.O.R.E. gun, yes. If not you will need to get a new slide that is designed to accept it.
1729098
I'm not sure an armorer will better explain. There is a possible size difference in the slide. But these sights are beautiful. Buy them and let a qualified person install them, if he says they won't work you have a few days for return.