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Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site mad_dog #8675464 03/13/14
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 59 Eastern Ontario, Can. rooster99 OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP rooster99 Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 59 Eastern Ontario, Can.	Originally Posted by mad_dog Ya, those sights have dovetails that are bent underneath instead of solid metal. I've never taken one of those off but I have taken off Savage rimfire sights that were bent metal tab dovetails and it's usually not a good outcome. I had a model 24 that had a loose bent dove tail insert, with a skilled hand and eye you can bend them to fit properly . As for the .22HP site sometimes a guy just needs a little good luck. ......... 99's FOREVER ......... .........AKA Rooster22......nutz

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Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site rooster99 #8675581 03/13/14
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,324 Ontario, Canada mad_dog Campfire Outfitter
mad_dog Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,324 Ontario, Canada	Originally Posted by rooster99 sometimes a guy just needs a little good luck. That goes without saying for anything Savage. 24 hour sarcastic S.O.B.

Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site mad_dog #8675791 03/13/14
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 3,148 central texas T texken Campfire Tracker
texken Campfire Tracker T Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 3,148 central texas	Originally Posted by mad_dog Originally Posted by rooster99 sometimes a guy just needs a little good luck. That goes without saying for anything Savage. mine usually go with a whole lot of cussin

Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site texken #8677239 03/13/14
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,225 Snohomish, WA lovemy99 Campfire Outfitter
lovemy99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,225 Snohomish, WA	Originally Posted by texken Originally Posted by mad_dog Originally Posted by rooster99 sometimes a guy just needs a little good luck. That goes without saying for anything Savage. mine usually go with a whole lot of cussin hahaha... I can feel that pain! Andrew

Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site lovemy99 #8677964 03/14/14
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 59 Eastern Ontario, Can. rooster99 OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP rooster99 Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 59 Eastern Ontario, Can.	Originally Posted by lovemy99 Originally Posted by texken Originally Posted by mad_dog Originally Posted by rooster99 sometimes a guy just needs a little good luck. That goes without saying for anything Savage. mine usually go with a whole lot of cussin hahaha... I can feel that pain! I find the best persuader to remove a site is a copper punch and steel ballpeen if you have the stomach for it. I always use the rubber hammer to put it back on. Removing stubborn sites with a rubber hammer usually brings frustration and bubba with it, a rubber mallet just doesn't have the heft to remove a stubborn site, and those copper punches well even they will leave a blemish with too many taps, which of course is a mortal sin in the collector world. The extra heft is what you need to knock it out in 2 or 3 "clean" taps. ......... 99's FOREVER ......... .........AKA Rooster22......nutz

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Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site rooster99 #8678128 03/14/14
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,159 Likes: 6 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,159 Likes: 6 Annapolis, Md.	I use a copper drift also. Often it will leave a copper smear on the sight base which is easily scrubbed away with some bore solvent. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site Fireball2 #8679453 03/14/14
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 59 Eastern Ontario, Can. rooster99 OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP rooster99 Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 59 Eastern Ontario, Can.	Originally Posted by Fireball2 Originally Posted by oldtimer303 Anyone have an extra sight elevator for the above windgauge sight that they would sell? GW +1, I need one as well. OP, glad it went together for you. Always nice to bring a rig back to spec. One of my most satisfying "saves" was this little hummer I found for a Remington model 25 25-20 carbine that was wearing the wrong sight. Nice. ......... 99's FOREVER ......... .........AKA Rooster22......nutz

Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site gnoahhh #8679457 03/14/14
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 59 Eastern Ontario, Can. rooster99 OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP rooster99 Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 59 Eastern Ontario, Can.	Originally Posted by gnoahhh I use a copper drift also. Often it will leave a copper smear on the sight base which is easily scrubbed away with some bore solvent. Good to know. ......... 99's FOREVER ......... .........AKA Rooster22......nutz

Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site rooster99 #8680061 03/14/14
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,324 Ontario, Canada mad_dog Campfire Outfitter
mad_dog Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,324 Ontario, Canada	I've always used brass, whats the difference? 24 hour sarcastic S.O.B.

Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site mad_dog #8680161 03/14/14
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,102 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter
Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,102 new hampshire	brass is a litle stronger then copper wont flare as much and is what most gunsmith punches,drifts are made out of.

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Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site Loggah #8681310 03/15/14
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,159 Likes: 6 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,159 Likes: 6 Annapolis, Md.	I use a copper one because it is soft. I have had brass drifts dent sights that were obstinate. I have also successfully used wood drifts made from tight grained hickory and the like. I guess it all depends on how tight the sight is and how much force one needs to apply to get it to move. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: 1899 .22HP elevator site gnoahhh #8681520 03/15/14
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,709 Likes: 1 BC transplant to n alberta And... norm99 Campfire Outfitter
norm99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,709 Likes: 1 BC transplant to n alberta And...	Originally Posted by gnoahhh I use a copper one because it is soft. I have had brass drifts dent sights that were obstinate. I have also successfully used wood drifts made from tight grained hickory and the like. I guess it all depends on how tight the sight is and how much force one needs to apply to get it to move. I usually use brass ,a touch of oil if nessary but always tap from the left side which is the right side norm There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle----Robert Alden . If it wern't entertaining, I wouldn't keep coming back.------the BigSky

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