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Who Has Rivets For An Adjustable Lyman Sight?
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, Mar 24 2006 02:37 PM
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Posted 24 March 2006 - 02:37 PM
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Posted 25 March 2006 - 12:36 AM
I think the rivet diameter is about 1/8". There are hard rivets normally stocked by most hardware suppliers like bolt and screw stores, not so much ace or walmart.....
You can also use 1/8" dia mild steel rod. The sight base is countersunk and normally the receiver is countersunk a little. Make sure with the rivet just extending past the bottom of the hole it extends 1.5 times the diameter above. Use your normal rivetting technique to drive them. If you are rivetting to a solid dummy receiver than make the rivets about 1.5 rivet diameters longer than the hole and smack them into place with a hammer and punch. The heads will fill out the countersinks on the top.
good luck
Frank
You can also use 1/8" dia mild steel rod. The sight base is countersunk and normally the receiver is countersunk a little. Make sure with the rivet just extending past the bottom of the hole it extends 1.5 times the diameter above. Use your normal rivetting technique to drive them. If you are rivetting to a solid dummy receiver than make the rivets about 1.5 rivet diameters longer than the hole and smack them into place with a hammer and punch. The heads will fill out the countersinks on the top.
good luck
Frank
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Posted 25 March 2006 - 11:29 AM
Glen Whittenberger has them for $5 set. I remember something about looking into the Gun Parts ones a while back and determining that they are no good. Can't remember what it was.
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Posted 25 March 2006 - 12:12 PM
Send me a self addressed stamped envelope and $5 and I'll send you 5 rivets.
There are mild steel so they can be properly peened and were machined to
specifications on the orignal gov't drawing. I've used them over the years for both
shooting guns and dummys so I know they are OK. They have the correct FLAT head...
a lot of guys are using round head rivets but originals all had flat heads.
Bob Bower/Philly O
There are mild steel so they can be properly peened and were machined to
specifications on the orignal gov't drawing. I've used them over the years for both
shooting guns and dummys so I know they are OK. They have the correct FLAT head...
a lot of guys are using round head rivets but originals all had flat heads.
Bob Bower/Philly O
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Posted 26 March 2006 - 10:43 AM
I ordered some from gunparts.com once and they sent me some cheap ass pop rivets!!!
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Posted 27 March 2006 - 09:28 AM
I have had demilled parts sets with pop rivets on the rear site
