Jbird45
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I recently picked up a very nice 1873 Springfield. It has the buffington rear sight, and when I tighten the locking screw down the slide still moves freely.
Has anyone else had this issue? I dont know if adding a few threads to the screw so it gets pulled in tighter would be the fix or if i need a new screw or a whole new sight?
Either way, I am not going to attempt the repair myself, and will bring it to a gunsmith, unless it is something simple like changing out the screw.
Has anyone else had this issue? I dont know if adding a few threads to the screw so it gets pulled in tighter would be the fix or if i need a new screw or a whole new sight?
Either way, I am not going to attempt the repair myself, and will bring it to a gunsmith, unless it is something simple like changing out the screw.
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