sb2017
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I bought one of these after seeing a thread about it a few weeks ago and am really excited about it, but ran into an issue last night when I went to swap the sights out. It seems that the sights have a lower profile where the screw holes are than the stock sights. When I went to put the new sights on, I maxed out the depth of the screws and the sights (both ends) were still loose enough to wiggle. Not tight at all. I tried using the stock screws with the new sights as well and it didn't fix anything.
I cut shims out of an aluminum can and was able to get the sights mounted tight, but it took three shims on each end in order to avoid bottoming the screw out before getting them tight. Everything looks straight and tight, and the sights look great to look through when I hold it up, but I just wanted to ask a few questions on here and hopefully get some feedback from the guys on here who definitely know a lot more about this than I do.
1) Has anyone else dealt with this with this new sight? Did you find a fix other than shims? I considered shorter screws, but don't see anything like that on William's website and haven't been able to reach them on the phone today.
2) For those of you that have used shims on your sights, is three layers of the soda can aluminum too much? I am a little worried that shimming up that high off of the barrel might cause some alignment issues.
3) When using aluminum shims, do I need to put any adhesive or lubricant between the layers? I didn't use anything when I first installed the sights because I didn't want to make anything slippery, and I was worried about expansion with glue. I just want to make sure I'm not doing something negligent that will set me up for failure in the next few weeks, whether it's an inaccurate rifle or damage to the barrel/sights.
Any input is appreciated, thank you.
I cut shims out of an aluminum can and was able to get the sights mounted tight, but it took three shims on each end in order to avoid bottoming the screw out before getting them tight. Everything looks straight and tight, and the sights look great to look through when I hold it up, but I just wanted to ask a few questions on here and hopefully get some feedback from the guys on here who definitely know a lot more about this than I do.
1) Has anyone else dealt with this with this new sight? Did you find a fix other than shims? I considered shorter screws, but don't see anything like that on William's website and haven't been able to reach them on the phone today.
2) For those of you that have used shims on your sights, is three layers of the soda can aluminum too much? I am a little worried that shimming up that high off of the barrel might cause some alignment issues.
3) When using aluminum shims, do I need to put any adhesive or lubricant between the layers? I didn't use anything when I first installed the sights because I didn't want to make anything slippery, and I was worried about expansion with glue. I just want to make sure I'm not doing something negligent that will set me up for failure in the next few weeks, whether it's an inaccurate rifle or damage to the barrel/sights.
Any input is appreciated, thank you.