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Offline rollingb

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Soldering sight on browned barrel
« on: May 04, 2018, 10:43:33 PM »
Is this recommended, or should the browning be removed down to bare metal before soldering?
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Re: Soldering sight on browned barrel
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2018, 11:16:34 PM »
It should have been soldered on before the barrel was browned.  So Yes, it has to be bright shiny metal to solder to.
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Re: Soldering sight on browned barrel
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2018, 11:24:39 PM »
Quote from: rollingb on May 04, 2018, 10:43:33 PM
Is this recommended, or should the browning be removed down to bare metal before soldering?
Probably should not tell this but the last Fowler I built I used one of those silver heart shaped front sights. I did not get the sight until after I had browned the barrel. Was in a hurry (as I often am :D) and stuck in on with super glue. Now 3 years later its still there! I am not saying you will have that kind of luck but you might try it. If I had to buy the glue I probably would try something stronger than Super Glue.
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Re: Soldering sight on browned barrel
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2018, 12:34:26 AM »
Quote from: Dennis Glazener on May 04, 2018, 11:24:39 PM

Probably should not tell this but the last Fowler I built I used one of those silver heart shaped front sights. I did not get the sight until after I had browned the barrel. Was in a hurry (as I often am :D) and stuck in on with super glue. Now 3 years later its still there! I am not saying you will have that kind of luck but you might try it. If I had to buy the glue I probably would try something stronger than Super Glue.
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Re: Soldering sight on browned barrel
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2018, 01:13:01 AM »
Quote from: T*O*F on May 04, 2018, 11:16:34 PM
It should have been soldered on before the barrel was browned.  So Yes, it has to be bright shiny metal to solder to.
That's what I figured,... took this NW Trade Gun in on trade and just got done cutting the barrel back back to 30" so I can hold it without pain in my torn rotator cuff.

Thanks everyone for your replies.
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Re: Soldering sight on browned barrel
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2018, 01:41:43 AM »

tin the sight and prepare a neat landing for it, exercise restraint and care and you can get away with it.
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