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Offline SSGN_Doc

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Re: Getting the P09 front sight OFF - hydraulic press?
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2019, 02:18:05 PM »
Sometimes throwing it in the freezer for an hour or two helps.  The metal of the sight shrinks a bit and can break the grip of the dovetail and any thread locking compound. 

Offline Winkel

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Re: Getting the P09 front sight OFF - hydraulic press?
« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2019, 03:53:09 PM »
You can also use a small soldering iron, just place it in the set screw hole for a minute or two to heat it up a little. 

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Re: Getting the P09 front sight OFF - hydraulic press?
« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2019, 04:52:19 PM »
You can also use a small soldering iron, just place it in the set screw hole for a minute or two to heat it up a little.
A heat gun or a soldering iron try that if that doesn't work take it to a gunsmith.
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Re: Getting the P09 front sight OFF - hydraulic press?
« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2019, 06:36:34 PM »
You can also use a small soldering iron, just place it in the set screw hole for a minute or two to heat it up a little.
A heat gun or a soldering iron try that if that doesn't work take it to a gunsmith.

Done.  See post #4