Broken front sight drill

[CZ Aficionado]

I wonder if you could drill it from the other side - the drill bit turning to the right from one side would turn the stuck drill bit to the left whrn it makes contact with it.

Man, I'm coming up with some dumb ideas today...

   May at least be able to drill thru from the other side enough to at least fit a small punch in?
     See, I have dumb ideas too. [emoji2]

Agreed.....my thoughts as I was working my way down the list of ideas....

[krehmkej]

Recovery complete.
Wrapped the slide in gorilla tape then clamped tight in padded vise.
Placed a steel block onto the sight's front and started tapping with a 12 oz hammer.
Moved it a bit after a few judicious taps. Then the sight came out intact.
The drill had barely touched the sight steel, so a small (hidden) gouge is the only damage, an easy fix.
Then drove the drill bit out from the opposite side.
Drilling into a hole that's slanted on the bottom is tricky.
I've done perhaps a dozen S&W revolver sight blades w/o incident.
So, off to a machinist gunsmith friend.
Thanks and a good night to all!

[cntrydawwwg]

Glad you got it out. Thanks for the follow up. [emoji106]

[whitecap]

Always glad to hear the patient lived and expected to make a full recovery. Well done.