what to do with the front sight post
I feel like changing things and I want to get rid of the standard FSB on my Bushmaster XM15. I am moderately competent at the work bench and I'm wondering what the pitfalls are to just taking an angle grinder to it, smooth everything over and apply some black paint and call it a day.
I could remove the flash hider and take my chances on the difficulty level of pounding out the pins (I hear they can be a pain sometimes) and install some spiffy FSB with flip up sight as well. But I plan on also taking the easy route and installing a Daniel Defense Omega Rail on it and the time on the grinder is easier than the time with wrenches, hammers, possibly torches, etc. It would be a little bit cheaper to just hack and grind as well. As far as looks are concerned, I'm fairly confident I can smooth things down to look okay.
Any thoughts before I chuck it in the vise and start grinding?
Thank you.