Larue fixed rear sight problem

[mongo45tm]

I did a lot of searches on this but couldn't find anything yet. I recently acquired a larue fixed rear sight. I want to install a csat aperture in it. I have the csat in my Troy flip up and DD sight and I love the csat for duty use. The problem I have is I cant get the set screw out of the larue to change the aperture. I heated the set screw as I have learned on this fourm that larue uses red loctite on the set screw. I must not have heated it enough and I striped out the set screw and it wont move. I tried to contact larue but have not been able to get onto their web site. Any ideas on how to fix this? Any advise would be appreciated.

[bb223]

How did you heat it?

I would think the tip of a soldering iron pressed directly against the screw would be enough.

[mongo45tm]

[QUOTE=bb223;1871074]How did you heat it?

Iuld think the tip of a soldeiron pressed directly against the screw would be enough.[/QUOte

I'm sure you're correct on that. In the forum I referred to the writer said he contacted Larue and was told to use either a soldeiron on the screw head or use a torch. I used a torch to heat the screw and the area around it. I dont have a solderion. I have no one to blame but myself for stripping out the set screw head as I probably got into too much of a hurry. The set screw on my sight is recessed into the sight body fairly deep. These Larue sights are extremely well built.

[bb223]

Oh wow, I completely missed the part about you stripping it out.

My apologies.

Try contacting:

alfred@laruetactical.com

He's always helped me out.

[mongo45tm]

Oh wow, I completely missed the part about you stripping it out.

My apologies.

Try contacting:

alfred@laruetactical.com

He's always helped me out.

I contacted Larue and told them that I striped out the set screw. I was asked to send them the sight and the new sight aperture I was trying to install. I got it back in less than a week, fixed and with the new aperature installed. I am extremely happy with Larue's customer service.