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Ballard tang sight
Jun 16th, 2026 at 5:00pm
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A first for me. Turns out I have several sights with this malady. I assumed all this time they screwed into the staff. I always wondered how they timed them so perfectly.
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Re: Ballard tang sight
Reply #1 - Jun 16th, 2026 at 6:05pm
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A little permanent Loctite will fix that quick.
  
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Re: Ballard tang sight
Reply #2 - Jun 16th, 2026 at 6:37pm
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Good thinkin, Vall.
  
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Re: Ballard tang sight
Reply #3 - Jun 21st, 2026 at 6:57pm
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If you don't have Loctite than a little baling wire should do the trick!   Cheesy
  
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Re: Ballard tang sight
Reply #4 - Jun 21st, 2026 at 7:19pm
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Green Permatex or Loctite bearing retainer does wonders on holding shafts in holes.
  
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Re: Ballard tang sight
Reply #5 - Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:10pm
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Many years ago I repaired one by laying the round piece the elevating screw goes through on a piece of lead sheet then I used a slightly dull pin point punch and tapped lightly in the middle to swell the little pin that goes through the ladder. Didn't take much to expand it. Wasn't a high quality sight so I wasn't worried too much. Still holding today and the only tell tale sign is the slight dent in the pin. Locktite is much easier but didn't have any at the time.




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