help! front sight on my marlin is falling off!

[osophat71]

my marlin papoose front sight is falling off, this sight is different since it has a full hood, i dont see any screws but its all loose! how do i tighten it?

il try to take a decent photo.

[osophat71]

its upside down but it shows the gap i have and i dont see any screws!

[ojisan]

Looks like it is just loose in the dovetail slot.
Fixes:
Easiest but may not hold: Penetrating type thread lock.
Harder but more likely to fix it right: remove hood and sight, peen flat or edges of the dovetail groove to distort and raise some metal for a tighter fit. You should have to tap the sight back in with a small punch and hammer.

[osophat71]

nevermind, i figured it out, i had to pull of the sight hood, tap out the sight, and tighten the small screw, but not til i use some loctite!

[dangerranger]

You are too quick! I have lost more than one of the front sights. One drop of loc tite has them staying put tho. DR

[wtkaiser]

Yeah, I hate that too. You ask a question, then you figure it out before the troops show up to rescue you. Like, 'Why did I ask it in the first place'?