help cutting off front sight in the shilo mb area

[Expendable Nate]

Morning all. All right so my plan is to cut the front sight off my DA556. Now I have done some reading and found that guys are using dremels. Now I have access to one my question is there any one in the shilo area with experience who wouldn't mind walking me through it. Thanks for your time and help all

 

[angryeyebrows]

Its easy peasy.

- Use a cutting disc to buck off the sight tower, above the portion that houses the gas tube
- Then use a sanding or grinding wheel to reshape the top, following the contours of the gas tube housing
- lately, refinish however you like

Just don't cut into any of the important bits...

 

[WRH]

Lots of tutorials come up here: https://www.google.ca/search?site=&source=hp&ei=ebjUVcO6B8K4-QGFq4xA&q=cutting+fsb+ar15&oq=cutting+a+fsb+&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.1.1.0i22i30l2.3811.7408.0.8837.10.9.1.2.2.2.240.1636.0j4j4.8.0....0...1c.1.64.mobile-gws-hp..1.9.1345.3.JWDF8o-9noc

It's really easy. I did mine with a hacksaw, file and sandpaper. Then I cleaned it with rubbing alcohol and coated it in gun blue and oil.

 

[Rebel Rouser]

Just get a weapons tech to do it for you.

 

[Expendable Nate]

Sadly I don't personally know any

QUOTE=Rebel Rouser;11682702]Just get a weapons tech to do it for you.[/QUOTE]c

 

[Stevo]

I've given up wasting time with my Dremel to do this. I just go straight for the angle grinder for most of the work and fine stuff with the Dremel.

Here's a few pics of one I did a while ago. This one is all done with an angle grinder and cut-off wheel.

 

[tar21]

its a very easy job I used a grinder a dremal is too slow, chop it with a grinder then remove excess with the dremel till your quad rail fits just remember to be careful don't cut the important parts lol