How to drift out a rear sight?

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My Dad gave me his old Winchester Model 43 .22 Hornet and I'd like to put a scope on it.

Trying today though, I found the rear sight interfered with the front bell of the scope and has to come off.

I tried drifting it off, but it won't budge. I had to do this with a Winchester Model 94 when I installed a reciever sight, and it was easy.

Any tricks?
 
Not a gunplumber, but if you coat the area overnight with wd -40 , or some other product to eat the rust , this may loosen the hold a bit.
A good vise , with protected jaws is almost a must , and a brass drift. Sorry could not help more on that , it can be a pain. Also the direction you drift may help.
 
left to right is correct if someone didn't reintall unit the wrong way the taper in production arms is in the removable unit, the cut in the barrell is a straight dovetail. I've seen sights virtually welded into barrells using the left to right ideaology. Rules only work in theory except for Murphies.
 
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