Wife's Ruger 10/22 problem. Please help

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My old lady finally purchased her 1st rifle (after many years of encouragement). She grabbed a 10/22 carbine with the pink laminate stock. She purchased a red dot for it and has already taken it out to the range a few times. She loves it.

The last time she went out to shoot it, I pointed out that the front sight was WAY off to the left. I just touched and found it can just slip right out, without any resistance. Shouldn't it be held in firmly? The dovetail seems a little too roomy.

Has anyone here encountered this? I have now removed the sight, as it will just fall out anyways. I don't want to return it, as the dealer likely has none left, and I'm guessing that Ruger repair would take a long time. Is this something I can fix with a brass punch and a hard smack?
 
Put some blue loctite on the front blade site (place it on the dove tails and on the underside - use sparingly)
Slide back in, center it up, wipe excess away and let dry for a couple days.
 
Thanks. Loctite is cheaper than a new sight. Too bad Ruger's quality checks let a super loose sight get through. First ruger, and I am not exactly impressed.
 
Remove front sight, turn it over on a hard surface and carefully hammer a sharp punch near the edge, it should displace enough metal to make a tight fit. This is a less permanent fix than doing the same to the dovetail cut into the barrel.
 
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