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Blue Streak bent front sight-live with it?

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HPP-Mechanic:
I have a 70's Sheridan Blue Streak and the front sight ramp has a slight, but noticeable bend to one side. It must have fallen over at sometime in it life. The gun, overall looks great cosmetically, but it bugs me. I would hate to break it off trying to straighten it, and heating it could ruin the finish...  Live with it or an easy fix?

Back_Roads:
 They seem to be born with a cant to the left ??? very common if that is what direction it points ???

TerryM:
 If the rear sight can be adjusted enough to make up for it, leave it be.

Van:
  I would be afraid it might snap off.  This was a similar one on a Benjamin 392 that I thought I could tweak just a little to make it straight.  It snapped off the top immediately but left just enough for me to repair by filing a dovetail slot and sizing a front sight insert to fit.  Then sealed it in with JB Weld.  It's actually easier to see now than an original and I could leave the rear sight windage centered.   

eeler1:
Aim to the other side?

There really isn’t much there to bend.  The site is soldered onto the barrel which is soldered to the tube.  I’d be worried that the barrel might separate from the tube if you were to torque on it. 

There aren’t too many people who solder these things anymore, most have retired or died before they could.  If it really bothers you, give a call to Rick Wilnecker at Precision Pellet (airgunshop.net).  If he can’t fix it he will know who can.

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