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Airguns by Make and Model => Artemis/SPA Airguns => Topic started by: xtred1 on June 26, 2018, 04:04:19 PM

Title: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: xtred1 on June 26, 2018, 04:04:19 PM
Can anyone tell me how to remove the rear sight on a dragonfly? I removed the adjustment screw thinking there might be one under the sight holding it on, but there isn't.  Is it glued on like the front sight was?

tnx
Paulus
Title: Re: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: RVaughn on June 26, 2018, 04:26:01 PM
On my plinkster and varmint after u remove the screw the sight should slide forward or back to remove. Mine didn’t have any sort of glue..
Title: Re: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: xtred1 on June 26, 2018, 05:31:55 PM
On my plinkster and varmint after u remove the screw the sight should slide forward or back to remove. Mine didn’t have any sort of glue..

The only screw I have found is the one that is spring loaded that adjusts elevation, is this the one you are talking about?
Title: Re: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: RVaughn on June 27, 2018, 11:46:48 AM
On my plinkster and varmint after u remove the screw the sight should slide forward or back to remove. Mine didn’t have any sort of glue..

The only screw I have found is the one that is spring loaded that adjusts elevation, is this the one you are talking about?

Yes, that’s the one.
Title: Re: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: xtred1 on June 27, 2018, 01:40:58 PM
I have revisited that screw with the spring, after removing that screw nothing budges. Anyone else have any ideas?
Title: Re: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: Relentless Holiday on July 01, 2018, 02:52:28 PM
I have revisited that screw with the spring, after removing that screw nothing budges. Anyone else have any ideas?

I checked the assembly after we PM'd.  Hope you got it off OK. 

I wanted to touch base and mention that I will be reinstalling the scew in mine.  I have been having some POI shift and noticed that the barrel is not fixed in position with the  sight off.  In fact I can feel a slight shift of the barrel in that ring when I wiggle the muzzle.  It kind of clicks around in the ring slightly.  I am not sure the barrel is positioned consistently with the screw out.  Even if it is at rest I think that no rattle will be harmonically reproducible for shooting paper,  Especially if you change how many pumps you put out. So I am going to try to either make a spacer to use as an upper pump grip to reinstall the screw or put he sight back on.  Either way, check for movement on yours.
Title: Re: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: xtred1 on July 01, 2018, 03:53:23 PM
I was able to get mine off, used a little triflow then tapped it off.  I am shooting short distances right now.  I have been shooting RWS Meisterkugeln with three pumps. It has been shooting on the money. I have been thinking about going to the dollar store and geting one of those black plastic cuttingboards. Then cutting it to a good size and mount it on the rear sight mount as a pumping platform.  But I will take a look at mine and see if I can see a place that the screw might have been stabilizing the barrel. 

Tnx for the heads up

Paulus
Title: Re: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: Relentless Holiday on July 02, 2018, 02:08:14 PM
Kydex is the plastic that knfe and gun sheaths are molded from.  You can buy small pieces off Fleabay.  I just got a 7x10 inch piece thats 1/8" thick. Gonna try the same.  It's pretty easy to warm with a heat gun to shape it.  I am thinking of a very shallow "C: shape that will be in contact with the forarm top on both sides and sit flat on the ring to screw down.

Good luck
Title: Re: Dragonfly rear sight removal question
Post by: xtred1 on July 02, 2018, 07:51:11 PM
Thank you for the idea, I have made a few knife sheaths from it. 

Right now there is no movement from my barrel in that location. The gun is shooting on the money. So I am going to leave it as is for now.