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kro1970
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Yes the flip can be removed and reversed without removing the base.
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M1carvine4me
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Here is another perspective that I do not know if was brought up. Could the flipping of the sight "backwards vs forwards" just be a personal preference of the shooter? Just like all the options for sights on current issue rifles.
Sometimes people have different backgrounds in shooting, this also would explain the removed front sight ears, "v" notched rear sights etc. It would be way earlier to modify the rifle to your shooting preferences then to retrain someone with a decade of experience. I had an m1 that had the ears trimmed and the taller rear flip sight v notched .. I thought it was bubba's handiwork. Until I found out the gun was a bring back and was done during the war. Granted I was told the guy cought sh*t about what he did. But was marksman qualified with the carbine. The guy leaned to shoot with those types if sights and it just came naturally I would guess. I only sold it back to the family a few years later because the person I got it from didn't know what the family history was. Yea cant be an asshole all the time
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sling00
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FYI, here's a previous discussion on V notched
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Grendl
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Thanks for the answer, I assume one would use a punch since a specialized pin pushing tool wouldn't normally be necessary?
Doesn't matter in my case, I just looked and apparently the flip sight was installed backwards as the S is on the right side :-(
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