The front sight fell off my SS Pietta Remington. It doesn't even look like it was soldered. Gonna buy a SS dovetail Uberti sight and install that. That won't fall off. It's a Navy Arms, but by the serial number, it's an older one. Serial dates it to between 1996 ans 1998, probably. Shot my Uberti Rem Navy with a Kirst converter Sunday in a CAS match, 38 Special with hollowbase wadcutters. Works fine. Yes the nippple threads can be riugh, they use tools untill they are WORN out.