PH5A Issue

[Recce21]

Bought a Parker Hale PH5A so I could shoot my Enfield No.1 (eye issue) and when I mounted it, the eye piece blocked me from opening the bolt. I have seen pictures of other folks 5A's and the eye piece is always ABOVE the arm, mine is below. Can anyone help me? I removed the eye piece to see if I could flip it but so far no luck. Here is a picture that shows the problem.

 

[Recce21]

Nobody has Parkwr Hale experience on here? Odd.

 

[Surplus1]

Im sure somebody will chime in. I have had the sights before but i never mounted them.

 

[diopter]

http://www.rifleman.org.uk/ph_service_sights.htm

 

[green]

On the 5A sight the eyepiece should be on top. Are the graduations for windage visible on top?
Probably stripped and reassembled wrong.

 

[sail32]

There is a peep sight for bolt action rifles that is spring loaded.

The bolt pushes the sight out of the way when opening and closing, and the spring returns the sight to the shooting position, but I haven't seen one on ages.

 

[Recce21]

http://www.rifleman.org.uk/ph_service_sights.htm

I have been trying my google fu for a week or two, including that site but nowhere tells me how to flip the sight above the swing arm.

 

[tiriaq]

Do the arm and the base have matching numbers?
I think a 5B for the P-14 has the aperture below. Possible someone swapped arms?
Are there calibrations showing on the aperture base?

Disassembling, reversing the aperture base and reassembling would be an option, if the sight was originally had the aperture on top.

 

[Hitzy]

Yes, aperture should be on top.... I could see someone switching it around for long range shooting maybe?

This looks like your exact same sight here.

 

[Recce21]

I will have to wait until after work to snap some more pictures.

 

[XRCD011]

How is the piece that should be over the top attached and secured to the horizontal ? Looks like a disassemble and reassemble job.

 

[Recce21]

I unscrewed all the screws I could around the eye piece. There only seems to be tiny roll pins left to take out but they dont seem like they are meant to be removed.

 

[roba]

I've seen pictures of the P.H. sight for the no4 Enfield with the aperture mounted under. Is it possible that you have the wrong sight for a no 1 ? Or perhaps a combination of a No 1 base and a No 4 slide?

 

[tiriaq]

You are going to have to remove aperture block from the windage screw, so that the aperture block can be flipped.

OK, I have a 5A in my hand. Look at the windage knob. Make a two pin screwdriver that fits the locknut. Unscrew it. Unscrew the windage knob. Don't lose the detent and spring. Remove the end plate. You should be able to pull the windage screw and aperture base out of the arm. Unscrew the windage screw from the aperture base. Reverse the aperture base, and reassemble. You will have to adjust the windage knob and the lock nut for best fit and minimum backlash consistent with free movement.

 

[Recce21]

Right hand or left hand thread? I made a tool out of a fork but it is so tight it seems that it wont bust. Maybe I will try some penetrating oil?

You are going to have to remove aperture block from the windage screw, so that the aperture block can be flipped.

OK, I have a 5A in my hand. Look at the windage knob. Make a two pin screwdriver that fits the locknut. Unscrew it. Unscrew the windage knob. Don't lose the detent and spring. Remove the end plate. You should be able to pull the windage screw and aperture base out of the arm. Unscrew the windage screw from the aperture base. Reverse the aperture base, and reassemble. You will have to adjust the windage knob and the lock nut for best fit and minimum backlash consistent with free movement.