Tech sights for the SKS

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Does anybody have any first hand experience with one of these sights?

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Because I am thinking of picking one up; the only drawback I can see is that you have to destroy your takedown lever to get it on there. :confused:
 
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fat tony said:
Does anybody have any first hand experience with one of these sights?

Because I am thinking of picking one up; the only drawback I can see is that you have to destroy your takedown lever to get it on there. :confused:
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i have no experience with the sight but i do have experience with the takedown lever.

you need not destroy the takedown lever completely. what i did was to use a dremel to cut the locking lug off , cut as close to the shaft as possible and then file it down .

when you decide to use the lever again then drill out the reminder of the lug in the shaft and replace it with a new lug .
 
Even after all this time, its still more or less at zero and holding up perfectly (meaning it aint falling apart).

I did just cut my takedown lever in half, I was too lazy to file down the little lug thing. They are cheap at sksman, and its not like I have an unissued russian.

I am going shooting this weekend. I'll shoot a couple groups and post them.
 
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Some synthetic stocks will require that they be inletted before the sight will fit.
 
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had tech sights on my sks, didn't like them, only used them for 2 range sessions, didn't hold zero after re assembly, seemed like a flimsy setup, nothing is more reliable then the stock sights
 
had tech sights on my sks, didn't like them, only used them for 2 range sessions, didn't hold zero after re assembly, seemed like a flimsy setup, nothing is more reliable then the stock sights
 
Woodbeef said:
That's exactly what I ordered yesterday.
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I found the firesight front post to be way too thick for any sort of longer range shot. I bought the small diameter target front post and stuck with that. It works great.

I guess it really depends on what you are shooting and what range. Hope it all works out though.
 
GilesG said:
I found the firesight front post to be way too thick for any sort of longer range shot. I bought the small diameter target front post and stuck with that. It works great.

I guess it really depends on what you are shooting and what range. Hope it all works out though.
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I know what you mean. Some sights obscure the target when it gets too small. What were you using for a rear sight?
 
Tech-Sight TS-200 rear sight

I have now received my sight and while it is not yet installed as the rifle is at the cottage, I am very impressed with it.

In this thread, the Williams peep which replaces the regular sight is mentioned. IMH-old-O, a peep must be as close as possible to the eyeball, otherwise, all that you have is a rear sight with a hole in it rather than a V.

Many shooters on first trying a peep say the aperture is too small, not knowing that the eye should be focussed on the front sight and the rear sight ignored. The human eye will automatically center the fron right and one only needs to be sure that the post is properly placed on the target.

While some open sights are well known for speed, e.g. the heavy big bore rifles of the UK for Africa and allow both eyes to be kept open, these sights being the other side of the coin to the full-buckhorn sights that were popular more than 100 years ago, a true abomination.

So, if my front sight cooperates, I anticpate that the TS-200 will permit to me achieve the optimum groups with my SKS as currently set up, no trigger job yet done, and with the original orbs that I came installed with.:p

In summary, this coming week I will install the sight and go to the range and try it. My results will be posted.

BTW, the instructions that come with the TS-200 are very clear and concise and while it is made in Taiwan, it shows none of the signs of being a cheaply made piece from the mainland.:)
 
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