M1 - M14 Rear Sight Installation

[DanToronto]

Many of us have purchased replacement rear sights for our Norinco M-14s' from Andy in Italy for US$50 plus $7 for delivery.

Here is how to remove the original one and here is how to install the new one.

 

[Savage]

Great Post Dan Thanks

 

[kyle87t]

Is there a website where I can purchase this sight? Also, where are you guys getting the Garand rear sights from?

 

[DanToronto]

Is there a website where I can purchase this sight? Also, where are you guys getting the Garand rear sights from?

Most of us bought them on eBay here.

See my post above for the specifics. Andy is a stand up guy - by me anyway.

 

[Hungry]

A great post... major thanks!

 

[Redlight35]

Most of us bought them on eBay here.

See my post above for the specifics. Andy is a stand up guy - by me anyway.

X2 He was great to deal with for me as well!

 

[kyle87t]

Hmm, looks like a good deal. What does he mean by mismatched? Will it still bolt right up no problem?

 

[DanToronto]

Hmm, looks like a good deal. What does he mean by mismatched? Will it still bolt right up no problem?

My rear sight went on with no fuss whatsoever. I haven't heard of any problems.

Mismatched probably means that any given sight may have been made up of parts from other sights.

Very smooth in operation and a large improvement over the original.

 

[powmia56]

Mine were absolutely perfect. Nice crisp white lettering. Perfect finish. The only problem I am having is adjusting the elevation knob. Loosening the screw doesn't seem to allow my knob to rotate without changing the sight elevation. I need to pull it back apart and get some lube into the teeth of the adjustment. Other than that, I am very happy with my purchase.

 

[kyle87t]

I just might have to place my order later this afternoon. Thanks for bringing this up.

 

[cancer]

Many of us have purchased replacement rear sights for our Norinco M-14s' from Andy in Italy for US$50 plus $7 for delivery.

Here is how to remove the original one and here is how to install the new one.

Is this guy still selling rear sight assemblies?

 

[The Kurgan]

Great post and links to disassembly/assembly. Will be installing my Garand rear sight some time this week.

 

[Satain]

Sweet Post!

 

[The Kurgan]

Hey guys... I need some help installing my M1 Garand rear sight.

No matter what I do, I simply cannot get the windage to work. It seems to be really really tight. The elevation works perfectly.

Is there a trick to it?

EDIT: The problem was the M1 Garand sight block -- stripped threads. Put factory sight block back on, but used M1 aperature and knobs and everything works perfectly!