Milsurp iron sight ???

[The Bolt Action]

Hi.
I have a couple of milsurp rifle. With every one of them, i shoot way too high.

I have the same problem at the range with a 1939 K98, a 1937 Vz-24 and a 1908 Lee-Enfield. They all shoot very high with the iron sight ( about 10 inches).

I rebuild the front blade of the k98 with some epoxy glue, make it higher about 1/8" just to try it and it did solve the problem.

Wath should i do with this ??? pull all the front blade and send them to a gunsmith so he can weld them to make them higher or is there others solutions ?

Thx

 

[buffdog]

Hi.
I have a couple of milsurp rifle. With every one of them, i shoot way too high.

I have the same problem at the range with a 1939 K98, a 1937 Vz-24 and a 1908 Lee-Enfield. They all shoot very high with the iron sight ( about 10 inches).

I rebuild the front blade of the k98 with some epoxy glue, make it higher about 1/8" just to try it and it did solve the problem.

Wath should i do with this ??? pull all the front blade and send them to a gunsmith so he can weld them to make them higher or is there others solutions ?

Thx

Military iron sights are made to put MILITARY ammunition of the appropriate calibre for the rifle into a target, be it paper or human, at a certain range.

Many people assume that their sights should be exactly on but they use different specification ammunition, usually at a shorter or different range than the Military specs.

The rifles you are using usually are designed to shoot a bit high at 100 yards, but the Battle Sight Zero is in the range of 300 yards. Some rifles have a provision for adjusting for different ammunition, but many, like yours, call for a certain velocity and weight of bullet so that their sights are "on target."

You also have not stated at what range you are attempting to shoot at and zero the rifles. A higher sight will allow more accurate shooting and a closer zero, but the trade-off is that the sight graduations will probably not be accurate for longer ranges if you change the height of the front sights.

If your rifles are original Military configuration, changing the sights or drilling holes and mounting an adjustable sight could cut the value down considerably.

If most of your shooting is at closer ranges, you could buy extra front sights, and get a welder to build them up a bit, then file them down to get an exact zero for the particular brand of ammunition you are using. Keep the original sights for resale value.
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[donor]

You will not find many older milsurps with batlle sights at 100m.

The way to go around it is to shoot cast bullet tipped handloads.

You will shoot more for less $ and it won't hurt your shoulder that much

 

[diopter]

Hi.
I have a couple of milsurp rifle. With every one of them, i shoot way too high.

I have the same problem at the range with a 1939 K98, a 1937 Vz-24 and a 1908 Lee-Enfield. They all shoot very high with the iron sight ( about 10 inches).

I rebuild the front blade of the k98 with some epoxy glue, make it higher about 1/8" just to try it and it did solve the problem.

Wath should i do with this ??? pull all the front blade and send them to a gunsmith so he can weld them to make them higher or is there others solutions ?

Thx

Not everyone will have the same zero with irons sights at any given distance.

Option 1)
Targets with an aim point 10 inches lower than where you want the impact.

Option 2)
Target with 20 inch black circle and aim at the 6 o'clock portion of black circle.

Option 3)
Most countries armorers did have the resources to change the front sight height to suit individual needs. if far enough off. Case in point:
http://theswissriflesdotcommessageb...icial-K11-K31-sight-blades-and-their-markings

Option 4)
Find out at what distance the sight would be zeroed in for and make a table of the changes in impact at the distances you will shoot at.

 

[J996]

As far as the mauser goes, they were set up to be on at 300m. Thats the way it is.
If you want to shoot at 100m either aim low or use a taller front sight.

Every 98k I've ever had was bang on at 300m. At 100m I usually aim 5-6inches low with full power ammo.

 

[y2k]

Is there a source for Mauser front sights?