Open sight options for Husqvarna 46A

CoryTheCowboy

CoryTheCowboy

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I'm looking for some options for open sights on my Husqvarna 46A. Currently it shoots almost 6" high at 100 yards and I'm trying to figure out how to get it a more acceptable level. I've tried both covering and floating the target, and either way it's still too high for what I want.

Here are the sights as they sit right now.

Rear sight
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(This looks to be larger than the standard 3/8" dovetail)

Front sight
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I've looked for replacement sights for both front and rear and haven't found much out there. Me and a friend were thinking I could file the rear sight down, but then we weren't sure how we could make a "notch" in the rear sight.

I was looking at putting a Williams ramp on it (so I could easily experiment with front sight heights), but from what I've been seeing online it's ~$23 for the sight and then from $60+ for the installation, plus shipping and I'm well over $100 pretty quickly.

I also considered something along the lines of the XS backup Weaver sight, but I was really hoping to have something more permanently attached to the rifle.

Usually I just bubba guns in my basement, so I might not even have the right idea of price so I thought I'd ask you guys on here. Any thoughts? Opinions?

It's scoped right now, so these sights will likely never be used, but I'd like to have them as a backup option.

Thanks,

Cory
 
Shoot and then file the rear sight. Shoot again and file some more. Take some off the top and then take some out of the notch when the notch starts to get shallow. You'll get it there. My Husky was missing the front sight and the rear was inapropriate for the front that I added to the rifle so I fabbed a new rear sight to fit the dovetail. Works liek a charm now.
 
BigUglyMan said:
Shoot and then file the rear sight. Shoot again and file some more. Take some off the top and then take some out of the notch when the notch starts to get shallow. You'll get it there. My Husky was missing the front sight and the rear was inapropriate for the front that I added to the rifle so I fabbed a new rear sight to fit the dovetail. Works liek a charm now.
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Thanks. That seems like it's going to be the easiest option for me. I guess I'll just head to the range with my gun vise and a file and work at it (when the temperature isn't -40).

Cory
 
It looks like the sight may have already been adjusted or specifically sighted in permanently for a longer range (as far as open sights go). They are not adjustable so one problem I see is that you may have to adjust your holdover for longer shots if you zero at 100.

When I bought my Williams sights for my BLR, I had to provide some specific measurments of my barrel dimensions relative to the position of the rear sight so that they could properly match the set.
 
Cory,

The M/46 were regulated that way;

Zeroed at 120 meters, aiming at 6 o'clock (bottom of the circle) of a 20 cm circle (five shot group for avg group size of 7cm). This means 10 cm higher than the point of aim at 120 meters, for a 18.5 grams (285 grains) bullet at a velocity of 630 m/s (2 067 fps)...

So, to me, you're right on the spot...
 
Baribal said:
Cory,

The M/46 were regulated that way;

Zeroed at 120 meters, aiming at 6 o'clock (bottom of the circle) of a 20 cm circle (five shot group for avg group size of 7cm). This means 10 cm higher than the point of aim at 120 meters, for a 18.5 grams (285 grains) bullet at a velocity of 630 m/s (2 067 fps)...

So, to me, you're right on the spot...
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This could be a solution as well. If you know where your rifle is shooting, and this is what it was meant to do, then maybe just aiming off at closer range woundn't be that big a deal.
 
Well - Why not built up the front sight? Use something reversible. Go to a hobbyist store and get some small brass tube, or some such. Thing is, every time you change ammo...
 
9.3mauser said:
Go slowly when you start filing... it's a lot easier to take metal off than to put it back on if you go too far. A set of needle files works best.
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I think this is what I'm going to do.

I know I could just learn where it's going to shoot at various distances, but I just think it'd be a lot easier for me if I can just point and shoot.

Thanks guys,

Cory
 
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