Adjust Marlin 981T rear sight for windage

[svt-40]

I need to move the rear sight to the right by a tad more than 1/32". How?

 

[guntech]

Marlin's website states:
Adjustable open rear, ramp front. Receiver grooved for scope mount; drilled and tapped for scope bases*.

If it is a factory adjustable sight what is there to figure out.... adjust it....

http://marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/BoltAction22/981T.aspx

 

[svt-40]

Yeah, that's what I figured... But how? Do I whack it with a hammer?

 

[gunrunner100]

I can't see the sights with great detail from here , but if they are a dovetail sight, use a brass or nylon punch with a hammer. Remember to move the rear sight in the direction you want the point of impact to go.

 

[guntech]

Yeah, that's what I figured... But how? Do I whack it with a hammer?

If the rear sight is in a dovetail and there are no screws to adjust - use a brass punch and tap it with a hammer gently and harder if required.

If there are screws to adjust, do that.