adjusting the front site on my number 4?

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I'm heading out to oyen on a large tract of land to do some shooting, and havn't really fired my lee enfield out past maybe 50 yards. upon closer inspection, the front blade site on my number 4 looks to be a little far to the right. was this a normal thing? i don't remember my number 4 being terribly accurate at the range, I was needing to compensate for the error up front. would tapping the site roughly to the center give me the increase in accuracy i'm looking for? its all original btw.
 
I believe the No.4's were sighted in for 300 yards. See where you can land a few groups at that distance before you adjust the front blade.
 
If the rifle is shooting to one side, shift the front sight. Doesn't matter what the range is, the rifle should shoot to center as far as windage is concerned. Remember, you move the front sight in the opposite direction of where you want the group to go.
 
Don't use a center punch. They are designed to mark. A flat ended punch would be better.
There are two patterns of No. 4 front sight bases. One has the sight in place with a friction fit, the other has a clamp screw from the front. If yours has the clamp screw, make a driver, loosen the screw, shift the sight, tighten the screw.
 
The front sights on the #4's that I've seen, have a set screw on the front that should be loosened first before moving the blade one direction or the other. There is a special tool for doing this, but I fasioned one out of an old screwdriver by grinding a slot in it with a dremel tool.

(tiriaq and I were writing at the same time)
 
That is how I made my tool. Cut off an old Phillips head, and then cut a slot across to fit the screw with the Dremel.
 
Your can start with the rifle bench-rest at 25 yards, shoot at rectangle 3/4 of an inch wide by one inch tall. Aim at the bottom of the rectangle (6:00 position) all shots should be at the approximate mid point of the rectangle. Sighting and adjusting your sights at 25 yards in this manner will put you on the paper at 100 yards

A No.4 Enfield with the adjustable Mk.1 sight was sighted in with the sight elevated and set at its lowest sight setting (200 yards) With military ammunition the point of impact should be three inches high at 100 yards. With the rear sight in the down position (battle sight) the rifle is sighted in for 300 yards or six inches high at 100 yards.

Below, everything you need to know about sighting in your Enfield rifle.

REME Precis No. SA/Rifles/3 (Zeroing of No.1, No.3, No.4, No.5 Rifles)

http://www.milsurps.com/content.php?r=331-REME-Precis-No.-SA-Rifles-3-%28Zeroing-of-No.1-No.3-No.4-No.5-Rifles%29

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Bigedp51 AKA Ed Horton ;)

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Always a good idea to get an initial zero @ 25 yds. Bore sight first and it gets you on center quickly while saving ammo. You need to make 4x the adjustment @ 25 yds to see the same change @ 100 yds. For example, a Garand has 1min/1inch sight clicks. To shift your impact with a Garand 1 inch laterally @ 25 yds you need 4 clicks of windage, but only 1 click when shooting @ 100 yds.
 
ok upon closer inspection I can see the odd screw being referred to. i had thought it was as simple as a dovetail fitting that would be easy to shift either direction. guess not. I just bought my own dremel multi-kit for a steal and I have hardly used it. this should be easy enough.
 
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