Adjusting windage on a 91/30?
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A sledge hammer will do. Lol
Put the barrel in a padded vise then apply some penatrating oil and some heat, that will help loosen it up then give a few tap with a hammer and a punch. When that doesn't work get a bigger hammer and try again. If that doesn't wok move up to a bigger hammer.
To get a 100m zero you either have to make the fron sigh taller somehow or lower the rear sight.
Put the barrel in a padded vise then apply some penatrating oil and some heat, that will help loosen it up then give a few tap with a hammer and a punch. When that doesn't work get a bigger hammer and try again. If that doesn't wok move up to a bigger hammer.
To get a 100m zero you either have to make the fron sigh taller somehow or lower the rear sight.
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Hammer and brass punch works for me, with a sand bag on the off side. i just watch the witness marks shift in relation with each other.
There's also a bloke on eBay who makes sight adjusting tools for various milsurps, but not really worth it if you only have one or two rifles
Elevation I don't need to deal with. For my reloads I end up having to raise my back sight a few notches on every one of them.
There's also a bloke on eBay who makes sight adjusting tools for various milsurps, but not really worth it if you only have one or two rifles
Elevation I don't need to deal with. For my reloads I end up having to raise my back sight a few notches on every one of them.
For elevation the "bubba" trick is to strip some insulation off 12guage electrical wire, warm it with a Bic and sleeve it over the front post. Let it cool and shrink, then cut/file the insulation to height at the range.
Avoids replacing the front post entirely, and can be undone easily enough should you decide to start shooting with the bayo attached (which is how it would have been zeroes initially).
edit: Uh, that might be 14guage wire, can't remember.
Avoids replacing the front post entirely, and can be undone easily enough should you decide to start shooting with the bayo attached (which is how it would have been zeroes initially).
edit: Uh, that might be 14guage wire, can't remember.
Bigger hammer.
