M1 Garand rear sight

hogie

hogie

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My rear sight on my Garand is loose. The appature has too much movement.

Is there a way to tighten it up, any tricks? I have done a little searching and the cover is a spring. Can it be adjusted or modified to help?

The rifle is one of the James River Armories that came in a couple years ago.

Thanks hogie.
 
Tighten the nut in the windage knob so that the aperture will run up and down with finger pressure. If is is too tight to move freely, loosen the nut until it does.

Before doing this make sure that the screw in the elevation knob is good and tight. To tighten, grasp the elevation knob in padded pliers so that it wont slip, then tighten the screw down hard with a properly fitting screwdriver.
 
purple said:
Tighten the nut in the windage knob so that the aperture will run up and down with finger pressure. If is is too tight to move freely, loosen the nut until it does.

Before doing this make sure that the screw in the elevation knob is good and tight. To tighten, grasp the elevation knob in padded pliers so that it wont slip, then tighten the screw down hard with a properly fitting screwdriver.
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I just tried that and it still has lots of side to side movement. If I push down on the cover it goes away.

I have a M305 that has been upgraded with USGI parts and the rear sight is tight, no movement.

Thank you
 
Deathrawt said:
Is it possible to bend the top cover a little so it applies more pressure on the sight?
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Yes, I have done it, but it wasn't easy, and I won't do it again! (It's too difficult to hold properly for bending). I would recommend you find another top cover. The M305's and Garands use the same cover. I've compared many covers over the years, and there were variances in the bends.
 
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The sight cover can be re-bent, but its best to have a few to try selective fitting.

When selecting a sight cover install it with the aperture and base. You are looking for a fit where the base will spring back a bit when pushed forward. Use plenty of grease when assembling the rear sight unit; bottom of base, interior of base where the aperture slides, on the bottom of the aperture where it engages the gear on the elevation pinion, where the windage and elevation knobs engage the base, surfaces of the receiver which engage the windage and elevation knobs, and on the ridge on the bottom of the sight cover which bears against the aperture. Grease avoids excessive wear and helps tighten things up a bit.
 
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