No1Mk3 Front Sight Maxed out right

[Unregistered]

Hi,

I purchased a LE from a fellow CGN some time ago and finally got around to shooting it. He warned me that it shoots to the right and he had already adjusted close to maximum. I have hammered the frontsight maximum rightwards, but POI is still to the right of POA.

Is there a solution for the iron sight? The seller had considered his rifle for scoping. I think it may be accurate enough to justify this. What do you think?

These targets are from 50 yards





BTW Safety question. It is an older rifle and I get a bit leery watching that bolt. I don't have a set of gunsmith gauges. Seller said headspace was okay and I took it to the gunsmith where he did a quick check and said it was "ready to go." It closes properly, action is smooth, and I've shot about 35 rounds from it and no problems yet. Ejection is a little weak (but that could be user error) and there does not appear to be any gas bleed off. Is there any reason to get the headspace professionally checked?

 

[SKScanuck]

Well it seems to shoot good groups. I'd be inclined to make a new front sight blade for it. Maybe take an old front sight, cut off the post and re-weld it back on to the right.

If it is a "bubba" I'd scope it.

 

[sunray]

"...I took it to the gunsmith..." Isn't he professional enough? Checking headspace on a No.1 takes about a minute. The ejector is that odd screw on the rear left. There's no spring. It does take a bit of bolt operating speed for positive ejection, but if it works, don't fix it.
Have a look at the barrel bedding. I'm thinking there may be a high spot in the barrel channel that's pushing the barrel over. Run a five dollar bill under the barrel. It'll tell you if there's a high spot.

 

[#4mk1(T)]

What back sight does it have? Early No.1Mk.3's were fitted with a windage adjustable back sight. If yours isn't so fitted it would be a simple matter to swap a windage adjustable back sight on and crank it over. Additionally it might do to check and make sure the back sight bed and front sight base are square with the receiver. I know this last one was a bit of a long shot but you never know.
If you've had the headspace checked and shot the rifle I don't think you have to much of a safety issue worry about. Also I think that , as sunray has already said , if you want the spent casings to eject just pull the bolt back faster.:wink:

 

[Timberlord]

Your getting decent groups fersure .
Scoping is an option and Marstar - http://www.marstar.ca sells no-gunsmithing mounts .
Check the king screw at the front of the trigger guard . Make sure the bushing is in place , inside , and the screw is tight when shooting .
There's the inner barrel band which is tightened down with a spring loaded screw which is about halfway down the forestock . Check for the spring and a proper fit . This could be slacked off abit or tightened down , and see what happens
A windage adjustable sight is available at Numrich - http://www.e-gunparts.com . The ejector screw could be worn and it's easy enough to replace , but as mentioned above , you just might need to manhandle the bolt abit more .

 

[10x]

Check the crown on the muzzle. It may not be perpendicular with the bore.
Recrowning my No4. moved the point of impact so it was in line with the bore rather than six inches to the right. When I resighted the front sight was centred over the barrel rather than off to one side.