Problem with adjusting windage on a K31

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Even with my poor skills I could see that at a 100m it shoots about 4-6 inches to the right. There is a mark on the sights so I figured out I will move it over to that mark. I tried to tap it over with a brass punch and a small hammer but despite me using a significant amount of force it only moved a little bit and now won't move even if I really smack it. The windage is still off but I don't want to keep hammering it and accidentally wreck the rifle. I looked online for sight adjustment tools and couldn't find anything that would fit the K31 so tomorrow I'm probably going to try to make one out of a shaft collar and a bolt. That being said I'm worried that if I apply more force to it I might bend something.

Any advice on how to adjust the sights without wrecking the rifle would be appreciated. I really feel like I'm missing some piece of information here.

For reference here's the picture of my sights http://i.imgur.com/csLgFy5.jpg
 
Wow! I am impressed with the K31 front sight, I like the way it is adjustable by moving it forwards or backwards.
Have you been using some solid blocking to hold the sight base still as you tap on the post holder? I am imagining
that you are tapping on the post holder and the rifle is shifting away from the hammer blows with each tap.
 
Unless you have a proper sight pusher (Google an image) you are going to screw it up.
In all honesty, if you are going to stick with the stock blade and leaf sights, get an adjustable rear leaf. They are inexpensive, and will allow you to dial in both windage and elevation.
 
beltfed said:
Unless you have a proper sight pusher (Google an image) you are going to screw it up.
In all honesty, if you are going to stick with the stock blade and leaf sights, get an adjustable rear leaf. They are inexpensive, and will allow you to dial in both windage and elevation.
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Even with the sight pusher it is not easy to move the front sight blade. I would recommend getting some aftermarket aperture sights and see what it can really do.
 
I've been bracing the sight base against a piece of wood so the rifle doesn't move around.

I've been trying to find a sight adjustment tool online and I couldn't find one that would fit the K31 at anything near a reasonable price. But since all it is is some kind of a ring to go around the sight base and a bolt to push it I will just make one tomorrow.
 
A small nut splitter from Crappy Tire will do the job. Just grind down the sharp bit to fit the foresight blade.

I collect the real thing, the cheapest of which cost me more than any of my three Swiss rifles.

tac
 
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I found this one at a gun show, the guy didn't know what it was :)
 

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"I figured out I will move it over to that mark. I tried to tap it over with a brass punch and a small hammer but despite me using a significant amount of force it only moved a little bit and now won't move even if I really smack it. "


Are you trying to tap it over from the side?

We are used to a "dovetail" front sight that moves from side to side. The K31 sight is at an angle front to back, and the sight must be moved forward or backwards to get windage because it moves in an angled cut in the sight base. FORWARD moves the sight to the RIGHT, and BACKWARDS moves the sight to the LEFT.



If you look at the sight tool in the picture posted by POLARIS you will see that the "pusher" is at such an angle.

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tacfoley said:
A small nut splitter from Crappy Tire will do the job. Just grind down the sharp bit to fit the foresight blade.

I collect the real thing, the cheapest of which cost me more than any of my three Swiss rifles.

tac
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I went an even easier and cheaper route than using a nut splitter. I used a shaft collar and a 5/16 bolt. All I had to is file of the threads from the start of the bolt so it fits in the groove. It works amazing and it ended up only costing me $4. It looks pretty professional too
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frecel said:
I went an even easier and cheaper route than using a nut splitter. I used a shaft collar and a 5/16 bolt. All I had to is file of the threads from the start of the bolt so it fits in the groove. It works amazing and it ended up only costing me $4. It looks pretty professional too
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I have one of those as well, made by a guy on swissrifles.com - works just as well as my $200 version...

tac
 
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The mark on the sight is from staking, not an alignment mark. Mine is misaligned by a country mile yet the windage is perfect. Elevation is a different matter.
 
Kernel Panic said:
The mark on the sight is from staking, not an alignment mark. Mine is misaligned by a country mile yet the windage is perfect. Elevation is a different matter.
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Now that I have my little tool made I will just take it out to the range and find the sweet spot. I just assumed that this mark was it because it was in the right direction.
 
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