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| I have not been this excited because
of a
product release in a long while. I kept
on bugging Tim at Mojo Sighting Systems about when
I was going to get an opportunity to try
out one of the new Mojo MicroClick
sights. He was having problems with
meeting demand in the initial roll out
and said when things slowed down he would
send me something to try out.
Finally, the day came when things calmed
down enough for me to get a sample
sight. The sight that I requested and received was for
the Mosin-Nagant rifle and carbine. |
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| I requested the sight for the
Mosin-Nagant because I am always on a quest to
improve the sights on one of my favorite rifles
- the Mosin-Nagant.
Why do I like the
Mosin-Nagant?
Because they are simple,
inexpensive, almost indestructible, and as
homely looking as me!
I like the underdog!
I like that thing that normally folks
just take for granted or overlook at first glance.
But, the one failing I find with the
Mosin-Nagant is the sights. Of course I find
this failing on a lot of stock military rifles;
usually of the Mauser persuasion.
The week before
receiving my MicroClick sights I went to
the range with my friend Tony Solis and we were
shooting some Russian surplus ammo through a couple of newly acquired
1891/30 rifles. Whenever we went down range to examine our
targets, they looked as though we were trying to pattern
a couple of shotguns. The bores on both rifles were
pristine, everything was in working
condition, and the triggers were actually not
too bad. It had to
be either us or the ammo that was causing the
problems.
Thank god I had my
M1A
Mogadishu-Mini with me or both of us
would have gone home feeling much less of a man
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| At first inspection I
quickly came to the
conclusion that the MicroClick sight is a high
quality and well made sight with great
features. I really
like the ability to be able to dial-in elevation
without having to use a hex wrench. I
consider this to be a great improvement
over the original Mojo sights, although
it is pretty hard to improve on
something that is pretty dang good to
start with. The
new range control dial, as pictured in
figure 2, is easy to use. All you do is
turn it clockwise one click at a time.
Each click represents a .75 Minute of
Angle (MOA) which equates to 3/4 inch at
100 yards. The windage is adjusted with
a hex wrench. This is an adequate and
good solution because you don't move
windage setting as much as you adjust
elevation.
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| The thing I like the very best
is the three interchangeable apertures that come
with the sight. I am a firm believer that no two
shooters and shooting conditions are alike and
being able to change the size of the aperture is
fantastic. Figure 3 shows each of the apertures
increasing in size from right to left. |
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Mojo Contact
Information
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Web Site Address:
http://www.mojosights.com/
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Manufacturer Product
Description and
Price |
Designed for the competition shooter (or anybody
else who wants the finest), the MicroClick sight offers range
adjustments in precise, repeatable .7-.8 MOA increments. Simply
turn the dial to take out your target, whether it's at 100, 300,
even 600 yards! That advance, coupled with our new replaceable
apertures, can turn your fine military surplus arm into a
match-winning competitor or trophy-bagging field gun. All
without lessening its collector value!
Available for 98 Mausers, Swedish Mausers, Mosin-Nagants, Swiss
K31/K11.
http://www.mojosights.com/order.html
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| The Mosin-Nagant rear sight is held in
place by a pin as shown in figure 4.
Pressure from the leaf spring pushing
upwards helps prevent the sight from
flopping around. |
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Note: The Mauser's rear sight pivots on two trunnions that are held in the sight base by the
pressure of the leaf spring pushing upwards and
a retaining pin that is driven through the
center of the trunnions. When replacing the
Mauser sight with a Mojo MicroClick sight you do
not reinsert the pin, it is no longer necessary. |
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| Using a steel punch I tapped out the
retaining pin. |
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| After removing the pin, the
Mosin-Nagant rear sight leaf is easily
removed. |
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| Since I have yet to grow the third
hand I seem to need all the time, I have learned to
use quick-style clamps. These things are
a godsend! In this case I use the clamp
to place pressure downward on the new Mojo sight. This leaves my hands free to
tap in the retaining pin. I found that if
you place a punch directly on top of the
front of the sight (as shown in
figure 7) you will be able to press
the front of the sight to the correct
elevation to align the pin holes
correctly. |
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| Next, I tapped the retaining pin in.
Note that I am able to use both of my
hands! |
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| Last, I chose the proper sight
aperture for me. At first I installed
the smallest size aperture thinking this would be
the best for accuracy. The aperture screws in
and out much easier if you apply a very
fine coat of lubricant to the threads.
After inserting the smallest of the
supplied apertures I found that the
sight picture was too small for my aging
and rapidly diminishing eye
sight. I removed the aperture and
replaced it with the mid-size aperture.
Just like Goldie Locks it turned out to
be just right. Not too small and not too
large. |
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| Finally range day came! I was
taking one of the same rifles
to the range and shooting the same
ammo that I had been shooting the prior
week. This time,
by god! -
I hoped to shoot a heck of a lot better.
As shown in figure 10, the Mojo MicroClick sight
picture is excellent and very easy on my
eyes. |
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| Oh, I forgot to mention that I
decided to leave the standard military
issue front sight that is found on
almost all Mosin-Nagants and did not
install the Mojo front sight. This is
not because I don't like the Mojo front
sight, it is because I have become
accustomed to a very similar sight
picture on my mini-M1A. It has an
aperture rear sight and a small,
adjustable front post identical to the
front sight of the Mosin-Nagant. |
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| I had a much more satisfactory
shooting day with my 1891/30 this time
around. Bear in mind I was not shooting
hand loads and was using the same Russian surplus
ammo. Figure 11 is an example of the
type of target I was able to produce all day long
with the new sights.
Not bad at all!
And
to think I brought my
M1A
Mogadishu-Mini with me just in case I
did as poorly as before. Even though I did not
need to improve my self esteem: what the
heck, I blew through a couple hundred
rounds of 7.62x51 NATO anyways and felt
that much better on the drive home! |
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