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Adjusting the Front Sight of
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FRONT SIGHT ELEVATION
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In figure 1 (you can see three barrel side views- complete
with front and rear sights), barrel 3 shows what happens
to the bullet path when the front sight is raised. If you want to
raise your point of impact of the fired round - then lower the front
post.
In figure 1, barrel 2 shows what happens to the
bullet path when the front sight is lowered.
To find out more about how you can modify your Mosin front
sight -
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Here.
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FRONT SIGHT
WINDAGE
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Remember move the front sight's windage in the opposite direction
you want the desired point of impact to be on the target. This means
- If I needed the point of impact to move further right - I would
move the front sight to the left.
Figure 2 below shows a view of (top of the barrel including
both front and rear sights) what happens to the bullet path
when you move the front sight post to the left or to the right.
Barrel 2 shows that when you move the front sight post
to the left, the bullet path moves to the right.
Barrel 3 shows that when you move the front sight post
to the right, the bullet path moves to the left.
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| Figure 3 shows
the sight picture of each barrel in both figures 1 and
2. |
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| On the Mosin-Nagant
rifles and carbines you can take the tried and true method of
using a hammer and punch to slide the front sight back and
forth. |
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| I learned the trick
from a gentleman at the range to use a lead alloy ingot to place
under the front sight makes it easer to move the front sight. |
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| Stan Ward makes the LT
1 Mosin Nagant Front Sight Adjustment Tool for the 1891/30 or
1891 Mosin
Nagant rifle (pictured above). It is a very high quality
made tool designed specifically for adjusting the 1891/30 or
1891
rifle's front sight, very easily without the need for a hammer
or punch. These are available for $16 plus, $1.50 postage each
by contacting Stan at
stanward@charter.net. Stan's tool will last a lifetime
and is a very good tool investment.
Note: The LT 1 will not work with Mosin m44 carbine as
the sight base is much larger than the 1891/30 or 1891. |
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| To use the LT 1, first
remove the cleaning rod. Place the LT 1 over the barrel and
around the front sight (as shown above) with the
adjustment screw pointing in the direction you wish to move the
front sight. |
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| I used a crescent
wrench to tighten the adjustment screw a small amount at a time
until I had reached the desired windage adjustment. |
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| The LT 1 works from
either direction. Also, don't fret if you move it to far in one
direction as you can just reverse the tool and move it back. |
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