![]() |
Wider front sights for the No4 |
Post Reply ![]() |
Author | |
Muddly ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: April 11 2016 Location: S.e.Pennsylvani Status: Offline Points: 31 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posted: May 23 2016 at 3:14pm |
Wider not higher or lower. My eyes aren't what they used to be and i wonder if the British made wider sight blades. If not, its either custom or cut the front sight base for a standard 3/8 dovetail.Thanks
|
|
![]() |
|
Sponsored Links | |
![]() |
|
Von Gruff ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: July 02 2014 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 206 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I had the same problem and split a piece of thicker steel near to the top and tapped it down over the existing sight. The only thing is that you need to file the existing sight down a little so the remaining unsplit part of the wider steel is still at the same height. A simple fix that took all of a 1/2 hr and has been a permanent fix.
|
|
Von Gruff
The ability to do comes with doing. Exodus 20:1-17 Acts 4:10-12 |
|
![]() |
|
saffer ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 21 2011 Location: Cape Town S'Afr Status: Offline Points: 166 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I glued two pieces of plastic either side and shaped it accordingly
|
|
Not a complete idiot. Still missing a few parts.
|
|
![]() |
|
englishman_ca ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 08 2009 Location: Ontario Status: Offline Points: 429 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Trying to find it, but I saw a posting on a site where somebody took a small spring steel roll pin, opened the split up a bit so that it could be clipped over the blade tip. It had the effect of heightening the blade and turning it into a bead front sight.
I haven't tried it, but it sure sounds simple to do.
|
|
.
. Look to your front, mark your target when it comes! |
|
![]() |
|
daneko ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: January 09 2012 Location: washington st. Status: Offline Points: 183 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
that was me on the roll pin, have used it on a couple of rifles.to keep battle sight hite one could get the lower blades from springfield sporter and measure. use a dremmel with the the thin cut off wheel.I found it works best with a 6 o clock hold...put one on a husky 9.3&57 that had a broken bead, son in law was popin clay piegons at 200 yards. for that I need a scope,,,
|
|
![]() |
Post Reply ![]() |
|
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions ![]() You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |