#4 mk 3 Rear Sight
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Topic: #4 mk 3 Rear Sight
Posted By: Aifwikir
Subject: #4 mk 3 Rear Sight
Date Posted: March 02 2012 at 3:39pm
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Okay to begin with I bought a Mk III rear sight for my No 4 from member Eggy. He lives in the UK and I in Magazine, Arkansas! Record time for the trip over here and a BIG Thank you goes out to Eggy.  The sight is well taken care of and in excellent shape. I first took it to my work place for a bath in the industrial solvent and a scrub with a brass brush.  Next will be a quick dip in the blasting cabinet for a complete cleaning. (continued)  Aif ------------- Retired US Army 
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Posted By: Aifwikir
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 4:29am
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Okay, made it out to the shop and the sand blaster cabinet. Took a while to get it up and running after a long absense.   But it finally decided to work correctly. The results speak for themselves.   Even got the sides of it cleaned off.  I've already finished with Norrels Molyresin and I'm baking it as I write this. (continued) Aif ------------- Retired US Army
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Posted By: Aifwikir
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 5:57am
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*1 hour 30 minutes later* I've allowed enough time for the MolyResin to bake and the parts to cool down. While baking I went to work on the lathe and made a couple spacers for the sight. The spacer fits snug but not tight on the sight pin.   All in all the sight came out good enough I don't think I'll paint the lettering.  Now to put it back together on the rifle.  Aif
------------- Retired US Army
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Posted By: Aifwikir
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 6:35am
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Wow!! Are the sights always that hard to put back on?? I guess it's because I wasn't putting the right *ENGLISH * on it!  Very nice set of sights and much easier and quicker to adjust to longer ranges.   Now I have a spacer left over. Anyone need one? (this could be a new side business for me) Aif's Enfield sight spacers, Inc.!  Never mind! Aif ------------- Retired US Army
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Posted By: Eggy
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 8:09am
Funnily enough I have the sight / pin / plunger and spring but no spacer  ------------- Devout Yorkshireman |
Posted By: Aifwikir
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 9:35am
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do you need a spacer, Eggy? Aif ------------- Retired US Army
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Posted By: Eggy
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 5:39pm
------------- Devout Yorkshireman |
Aifwikir wrote:Posted By: Aifwikir
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 9:58pm
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P.M. your address and I'll send it out. I've already MolyResin finished it. I am a little slow now that I've gotten older. I used to be fast , now I'm only halffast! Aif ------------- Retired US Army
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: March 03 2012 at 11:08pm
I love it when a plan comes together!
------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Aifwikir
Date Posted: March 04 2012 at 3:07am
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I knew there was a reason I made 2 of those things. It'll go out tomorrow. By the way, how large is an original spacer ? Aif
------------- Retired US Army
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Posted By: Eggy
Date Posted: March 14 2012 at 10:45pm
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Received today thanks George and fitted, thats the No 4 T returned to original spec , I now have the urge to add a Jungle Carbine and a SMLE to the collection ------------- Devout Yorkshireman |
Posted By: Aifwikir
Date Posted: March 15 2012 at 12:55am
Glad it fit up for you!  (I was worried that it might not.) Aif ------------- Retired US Army
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