Rear sight movement

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firefighter5765
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Rear sight movement

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I have my front post dialed in (close enough for a 3 shot group @ 1.5" in the head of a silloette target @ 100 yrds) only problem I m having is the rear sight "creeps" up due to the recoil. Is there any way to tighten the rear sight so it will not move unless I want it to do so?
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mosinjunkie
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The rear sight should have detents in it to keep it from creeping up. The slide should not move unless you push the buttons on the side of the slide.
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p-t-max
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Duck tape. :lol:

Hey, if it had been available in 1943, I'm sure the Russians would have used it. :biggrin:
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... except it would have Red Stars on it.
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firefighter5765
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The sight is in the notch but I guess consdiering this thing is a shoulder fired cannon I should expect it to move. Hummm duct tape, you may be on to something. I was trying to find out if there is a way of tighting the spring inside the rear sight, if not I will just recheck after every shot...back to loading stripper clips!
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You can order a new sight or i think you can order the spring by itself. Check numrich or sarco. :D
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firefighter5765
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Think I figured it out...removed the rear sight bar and dis assembled the sring loaded slide, after streatching the springs a little I took a look at the notches on the bottom of the slide and compared them to the locks and it appears that the locking portion of the slide was assembled upside down. I turned the locks over and the bar locks in place nice and tight. Looks like I will be going to the range tomorrow morning and test it out. Damn the luck LOL!
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Cool ..Ivan was drinkin that day. 8-) 8-)
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desdem12 wrote:Cool ..Ivan was drinkin that day. 8-) 8-)
:lol:

I'm glad you got it figured out. You're right, these things are shoulder fired cannons. Mine needed a few tweeks here and there after 15 rounds too, but I got it all worked out. Damn gun wanted to tear itself apart!

Good luck...
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oh my! quack quick. i love duck tape. popgun :popgun: :pop: :popgun: :popgun:
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Re: Rear sight movement

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desdem12 wrote:Cool ..Ivan was drinkin that day. 8-) 8-)
Vodka...breakfast of champions lol
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