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At the range a couple days ago my son and I were shooting besides other guns a Model 1916 (1893) Spanish Mauser. This rifle was shooting about a foot high with medium loads at 50 yards, but was also shooting 5 inches to the right even with a strong wind coming from the right. This sight has no windage elevation. My son wants to eventually use this rifle to hunt so wants a decent sight that does not require gunsmithing. I found this Williams sight at Brownells and was wondering if any of you here have experiance with this sight which replaces the old military sight without gunsmithing. http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ ... GHTS#specs
It is made for the 96 Swedish Mauser but also says will fit other small ring Mausers. Just want to ask here (veritable storehouse of knowledge) before I shoot a letter off to Williams and Brownells. Mahalo a nui loa.
I drilled a vertical hole through the front end & chamfered it - then used it as a low-profile peep in the top scope mount hole(s) on a pal's Marlin .35
I'd guess you could say it was an "out of the box" application.
I bought it from Williams, IIRC.
He's happy with it, since he's a one-load kinda guy, and the sight doesn't have a huge range of adjustment.
I've shot a little military bolt action competition with a Swede and an Argentine. Both came from the factory with a 300 meter zero. What I had to do to get them to print on target at 100 yards was replace the front sight with a taller sight. Its not all that hard but takes a little patience. I think you will still have to replace the front even if you use that peep on the rear.
I bought the front sight for the swede at the above link. I think I got the Argentine from Brownell's.
When replacing the front remember to drive the old one out from left to right as you stand behind the rifle. Once you get a taller one in place, take it to the range and fire a few shots. You will now file a little off the top of the front sight to raise the point of impact until you get it where you want it.
To adjust windage, simply drive the front sight left or right accordingly.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
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