How do I adjust the front sight on a M44 Mosin-Nag

Mercury

Hi folks,
Again, I turn to the experts in here. I got a M44 Mosin-Nagant a few months ago, and have shot it a couple of times. I've finally (didn't have a decent rest before) figured out that it shoots about 4" to the left of what you are aiming at, at about 50 yards. Sooooo.......how do I adjust that front sight?

It has a couple of pins there, and the actual sight part looks like it slides back and forth, but I wanted info before I tried to move it.

Thanks for the help.

Merc



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Matt45

Merc- I cut and pasted this from that site I posted about earlier-

"Both my M44 and M91/30 shot about a foot high at 100 yds. The solution was a taller front sight, but none was on the market. I tried putting 1/8" roll pin over the existing sight post. It worked pretty good, but was too wide to get a decent sight picture. I found the solution with easy to use garage tools.

First I tapped the front sight out of it's dove tail and punced out the existing sight pin. Then I went through my nail drawer until I found a finishing nail that would fit tightly through the hole where the sight pin was located. I cut the nail off to the right length, allowing for the part that is inside the dovetail. The nail was still too wide so I chucked it into my Dremel tool and used a small grind stone to make the part sticking outside the dovetail thinner, leaving the part inside the dovetail the original diameter. This made the nail approximately the same size as the original sight pin. I then degreased the "new" sight pin and cold blued it. Last but not least, I tapped the new sight pin into the dovetail from the bottom. The head of the nail expanded to hold the pin in tight just as the original did. I finally tapped the sight assembly back into the dovetail on the rifle. Total time about 20 minutes! I could do it in ten now that I know how to do it. You can't tell the finishing nail sight from the original and it is the right height. Now I only have to go to the range and sight it in! The new sight pin has to be right at 1/8 " taller than the old one. The nail is much easier to file down if necessary because it is not as hard as the steel in the original sight pin. It is rigid enough that it won't bend with the protective hood around it. Give it a try!"

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Edited by - Matt45 on 08/09/2002 01:51:46

Matt45

And this-

"As you can see the post and hood are mounted on a base that slides into a dovetail on the sight pedestal. Normally, all you need to do is to drive the base out of the dovetail using a hammer & brass punch. You might have to soak it good overnight with some penetrating oil. It normally takes two people to accomplich this task as the barrel needs to be solidly held against a wood block when driving the base out."

"....when you get it out, you might want to take a bit of emmory cloth or a fine toothed file and clean out any rust or crud. The next time you take it out it will be much easier. If you get it too loose, you can always take a punch and stake it."


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Mercury

Thanks Matt! Thats the way I thought it worked, but I don't like whacking around on something until I know for sure! Hehehe.....learned that the hard way! 8)

Thanks.

Merc



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jonk

I have had this very trouble myself. Extending the bayonet will move point of impact to the right a bit, but I and perhaps you need to move the sight yet. I have hammered it with a punch so hard that I have started to drive a hole into the sight with no movement. I am going to let it soak overnight and try again but may end up having to take it to a smith.

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Matt45

What about soaking it in oil and then using a gear puller, but in reverse?? Do "they" make one small enough?

Will a SKS/AK Sight tool do the trick???I don't have one so I don't know, but it seems like it might.

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