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    Front sight adjustment question.

    YOu would think I would know this but I am not sure and don't wish to waste time or ammo.

    I have a nice 1917 Eddystone with excellent barrel. She is shooting consistantly slightly to the left of my target. I shoot a 6 oclock hold so I have to compensate and shade my front sight on the edge of the center.

    I would like to attempt to drift the sight to get it dead on. Then I will only have to compensate for wind conditions.

    As I said if I am dead center the rifle is shooting on the left side of the bull 9 ring at 9oclock. Can I drift the sight to bring this in? If so which way do I go (looking down the barrel)?

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    drift the front sight the way you want the bullet to move, just a little bit will do you, just a couple taps with a punch and hammer should do the trick.

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    scratch that..brain fart, its the other way around..to move the bullet right move the front sight left.
    to move the bullet left, move the front sight right...
    who,s on second?

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    It's ok, Chuck! As a Really Senior Member of Joustericon, you had a really senior moment. But you caught it in time! FYI: Who's on first! What's on second! As far as third, I don't know.

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    I knocjed mine over 4 min in preperation for the Eastern Games using HXP.
    At the Games we were issued the new Hornady match 30/06. The zero shifted back 5 min the other way. I still shot a decent 267/300 with a five or six min hold to the right LOL. I want a proper sight tool. Where can I get one ?

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    1917 front sight tool

    An AK front sight tool works great on my 1917. A little filing for that perfect fit and it's ready. You can make small adjustments easily on the line. The Ak sight tool is a C shaped tool that fits around the sight with a screw to move the sight. It can be found on any site that sells AK stuff.

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    There are two ways you can do it, first is buy a cheap SKS sight tool for less than ten bucks and grind it out just a touch to fit the ears OR you can go big and buy an original tool here ( APEX Gun Parts ) for 65 bucks, (it says P14 but its the same beasty).

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    Thumbs up SKS tool is good

    I use the sks sight tool and after minimal filing to open it up it works like a charm. It is much more precise than a hammer and punch, which I have also tried.

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    1917 sight tool

    Oops I should have said sks sight tool in the above post. Those soviet rifles look alike.

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    Picture:

    MidwayUSA - NcStar Adjustable Front Sight Tool AK-47, SKS

    Just file off a little metal on the inside of the "C" opposite the adjustment screw and it will slip easily over the 'ears' of the front sight.


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