Zeroing a carbine with a flip sight

[ww2farmer]

Many many years ago I found a legit USGI Inland flp sight and installed it on my Inland carbine that still had a lot of early parts like narrow band, and push safety etc... Now I realize I have never shot this carbine in the 15 + years since. Obviously the first step is to shoot it and see where it's at, correct?? Then I guess I would drift the sight one way or the other in the dovetail. Seems fairly simply, but I am just asking incase someone has any pointers.
Thanks guys.

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[jimb16]

For left or right, you've got it right. Up and down are a different story. If it shoots low, you can file down the front sight, but if it shoots high, you will need to build up the front sight by welding, brazing or with something like JB Weld to get it higher. Then you can reshape it and cut it back until you get on target.

[ww2farmer]

Thanks, I thought that was the case. The front sight looks to have already previously been filed down some (at least it's not as tall as any new ones I have seen), I wouldn't mind having to file it down a touch more if needed, but my luck it'll shoot low and need to be built up. Well I guess I need to just but a few rounds through her to see what I got.

[us019255]

You may be as lucky as I was. Replaced a properly zeroed adjustable with a flip and found that it shot in exactly the same place.

[rpw7351]

Forgive me for asking, but why would you risk it? If it's that close to original,
put it away. Go get a shooter and have fun. I put together a Frankengun.
I shoot it and keep it for the house gun. It's a mixmaster that get's the job done. Loads of fun NO worries!

[ww2farmer]

Because it's buggin me that it's not zeroed in. A few rounds to zero, clean, than back in the safe for another 15 years probably. If and when ever I want a carbine for shooting, a USGI mix master rebuild it will be, but once in a while it's not a crime to take the "good" guns out and put a few rounds through them.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

It's not like it hasn't been shot before.

[painter777]

Could always replace the front sight with one having a taller blade instead of trying to build the blade up.

Cheers,
Charlie-painter777

[INLAND44]

It all depends on your daffynition of 'high'. It could be 12" high at 100 and be accepted. The sighting was set up for 6:00 hold on the theory that the sight blade would not obliterate the target, which is true. You aimed at the center of mass (like a soldier's belt buckle) and you got a torso hit, which means you and the carbine performed your mission. So, unless you are low, I would adjust the windage only. If you're too low, you could take the sight blade down and put the shot where you want it. Just be sure to adjust the sight blade in the specified manner so the carbine will remain in G.I. condition.