Just what in heck is that??
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Just what in heck is that??
I'm thinking Sight Adjustment tool , used to depress the detent pin.
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Originally Posted by A. F Medic
Not enough info! As above or are you referring to the sight itself? Fiber optic thingie? actual bent nail? Need clues...
Found out it is a homemade, persay, sight tool and cleaner
The M-16 Bent Nail sight adjuster Club
I had a feeling that's what it is. I saw in a M-16 manual somewhere about fabricating one. I have one in my shooting box before I finally bought the proper tools. A-1 and A-2 have different prongs.
Field expedient sight adjusting tool. Circa 1967, we used 55 gr bullet.
The U.S. Army has finally started recommending NOT using a nail to adjust the front sight on the M16-family, FWIW. They finally acknowledged that using a nail damages the sight post, and scrapes the finish off of everything that it touches. A bit late for most of us, I'm afraid.
An FMJ bullet works well. As someone has already said. Well, I guess I should say a cartridge with an FMJ bullet.
so , just how often would one need to employ that tool ? i have the 'official tools' and only used them once ...so far , i do always shoot the same ammo
The proper tools fall into place on the range during recruit training. Not as much for the regular guys except if weapons get switched up. When you take a crew out for the group and zero...you end up adjusting everyone's sights...sometimes several times. Tools help.
After all the disparaging remarks made over years on the forums about Bubba and his activities, about the Carcano carbine with fixed sights... and THIS was USA high-tech????:o
It just confirms my personal prejudice that the Garand was the end of real rifle development. It was followed by a flimsy non-improvement, then by black plastic machinery with so many add-ons that these days you can hardly see the barrel.
End of short grandpa rant. Will now put on tin hat and retire to cellar.:madsmile:
It was more like people not having the right tool for the job. Not taking time to procure them. There's always been correct tools for the rifle, just like there's no shortage of people on the firing line that know a better way...just as good...Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick
Not quite sure what you mean here. That the procurement system had failed to provide the tools, or that the users couldn't be bothered to get them? - Or maybe both??Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
I've served with lots of "Experts" that have a better way...usually it's a case of someone not thinking in advance or not bothering to ask for the correct tool, in this case a small one...before they need it. They're usually in the system somewhere, just not lying out in the open. They existed, just people didn't bother to ask...our system in that case was "Pull". That is you needed to ask. "Push" meant it would come by it's self.
Hmmm... Did they at least use MilSpec nails?
I guess those would have a drawing number on them? The early ones at least?Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick