Chuckindenver -help!

**Calif-Steve** · 02-01-2010 05:10 PM

Chuck: I have a nice '03 that I can not get right with the rear sight. The windage screw will not fit. The lip of the sight base seems Ok, but the windage screw is not sitting properly. The rear sight base is NOT all beat up, either. Any ideas?

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**Badger** · 02-01-2010 05:24 PM

I'm not sure if this is helpful or not, but with thanks to Bob S, here's an excellent article from 2007 a in the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here)

Springfield 03A3 Rear Sight Removal and Replacement (click here)

Regards,
Badger

**Calif-Steve** · 02-01-2010 05:48 PM

Great article on the 03-A3 sight. However, I am having problems with the '03 rear sight.

**Badger** · 02-01-2010 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Calif-Steve

Great article on the 03-A3 sight. However, I am having problems with the '03 rear sight.

Sorry ...

I'm a K98k icon

collector, obviously just slumming here ...

Regards,
Badger

**RBruce** · 02-01-2010 07:48 PM

Can you describe how it is fitting? You probably already know this, but there are four parts to the windage screw: the knob, the threaded rod that is swaged onto the knob and has a flange at the other end, the spring, and the spring cover which acts to locate the assembly within the front lip of the sight base. The spring cover is pressed against the knob when it is pressed into the sight base. The flange on the threaded rod and the spring cover act as bearing surfaces as the knob is turned.

**Chuckindenver** · 02-01-2010 11:27 PM

sounds like the sight base is damaged.
post of send me a picture or 2..

**Chuckindenver** · 02-04-2010 09:23 AM

checking back...did you figure the sight issue ou?

**Calif-Steve** · 02-04-2010 11:52 AM

Yes, the lip was ever so slightly bent down. I took a large file and bent the lip up and it worked. Very delicate sight, I could not tell is was bent down with the naked eye. Thank you all for your kind help.

**Chuckindenver** · 02-04-2010 05:27 PM

thats what i was thinking. glad it worked out...

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