Lee Enfield No.4 Mk2. rifle front sight windage adjustment?

[Frederick303]

Beerhunter,

Glad we are on speaking terms.

I was making reference to folks who had used rather blunt instruments to make the adjustment, so that an otherwise pristine example of a No 4 MK I/2 had the paint flaking off on the side of the sight base and sight protector where someone had used brute force to move the sight, as well as a slight indent on the sight itself. My recollection was it was one of the sight bases that had a screw to secure the sight post in the sight base.

One of the other issues I have seen is a mint No 4 MK II that was for sale that had had POF fired out of it with only a light hoppes cleaning. The rust fouling was clearly visible and the seller said that if I bothered to “shoot out the fouling” it would be bright and shiny.
Oh Vey…………..

Because here in the US Lee-Enfields were very cheap for many years and the relatively easy purchase requirements, it is not uncommon to see a nice example badly treated. It makes the Enfield fans weep.

Not excusing the relatively poorly worded comments, just giving the possible context.

Regards

FRS

[Peter Laidler]

With regards to the use of the useless tool, don't forget that we didn't have any adjusting tool for the Bren or the pistol. Guess what we used........? Yep, a brass drift and............. a hammer!

But he hasn't come back so I guess that here endeth the lesson!

[Cdn303]

I'd be guessing that he is hiding in his basement in Lancaster, California, with his tail between his legs, realizing that he chastised someone with spades more knowledge then he did.

It has been my experience that most people become very quiet and tend to disappear when they are shown the truth by someone more knowledgeable then they are.

[jmoore]

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He never even checked back in to see the responses, unless it was through another member's name. He posted and scrammed. Very odd!

Phooey, it reminds me that I forgot to take a photo of the homemade screwdriver. Maybe by Saturday?

[CDB18]

Hopefully resurrecting an old thread isn't punishable offence.

I've got an No.4 MK.1* needing front sight base screw. Is the correct 'modern' type a 4BA 5/8"?

Or better still, just replace the crap reverse screw in the foresight block with a 4BA allen bolt and be done with it!

The original screw was there so as to be 'soldier proof' It might have been but it was also Armourer proof too once they'd been there for over a week and had corroded a bit!

[don311]

Hi Peter
you may remember my question about the No5 front sight adjusting tool fitting the No 4 Mk 2, and your answer was no it won't try using drift and hammer, well before I got a chance to use drift and hammer a friend loaned me a No 4 adjusting tool and guess what you just as you stated with your wonderful knowledge it was about as much use as trying to move it with a ripe banana, after returning the tool to my friend I used a small hammer and brass drift, two little taps later I was bang on target. I bow to knowledge of all things Enfield.

[villiers]

In my long career as an (amateur) pilot, I always gained much pleasure from ambitious amateurs attempting to measure up to well qualified professionals. T´was ever a laugh a minute and I usually learned a bit on their eventful demise.

[jmoore]

Just realized that the fellow who started this thread never checked back in after posting either!

People. They're everywhere...

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[muffett.2008]

Did you upset him JM? or was it Peter?

[jmoore]

Did you upset him JM? or was it Peter?

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