Rear Sight Windage

[browningautorifle]

Is the spring present in the windage knob? If it's bound up it will fetch up like you describe. You may just need a new knob. And by nut, you mean screw, yes?

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[flygrimm]

Is the spring present in the windage knob? If it's bound up it will fetch up like you describe. You may just need a new knob. And by nut, you mean screw, yes?

I would think the screw is the part attached to the elevation knob and the nut is the part in the center of the windage knob, but you have to use a screwdriver instead of a wrench to tighten it. As far as I can tell the spring is built into the elevation knob. There is no spring in the windage knob (the one pictured).

Try to replace the elevation knob assembly?

Stuart

[fjruple]

Hi Stuart--

It look like your SAI rear sight which used the ball and detent was replaced with a regular NM rear sight. The two issues often associated with replacement with a NM rear sight is: Commercial aftermarket NM rear sights are not heat treated for hardness and wear out faster. The other problem is the NM rear sights are not properly fitted to the rifle. If you don't know already the pitch of the threads on the NM base and NM windage knob are different than the standard sight base and windage knob.

My 2 cents

--fjruple

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Stuart--

The spring for tension in the windage knob is in the Elevation knob.

--fjruple

[browningautorifle]

screw is the part attached to the elevation knob

Right, all that is right. The inside is where you think the problem is then? Have you tried a replacement set on this rifle?

[flygrimm]

Right, all that is right. The inside is where you think the problem is then? Have you tried a replacement set on this rifle?

Going to order a new elevation knob assembly and see if that cures it. I have a feeling the spring is bunged up. Will let you know results when I get it. Should be a week or so.

Stuart