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Discovered something new about my No 4, Mk 1 Lee Enfield. Namely, I discovered that the front sight is not adjustable:
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This is a 1944 vintage rifle. Perhaps this is a wartime expediency. It shoots a bit to the right so I'll just need to keep that in mind.
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There is an armorer's tool with opposing screws that can push the sight left or right. Controlled, predictable movement. Or, you could use a non-marring punch and a light hammer.
Ah, upon closer examination I realized that the front sight is in a track and the adjustment tool that I have will work to move the sight either left or right. What threw me off was that I had expected to need to first loosen the front sight with a slotted screw. That's not there.
What does that tool look like? I have the one for the sight with the slotted screw, but that will not work with this sight.
You have had the answer, but so you can visualise it here is the tool used on the No1 MkIII (the No4 tool is similar)
Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...
I'm no armourer Brian, but that's exactly what I use in the workshop, too. I did it last two or three nights ago on a friend's Mk1 SMLE that he asked me to rebarrel. I can never find a tool anyway when I need one, but I daresay they look good in the shooting bag.
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