Canted sight

[Amd813]

My frt sight on the AK is noticeably canted to the left, but still shooting dead on at whatever I point it at. Maybe it's just an OCD thing but is is worth replacing the sight or just leaving it?

 

[Gillham]

...shooting dead on at whatever I point it at...

I think you answered your question right there. So really this is a question for yourself, do you care more about how it looks, or how it shoots?

 

[Amd813]

It's a little annoying but im not sure it's worth going through all the trouble replacing it, just wondering if there any real issues in the log run with canted sights or to just leave them as they are

 

[flintoid]

pictures plz

 

[SKS Ray]

If you're hitting what you're aiming at, leave it alone.

Fwiw... are you talking about the drum or the fsb itself?

 

[7.62x39]

Romanian Kalashnikov Rifles

 

[Amd813]

Ill see if i can get a pic up when im home, and im talking about the drum

 

[SKS Ray]

Ill see if i can get a pic up when im home, and im talking about the drum

In that case follow 7.62x39's link. Its easy to do, just use quality bits

 

[Lcstyle]

If you build muscle memory on a rifle with the sights setup wrong, and then one day find yourself needing to go to a different firearm (any firearm) where the sights are correct, is your natural instinct going to be to hold the firearm as if the sights were canted?
If so, suggest fixing it.

 

[Amd813]

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That's the pic

 

[slap shot]

in Soviet Russia, site is perfect, you are canted...

 

[frenchman]

Confucius says: AR that ain't broken and shoot straight don't need fixing.

 

[Amd813]

Confucius says: AR that ain't broken and shoot straight don't need fixing.

Guess so

 

[atilla]

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That's the pic

you can't link us to your google account. host it on imageshack, tinypic, etc.

can you replace the sight? yeah. is it worth it? depends on how much your time and energy is worth. have you worked on AKs before?

 

[Amd813]

you can't link us to your google account. host it on imageshack, tinypic, etc.

can you replace the sight? yeah. is it worth it? depends on how much your time and energy is worth. have you worked on AKs before? If by working on you mean building one then no, but I can't see that fixing the post would be too hard

 

[cmacclel]

The front sight is pinned on and if it is canted one way or the other it is not an easy fix as most likely the holes are drilled incorrectly. I had a Pre-Ban Norinco that I was very happy with until my father said one day "Hey look at your front sight" It was canted to the left........sold it.

 

[mpkeelee]

It's an AK, who cares. Are you going to matches with it? Are you shooting over 300yds? It's fine

 

[SKS Ray]

The front sight is pinned on and if it is canted one way or the other it is not an easy fix as most likely the holes are drilled incorrectly. I had a Pre-Ban Norinco that I was very happy with until my father said one day "Hey look at your front sight" It was canted to the left........sold it.

A canted sight is an easy fix.

Drive out the pins, align the front sight, ream the holes, and insert new pins that are slightly larger.

 

[cmacclel]

A canted sight is an easy fix.

Drive out the pins, align the front sight, ream the holes, and insert new pins that are slightly larger.

Maybe easy for you but

 

[atilla]

that's actually not that difficult, all you'd need is a punch and a drill press.

 

[warwickben]

Figure I'll just ask here. Im going to be getting a virgin psl barrel one day lol....

How you you start the drill bit? I'm a machinist by trade , how do you guys start the drill bit? Drilling pipe at work off center . If it's not a big bit or you don't use a center drill the bit flexes and walks .
Doesn't the the front sight base and all the other stuff keep it true?

 

[SKS Ray]

that's actually not that difficult, all you'd need is a punch and a drill press.

Actually it can also be done with a round needle file or a Dremel.

 

[SKS Ray]

Figure I'll just ask here. Im going to be getting a virgin psl barrel one day lol....

How you you start the drill bit? I'm a machinist by trade , how do you guys start the drill bit? Drilling pipe at work off center . If it's not a big bit or you don't use a center drill the bit flexes and walks .
Doesn't the the front sight base and all the other stuff keep it true?

A machinist by trade and you don't have knowledge of which type of bit to use?

Easiest way I know is to use an end mill to make a flat surface and center bit to do the actual drilling. High speed and a solid clamp is recommended, along with using smaller bits and a reamer to clean/enlarge the holes before driving in the pins.

Make sure you check alignment after pressing on your blocks.

 

[warwickben]

I thought about using a end mill but figure it was over kill. I was mainly thinking about the smaller pins. Hate using the tiny center drills, never clicked to use a punch. I feel dumb today.

 

[flintoid]

Actually it can also be done with a round needle file or a Dremel.

needle jewelers files clamped in a electric hand drill works wonders

 

[atilla]

I thought about using a end mill but figure it was over kill. I was mainly thinking about the smaller pins. Hate using the tiny center drills, never clicked to use a punch. I feel dumb today.

there's no such thing as "over" kill, there's "just enough" kill and "this isn't dead, kill it."

 

[warwickben]

Lol true true.