Source for AK adjustable rear sight
Anyone know of a source for an AK adjustable rear sights. Did a Google search without much result. Looking for the one that is like the one on the gun but with the windage adjustment at the rear of the sight. Any help is appreciated.
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Like a Mojo?
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/432163/mojo-micro-click-rear-ghost-ring-sight-ak-47-steel-blue
Or a factory sight with windage?
http://stores.kensight.com/ak-kensight-rear-sight-trijicon-tritium-insert-night-sights-adjustable-tangent-ak-47/
http://www.opticsplanet.com/ameriglo-ak-47-rifle-night-sights-rear-only.html?gclid=CKSVlp6IrLwCFU5efgodA2gAfw&ef_id=Uu2A4AAABSMOm330:20140201231856:s
http://www.desertfoxsales.com/ADJUSTABLE_REAR_SIGHT_LEAF_p/dfs-016.htm
http://mogunparts.com/index.php/ak47-74/parts/optics/brand-new-rpk-rear-sight-assembly.html0 -
Thanks for the links, most are too expensive and the one that is closest to the original is plastic. I thought that someone did make a metal one that was adjustable. I am checking into the RPK one to see if will fit 0 -
Good adjustable sights never come cheap.
Anyway, this Bulgarian made one costs $61, and is also worth a look, I think: http://www.k-var.com/shop/AK-020W.html
Incidentally, I can definitely see upgrading the rear sight, especially to a fiber optic or "peep" type, but as a matter of practice, I don't see an adjustable rear sight as a huge boon here.
An adjustable rear sight you can tweak with a screwdriver may be a little more convenient than using the sight pusher, and maybe it can be helpful if you have a non-standard front sight, or otherwise have issues moving/adjusting it, but that's about it.
AK isn't a target rifle, and you're not going to be adjusting this on the fly for wind-drift! You zero the gun once using your sight pusher, and you're done. Even if you change ammo type, you're probably not going to be altering the windage much if at all.0 -
The gun in question shoots about 6" to the left even with the max front sight adjustment at 50 yrs. Hope to use the rear one to make up the difference. 0 -
6" at 50yrds?
If you have a muzzle brake, check for copper deposits on it, and check the muzzle crown. You have something going on, that a sight isn't going to correct.0 -
quote:Originally posted by ammo guy
The gun in question shoots about 6" to the left even with the max front sight adjustment at 50 yrs. Hope to use the rear one to make up the difference.
That's one way to do it, I guess.
Sight unseen, I'm guessing you have one of those Century Arms built Romanian guns with a canted front sight. That's a likely cause of the issue you describe.
Assuming that's the case, then you might be able to correct the problem relatively easily without buying any spare parts at all.
You can Google "fix canted front sight" for specific instructions and instructional videos, but one very simple way to do this is to chuck the front of the gun into a padded vise, then whack on the sight tower with a mallet to "realign" the sight tower to where its supposed to be. Its not an "elegant" fix, but a cheap, easy, practical, and potentially effective one.
EDIT: For what its worth, though Century is the biggest offender, other makers of AKs also sometimes have canted front sight issues.
You can see one detailed fix instruction here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz-f5SBqjX0
Here is an egregious example of same lifted off the web to show what a canted sight can look like:0 -
Actually this issue(canted front sight) was the first thing I noted, in fact is was canted to the left. I reset the sight to straight and still have this issue mentioned. I wonder if canting it to the left a bit would help?. Just trying to figure the best and easiest way to correct the problem. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by ammo guy
The gun in question shoots about 6" to the left
Actually this issue(canted front sight) was the first thing I noted, in fact is was canted to the left. I reset the sight to straight and still have this issue mentioned. I wonder if canting it to the left a bit would help?. Just trying to figure the best and easiest way to correct the problem.
The quick answer is that if your gun shoots to the left, you'll want to move the front sight to the left to compensate. (IE moving the front sight left will cause your group/point of impact to move right, which is the direction you want it to go here).
So sure, one way you could do this is to knock your front sight back towards the left.
My concern here is that if your front sight is truly vertical now, the point of impact and point of aim should be close enough that you should be able to get them to coincide just by normally adjusting the front sight. IE if your front sight HAS to be canted to get a good zero, then something somewhere is "cockeyed".
Is it possible you went too far to the right when you straightened out your front sight?
In any case, if you do want to try and correct things this way, I think a good idea here is to do what was suggested in the video, and use a laser boresighter to ensure that you're close to zero when knocing your front sight about. That will save you ammo, but more important, save you frustration trying to get the gun zeroed right at the range.
Edit, if you're checking for "straightness" also take a look at your rear sight to see if the sight notch is close to centered over the axis of the barrel. If the front sight is centered and vertical, but the REAR sight is cockeyed, then I'd say a better solution is to get an adjustable rear sight (rather than deliberately cant your front sight tower).0
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