AR15 Sight Adjustment

boeboe

October 20, 2001 20:44

I have a PWA AR-15 with an A1 upper. To get it to shoot on target, I have to crank the rear sight dang near all the way to the left to zero it in. It shoots fine then, but I really would like it so the rear sight is centered closer to the middle. I figure the front sight needs to go to the right just a bit. Can a home handyman handle this, or do I need to shell out the bucks for a gunsmith?

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  v35

  October 21, 2001 06:37

  It's really a hassle to correct the problem at little cost because the front sight base is double pinned to the barrel. To knock out the pins,shift the sight and reream the holes is a messy job and the gas ports in sight and barrel will be misaligned. If it bothers you enough,the cost effective fix might be to buy a new barrel and a fixture with wrench and then auction off the old barrel and fixture. Check Bushmaster site for the receiver holding fixture and wrench. It's an easy job if you have a good vise.

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  cpermd

  October 21, 2001 08:31

  You can buy an adjustable front sight from BM or DPMS.Oversize pins and redrilling are also an option.If you have a barrel wrench,sometimes all you need to do is move the barrel 1 degree and that solves it all quickly and cheaply.cpermd

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  boeboe

  October 25, 2001 17:19

  Just didn't want to forget to say thanks, to both of you! I think I'll try the barrel wrench.

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