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Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:53 pm
by hitchphil
Having made a LH stock & bedded a RH Anschutz match 54 in it with a modified bolt to complete the LH training rifle project I need a LH rearsight; no iris or rain tubes, just the elevation windage bit.
Anybody got anything suitable available for a reasonable fee?
Meantime if I can find some carbide precision drills I can modify a RH sight to LH but where do you get 2.5 or 2.75mm TCT HSS drills?
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:40 pm
by Alpha1
Are Anschutz windage and elevation sights worth money then. Just a question out of interest nothing sinister I have a couple some were.
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:53 am
by hitchphil
Alpha1 wrote:Are Anschutz windage and elevation sights worth money then. Just a question out of interest nothing sinister I have a couple somewhere.
Depends as ever on who wants them - they go for anything between £20 - £100 on fleabay? The basic fixed iris can add £5-10, a glare tube +£15-20 an adjustable iris with filters polarisers etc can double its value. People seem to think beccuse its LH its worth half as much again but then there are a lot fewer LHand buyers out there too! Also fleabay post (+post profit margin!) makes them more expensive & in my expereince the RoyalMail regularly trash packaging then avoid paying any compo
. So I use Interparcel :goodjob: Then Ebay & paypal fees will take ~15% off your sale revenue.
I would be happy to pay ~£30 for the basic steel frame / adjustment & rail clamp to fit a Scouts rifle where it willl be used to train new people in the sport. But I have 6 so only need a LH one now.
& if i can get a 5mm & ~2.7mm carbide drill I can reverse a RH sight to Left as the frames are darned hard (broke my drills on other things & cant find a supplier
).
The old alloy or steel framed ones are 6clicks per ring at 25yds or ~1/6th MOA, the newer ones with built in glare tubes 1/10th & the most modern ones can be 1/20th MOA! & I personaly dont think a human can do better than 1/8th? & its a marketing gizmo above that?
All our fullbore TR rifles are 1/4moa but are Clockwise up&right. Anschutz are ACW up & R....appart form LH sights that seems to be for FullBore CW up & ACW Right! wtfwtf then when my daughter shoots smallbore its AWC up & CW Right! wtfwtf wtfwtf ... so she has an 'Idiots guide' taped to her ammo box :goodjob:
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:03 am
by Alpha1
I will check but I have a feeling they might be RH.
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:39 pm
by Alpha1
When I go in to work on Monday I will see if I can find a supplier for the 2.5/2.75 and 5mm carbide drills you are looking for.
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:33 pm
by Alpha1
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:21 pm
by Meaty
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:46 pm
by Alpha1
Cromwell are good we use them.
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:11 pm
by hitchphil
Bingo, swapped a hard steel one for an Alloy one & 2 mins with the pillar drill - one LH rearsight :cheers:
thanks for tips on carbide drills will get a set as often have something hard to drill
Re: Wanted: LH smallbore rifle rear sight
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:50 pm
by Alpha1
Glad it worked out OK for you. :goodjob:
& if i can get a 5mm & ~2.7mm carbide drill I can reverse a RH sight to Left as the frames are darned hard (broke my drills on other things & cant find a supplier