What Toolman said was important!

dgray64 · 12-28-2007, 03:06 PM

In case any readers of this forum didn't catch my thread about sighting in my 91/30. I wanted to point out that when my rifle shot high with the rear sight as low as possible, Toolman recommended that I install a piece of "shrink wrap", a product recommended for insulating electrical connections.

I went to my trusty True Value hdw and got a pack of GB brand 3/32" shrink wrap tubing. Slipped one over the front sight pin, down through the hole in the protective hoop, flicked my bick to heat it, then clipped it off adding about 1/8" to the height of the pin.

This cure keeps the pin diameter small, straight and the rifle is accurate. The pack was $3.59. Thanks Toolman!

Dave

Dale · 12-28-2007, 03:25 PM

Ah, but wutcha gonna do when that piece of skrink tubing falls off? Huh? LOL

troy2000 · 12-28-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale

Ah, but wutcha gonna do when that piece of skrink tubing falls off? Huh? LOL

Do like the Russians did: aim fer their knees...

ouch · 12-28-2007, 07:01 PM

Shrink wrap works good. I cut mine with a small dykes at an angle to offer a point.

Aiming low is a good option. The tubing is not going to drop off unless you cook the barrel with long term rapid fire. The small shrink tubing is going to be cut off to remove it.

Originally I was going to pound out the front site post and machine it so that it stands up taller or perhaps thread it and screw in a small screw but decided to try the shrink tubing and found that it works well.

At any rate it is a good trick. There are a number of ways to improve your mosin on the various MN sites.

billy · 12-28-2007, 07:21 PM

capn tool is a genius!

toivo · 12-28-2007, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ouch

The tubing is not going to drop off unless you cook the barrel with long term rapid fire.

Wouldn't the heat just shrink it tighter? Or is there a point where it melts?

toolman · 12-29-2007, 12:51 AM

Glad it worked for ya Dave! toivo, heat shrink will reach a point where it starts to melt or split if over-heated.

marion57 · 12-29-2007, 02:57 AM

I have done 3 like toolman said but used number 12 wire black insulation and it isnt going to fall off , its nice and tight and is plastic so not effected by heat!At least not to much

SwedeSteve · 12-29-2007, 03:56 AM

CAPTAIN Toolman rules!! Once again!

damage855 · 01-01-2008, 02:28 PM

for a more permant solution you could weld or soder a small bit of metal on it then file it down to the right hieght.

billy · 01-01-2008, 02:33 PM

i like the bright red .
it makes it easy for me to see.

just_a_car · 01-02-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by damage855

for a more permant solution you could weld or soder a small bit of metal on it then file it down to the right hieght.

Yeah, I was thinking that too. You could even use something like copper to give it a reddish shine to it to have a bead to focus on.

toolman · 01-02-2008, 01:03 PM

For a more permanent solution that is still adjustable, take the sight off and drive out the pin from the top and insert an automotive-type roll pin in its' place. It can then be tapped down to reach the exact height you need and the original can be reinstalled later if you want to put it back to original.

12-28-2007, 03:06 PM	#1
dgray64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: central Texas Posts: 315	What Toolman said was important! In case any readers of this forum didn't catch my thread about sighting in my 91/30. I wanted to point out that when my rifle shot high with the rear sight as low as possible, Toolman recommended that I install a piece of "shrink wrap", a product recommended for insulating electrical connections. I went to my trusty True Value hdw and got a pack of GB brand 3/32" shrink wrap tubing. Slipped one over the front sight pin, down through the hole in the protective hoop, flicked my bick to heat it, then clipped it off adding about 1/8" to the height of the pin. This cure keeps the pin diameter small, straight and the rifle is accurate. The pack was $3.59. Thanks Toolman! Dave

12-28-2007, 03:25 PM	#2
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,288	Ah, but wutcha gonna do when that piece of skrink tubing falls off? Huh? LOL __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

12-28-2007, 07:21 PM	#5
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 19,718 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 161	capn tool is a genius! __________________

12-29-2007, 12:51 AM	#7
toolman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 7,135 Blog Entries: 25	Glad it worked for ya Dave! toivo, heat shrink will reach a point where it starts to melt or split if over-heated. __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

12-29-2007, 02:57 AM	#8
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,620	wire insulation I have done 3 like toolman said but used number 12 wire black insulation and it isnt going to fall off , its nice and tight and is plastic so not effected by heat!At least not to much

12-28-2007, 07:01 PM	#4
ouch Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ridgerun, Mo Posts: 239	Shrink wrap works good. I cut mine with a small dykes at an angle to offer a point. Aiming low is a good option. The tubing is not going to drop off unless you cook the barrel with long term rapid fire. The small shrink tubing is going to be cut off to remove it. Originally I was going to pound out the front site post and machine it so that it stands up taller or perhaps thread it and screw in a small screw but decided to try the shrink tubing and found that it works well. At any rate it is a good trick. There are a number of ways to improve your mosin on the various MN sites.

12-29-2007, 03:56 AM	#9
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,544 Images: 1	CAPTAIN Toolman rules!! Once again! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

01-01-2008, 02:28 PM	#10
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 956 Blog Entries: 1	for a more permant solution you could weld or soder a small bit of metal on it then file it down to the right hieght. __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

01-01-2008, 02:33 PM	#11
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 19,718 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 161	i like the bright red . it makes it easy for me to see. __________________

01-02-2008, 01:03 PM	#13
toolman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 7,135 Blog Entries: 25	For a more permanent solution that is still adjustable, take the sight off and drive out the pin from the top and insert an automotive-type roll pin in its' place. It can then be tapped down to reach the exact height you need and the original can be reinstalled later if you want to put it back to original. __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!