I bought an M38 a while back and I took it to the range for the first time today. I noticed the rear sight is canted with the right side about maybe 1/32nd to 1/16th higher than the left. It seems to set on the pad underneath it just fine and is all tight. The front sight seems to be dead square to the receiver. I just can't figure out what it needs to level it back out. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I had intended to use this carbine for deer hunting this year but can't with the sights the way they are. Thanks in advance, David
First thing I would do is what I bet you already have done....flip up the rear sight and clean the crud out from under the sight. I bought a mosin once that had pieces of patch material under the sight. Also, I would check to make sure the elevation thingy that slides (technical term) is square to the slide. If it is a skew it can cause the sight not to be square.
May be a great time to scout scope the rifle!
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Is the rear sight base square on th rifle? If it is then the sight leaf would have to be twisted.You may need to take the action out of the stock to verify this. The bottom of the receivers magwell opening is flat,support it on a level surface,flip up the rear sight and place a small level across the
rear sight base and see what you have.
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There is a very real possibility that the sight mount wasn't machined properly. I've got a 91\30 that looks like the rear sight mount on the barrel was machined with a cutting torch and a chainsaw. as a result, the sight was pretty cockeyed when I got , but it still shot OK due to the bent front sight pin...
Thanks for the input everyone. I will try what ya'll have mentioned. I thought I was seeing things to start with and had to look at it a couple of times to make sure. I will try to get some pics and let ya'll see what I see. Thanks again, David
