This was sold to me as a Mauser sight. Upon receipt of it I don't think this was made for a Mauser, maybe one of its cousins.



For one, the litte knurled piece that raises & lowers the two position peep appears to be bent. Thus keeping the peep in it's topmost position. If ths is the correct sight how does one go about straightening that semi delicate arm without risk of breaking it?

Second, I'm not quite sure how these are supposed to attach to the tang but the fit is not great. In this photo you can see a protrusion. If the bottom rear of the mauser tang sits on top of this protrusion the curvatures match up nicely. However, the sight is then well below the rear of the action. Secondly, the screw and hole at the front of the sight are threaded 1/4"x27 tpi. Not the normal 1/4" x22 tpi. Not quite sure if there is a piece missing. Or, as my hunch suggests, this is the wrong sight.

Lastly, is the spring at the bottom installed correctly? It came installed the other way and I reversed it. It now holds the sight up correctly.

Hmm, buy before you try does have its drawbacks. Any help appreciated.

Z,

I know I'm not any help asking this but which project is your tang sight earmarked for?

Not sure yet Tex21,

Either my current .30-06 project or maybe an upcoming .257 Roberts. Was figuring on using it as a backup to the scope.. Just needs to be accurate enough to do the job at 100 yds. Sadly, that's about my comfort limit with open sights on live targets.

The biggest problem with using these on custom applications is the stock. On factory rifles, such as the early Mannlicher-Schoenauers, the sight was designed so that its angle matches the wrist of the stock. On a custom rifle, you will need to shape a stock to match the angle of the sight. For aesthetics, you will want to keep the angle proper when the sight is closed, but it is equally important that the sight is perpendicular to the bore when it is raised. Otherwise, things will look fuzzy.

By nature, the sight has to sit very low. It must be able to fold as you draw the bolt back, but it should not fold enough that it locks closed.

That is a Baille-Grohman (am not 100% positive of that spelling) sight. If you have access to a 1940 Stoeger catalog they were offered as optional extras on factory Oberndorf Mauser sporters and I think on factory Mannlicher Schoenaurs too. A very classy gadget tho I am not sure how useful it actually is.