Ok, trying to figure out how to remove a rear tangent site from a Mauser -- I have one of the 98/22 rifles that has had the Arabic lettered rear sight removed and replaced with english (?) letters, and I want to put one with Arabic numerals back on. I drove out the skinny pin, but the sight still isn't loose. What else do you have to do to get it off?

Thanks,
Todd

Todd, you have to push down at the front of the sight and in a rearward direction. It is a heavy spring that loads it up into a slot. You have to overcome the spring presure upward and at the same time push it back toward the receiver.

Todd make sure the barrel in held securly in a vise. I got a nasty hole in my hand from learning the hard way 30 years ago. It took 10 stitches to close it up. I've since modified a "C" clamp to depress the ladder & hold it in position while I tap the ladder to the rear. They go on MUCH easier they come off. Don't be alarmed if the "bed" (the piece under the ladder & containing the leaf spring that holds tention on the ladder) comes off after the ladder is removed. Just place it back in position before you install the Arabic ladder.


[ 12-23-2002, 09:18: Message edited by: Bear Claw ]

Todd,

I have resorted to taking a small block of wood about 5/16 square or a similar size piece of dowel, and placing this at an angle at the front of the sight and with one fell swoop of a hammer, knocking it down and out towards the receiver. This compresses the spring and moves it backwards out of it's slot and works quite well...

Malm

Thanks guys, I will try this tomorrow. Hoping to hit the range Saturday, I guess the numbering on the sight is irrelevant as far as shooting goes but I might as well have it the way I like it.

Todd

Todd,

The sight bed of your rifle was most probably replaced or altered when the sight leaf was replaced. I believe the original sights were calibrated for 2-300 meters minimum setting and the replacements were calibrated at 100 meters minimum. If you replace the ladder portion with the original it may not regulate on-target. I had one of those rifles several years ago and the sight bed had also been replaced.

Thanks Bobster! I forgot about the replacement later. Excellent point!

Well, things went smoothly today. I see what you mean Doug about that spring being in a great spot to gash your palm. If I am interpreting the arabic numerals correctly, both are calibrated starting at 400 yards. I may replace the front sight post to get it on target at 100 yards, depending on where it shoots to start with

Thanks guys.

Todd