lyman 1a peep sight

[haroldy]

I have a problem with peepsight on savage 99

when folded to uprite position detente,on sight is not verticle

can this be adjusted

 

[om21braz]

Not quite sure I understand the problem. Is it that upon folding up the sight, the upright is not 90ｰ to the barrel (completely vertical)? Or is it that the sight is off horizontally when folded up? I would first suggest taking a good look at the sight and make certain it is not bent or broken.

 

[haroldy]

you are right in the first statement
no the sight is not bent or damaged
it can be locked in the proper alignment but i feel this shouldent be necessary

if it went to the detente position

thanks for the reply

i took to 2 gun shops but they didnt know how to fix

 

[om21braz]

As I'm not real familiar with that sight I'm still just guessing, but I assume you would want to prevent it from locking in the upright position to prevent damaging it while carrying afield or other? I would note under the circumstances, it having something to lock it in position makes certain it is completely upright. Otherwise, it not being quite upright would change the point-of-impact (once sighted in) exponentially as distance to the target increases.

 

[dusty3030]

Can you post a picture of it up in detent position.

How far off vertical is it?

Is it marked "SA"?

 

[chesaw]

Is this sight on the tang? If it is, there is a spring in the barrel
of the sight, The have been known to break