I just bought a Remington 1903-A3. Couldn't resist and took it to the range right after.
I had a problem with the rear peep sight. The recoil of the gun knocks the peepsight backwards effectively increasing elevation with each shot.
The guy in the lane next to me said he had previously owned them and let me borrow a skewdriver to try to tighten the screw that holds elevation in place.
Didn't work, so I brought it to the range gunsmith who loosened the screw and said we probably couldn't tighten it down enough because it had been stuck in place.
Well we couldn't tighten it down more because we would have stripped the screw. His loosening it didn't work.
I googled and found that alot of 1903 owners have had the problem. Alot of suggestions about locktighting it or replacing the sigh, but taking the sight usually ruins the sight.
I bought the gun to shoot but it appears to be in original condition, so i dont want to alter it. I'm not seeing a good answer. A good answer would be one that keeps the gun in original condition, but does not permanently alter it. Does anyone have one?
I had a problem with the rear peep sight. The recoil of the gun knocks the peepsight backwards effectively increasing elevation with each shot.
The guy in the lane next to me said he had previously owned them and let me borrow a skewdriver to try to tighten the screw that holds elevation in place.
Didn't work, so I brought it to the range gunsmith who loosened the screw and said we probably couldn't tighten it down enough because it had been stuck in place.
Well we couldn't tighten it down more because we would have stripped the screw. His loosening it didn't work.
I googled and found that alot of 1903 owners have had the problem. Alot of suggestions about locktighting it or replacing the sigh, but taking the sight usually ruins the sight.
I bought the gun to shoot but it appears to be in original condition, so i dont want to alter it. I'm not seeing a good answer. A good answer would be one that keeps the gun in original condition, but does not permanently alter it. Does anyone have one?