How to True a Rear Fixed Sight

[Ohio Joe]

Thought some of you might be interested in how to "true" your Fixed Rear Sight to the top flat of your barrel...

The way I do it is;

I clamp a piece of wood or metal (metal preferred) onto the top flat behind / against the rear of the sight that is the height I want to end up with.

I then file the top of my sight down to the top of the height spacer that's clamped to the top barrel flat.

This insures a "square" top  to your rear sight, and should help avoid any "canting" while aiming.

Sorry about the picture quality, but I bet you get the idea... 







In the end, we want to end up level. I took this last picture just holding the camera free hand / but it is actually level with the top flat as the sight should be. It's the picture taker (me) that's off level holding the camera.

[Hank in WV]

Looks like a dangerous job, Joe. Seems as though you lost a little blood in the process.

[Ohio Joe]

Looks like a dangerous job, Joe. Seems as though you lost a little blood in the process.

LOL!!! Hank, hard to believe those shop rags started out white...    (well, maybe not)...