woad_yurt
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I have an 1891 Argentine Mauser that was just a tiny bit sporterized barf a long time ago. Aside from the fore end of the stock having been shortened, the only other issue is the front sight. In order to sight it in, the sight must be moved all the way to one side of the dovetail, making 1/3 of the sight's base actually stick out of the dovetail into open air. It shoots straight but it looks funky. It seems that the piece on the muzzle, which holds the sight, is slighty twisted, which would make the sight, if centered in that piece, sit at something like 12:30 or so. Someone told me that that muzzle piece is soldered on and could be heated up and straightened out. Is this true? If so, how hot would it have to get to loosen up? If not, how does one turn that thing a bit? This rifle, aside from the shortened stock, is beautiful. The action is like silk and it's had very little use. It just looks so screwed up with the sight like that. Everyone who sees it asks "what's up with that?" Any help/advice would be appreciated.