I have a Lee Enfield Number 4 MK 1. It shoots dead accurate, but it shoots about 6 inches high at 60 yards. Is there anyway to raise the front sight, or are there any ways to modify the front to make it higher without hurting the historical value?
I have a Lee Enfield Number 4 MK 1. It shoots dead accurate, but it shoots about 6 inches high at 60 yards. Is there anyway to raise the front sight, or are there any ways to modify the front to make it higher without hurting the historical value?
I've often wondered that myself. Some rifles are zeroed to very long ranges like MJ mention, but I've had some milsurps that have sight adjustments that go to shorter ranges and they still didn't match the ballistics of the ammo.Windage can be adjusted, and changes depending on the person and his hold, but elevation, I just don't understand how the factories consistently got it wrong.
I wasn't even paying attention to the 60 yard thing. I do agree that a 200 yard zero would be much more appropriate for .303 and wouldn't be that far off POA at 50-60 yards.Great then you have a RIFLE that shoots at 60 yards and is usless at any other range. Good idea.
Great then you have a RIFLE that shoots at 60 yards and is usless at any other range. Good idea. Your leading this person down the wrong path. 60 yards? Get a .22
Most of the surplus rifles we get were re-arsenalled, meaning they were taken apart, cleaned up, inspected, repaired and re-assembled. When they do this, they are usually not careful that they use all the same parts on the same weapons. Even if the numbers on the gun do still all match, just taking a full wooden stocked military rifle apart and reassembling it can change the zero.
Machete, that's what you need right there.Is this what I should get?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lee-Enfield-4-Fr...QQcmdZViewItem
I cut a large flat blade screwdriver with a dremel to make mine. It's real easy to do with a cutoff wheel.You might need to make a special tool to loose that weird front sight base screw.
That's a real good theory too. Especially in ComBloc countries. Quotas meant life or death during the Stalin years.My theory is that the factories were shipped rifles if they went bang. I believe that was the incentive system, get the product out the door.
Windage can be adjusted, and changes depending on the person and his hold, but elevation, I just don't understand how the factories consistantly got it wrong.