MAS36 rear sight leaf.

[tahunua001]

hello all, long story short.
I own a MAS36, I hate it, why you ask? because I can't hit anything with it. at 25 yards it is 4 inches high and 4 inched right, move to 50 and it's completely off paper... you can see how this is an issue...

anyone know which rear sight leaf I need to move in line? I don't care about holdover, I'm sure 4 high is right where it should be. I think my rear sight has a P stamped on it. also, anyone know where I can get the dang thing?

 

[ball3006]

I have a MAS sight insert chart but it is 1500 miles away at this time....chris3

 

[tahunua001]

well that doesn't do you much good right now does it... go grab it and get back to me... I'll wait

 

[ball3006]

Here is the rear leaf sight chart. I had it in my favorites.... http://postimg.org/image/250ta37b8/ chris3

 

[40 rod]

I have a couple of mas36 and like most old military rifles the battle sight was apparently set to aim at a mans knees for a center mass hit. Try cramming a shim on top of the sight leaf, to hold it down. That usually will get it onto the paper. you can drill the peep hole a little larger with a dremel tool and shift the point of impact . Or file one side of the front blade ( its too fat anyhow.) I advise against trying to drift the front sight in its dovetail.
Also be sure the forend and handguards are not lose as they can cause your zero to shift.

I doubt if you will find anyone to supply the properly numbered sight leaves. but you may find a source that can supply a randomly numbered replacement.

 

[hang fire]

I have a couple of mas36 and like most old military rifles the battle sight was apparently set to aim at a mans knees for a center mass hit. Try cramming a shim on top of the sight leaf, to hold it down. That usually will get it onto the paper. you can drill the peep hole a little larger with a dremel tool and shift the point of impact . Or file one side of the front blade ( its too fat anyhow.) I advise against trying to drift the front sight in its dovetail.
Also be sure the forend and handguards are not lose as they can cause your zero to shift.

I doubt if you will find anyone to supply the properly numbered sight leaves. but you may find a source that can supply a randomly numbered replacement.

Front sight is soft soldered, a little heat and drift sight as needed.

Shimming down rear sight is easy and can get rifle zeroed fast.

Also, there is a non alternation S&K clamp on scope mount that does not change rifle from original.

 

[tahunua001]

mine is a wartime production rifle, I was under the impression that the sooft solder was only in post war models? same with the 24 side blades, I was under the impression that there were only 8 available that were compatible with wartime rifles.