What do you like: Mojo Sights, Tech Sights, Fire Sights

[dubious]

I'm considering all of the above for my SKS and my Mosin Nagant...

So far, I like the idea of using a rear Tech Sight 200 on my Norinco SKS with a Williams Firesight font post. I'm concerned that the Tech Sight will get out of alignment when I remove the receiver cover for cleaning. I'm also concerned that the firesight post might be wider than my existing SKS front post, resulting in lower accuracy.

On my Mosin, I'm thinking about the Mojo Sight with the front post that also has a peep hole in it. I'm not sure they are selling the Mojos without the microclick knob anymore for the Mosins.... I think that knob might be too easy to accidentally tweak. Also, I have some concerns about just how solid this setup is.

Does anyone else want to chime in on these iron sight toys? Are there any options out there that I'm missing?

 

[Plink]

The Tech sights are a worthy accessory. One of the few aftermarket SKS items that actually work. They should hold their zero when remounted, but a few rounds to check the zero would be wise just the same. I haven't tried the Williams front, so I don't know about it's width. With the increase in sight radius and sighting precision, it might not be an issue though.

 

[DMK]

I've used them all.

For the SKS, the Tech-sight is much, much better than anything else available. Not only is it a well made product, but it adds quite a bit to your sight radius. Plus it puts the rear aperture near your eye where it's supposed to be. If you're careful (don't loosen the rear screws), you won't lose your zero, at least not enough to notice with an SKS. I don't remove mine all that much though. Mostly I pull a Boresnake through, squirt some CLP on the carrier rails and call it a day.

The Williams front Firesight is nice too. It's wider than the standard post, but the little fiber optic glows brightly. It's not good for precision work, but for quick pop shots, it's the second best thing to a red dot optic. It goes nicely with a Tech-sight, but you need to use the one that's elevation adjustable since the Williams front sight is fixed and can't be adjusted to zero at all.

The Mojo rear sight is a good quality product. Very heavy duty. I'm not a big fan of aperture sights set way out in the middle of the rifle, but if that's all that's available, they are a lot better than the original tangent sight. I have a set of the front/rear aperture combination on a M39 Mosin-Nagant and on a Swiss K31. Great for target shooting, which is all I do with these rifles.

The Williams rear sight is ok. It's aluminum. Not as heavy duty as the Mojo.

 

[Domino]

Tech Sights are the best. Removing your reciever cover doesn't need to be done very often. Perhaps once a year with serious shooting.

 

[grimjaw]

TechSights are the best practical upgrade, IMO. See other comments re: increased sight radius and better visibility using the aperture. The gun becomes slightly more complicated to field strip, but past the receiver cover takedown lever and extra parts for the TechSight, it's the same as before.

jm

 

[surfinUSA]

I startd with the Mojo peep rear and got rid of it for the Williams fire sight front and peep rear. These seem to be about the best open sights for the SKS.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I'm concerned that the Tech Sight will get out of alignment when I remove the receiver cover for cleaning.

Then don't remove the receiver cover.


No seriously, all the important guts of an SKS are in front of the bolt. When I installed a tech sight, I installed a recoil buffer before I closed everything up and never worried about it again afterward.

 

[DMK]

When I installed a tech sight, I installed a recoil buffer before I closed everything up and never worried about it again afterward.

You don't even need the buffer. I have an M59 Yugo and a Romanian that have both been to hell and back. Neither has any finish, stocks that look like driftwood and M59 has practically no rifling left. Neither has any noticeable wear at the rear of the carrier or bolt.

 

[MMcfpd]

I have removed my Tech Sights TS200 to replace a damaged bolt, and when the gun was reassembled the sight was still zeroed. I like it a lot. I am considering trying the KNS crosshair sight on the front. Any of y'all tried that?

 

[Full Clip]

Did the Tech-Sight/Firesight combo on a mixmaster Yugo SKS and love it. To reduce the risk of crud build-up in the bolt causing a slamfire incident, I also got a spring-loaded firing pin rig from Murray's Guns.

 

[DMK]

That's a beautiful stock on that Yugo Full Clip. Is that Polish, EG or stripped and refinished Russian wood?

 

[meef]

Okay then, all you Tech Sight fans - which one and why, huh?

 

[Avenger29]

Get the TS-200. That is the one with the elevation at the rear sight. Word on the web is that you might need the extra elevation on the SKS, depending on the variant or the individual rifle. You can always order the -200 elevation assembly later, though.

Now I have the 10/22 sights. They are excellent. I purchased the TSR-100 (flip arpetures) and the -200 elevation assembly, cause I wanted to try both. I haven't put the -200 assembly in yet, however.

Of the 10/22 arpeture sights available, I have to say the TS series is the best. It is the most user friendly, and you can use AR-15 arpetures and front posts (such as tritum).

 

[DMK]

Okay then, all you Tech Sight fans - which one and why, huh?

With the original elevation adjustable SKS front sight, I like the TS-100 better because it's simpler and allows you to swap in standard AR15 rear apertures (You can use the XS Sight Systems Same Plane for example, which flips from a large Ghost ring to a smaller peep without changing zero like the Tech-Sight's M16A1 type aperture does).

I only like the TS200 when using a front sight that is not elevation adjustable.

I set a 200 yard "battle zero" and forget about sight adjustments. I never shoot my SKS carbines farther than 200 yards and rarely past 50-100 yards.

 

[meef]

DMK...

So the swap with the XS Sight Systems Same Plane is a basic, no-brainer operation? Nothing fancy or technical needed? I'm not the world's most mechanical person (just the best shooter... ) I'm frequently taking on projects I wish I hadn't.

That looks like it would be just the ticket for an SKS. And I agree wholeheartedly with your 200 yard set-it-and-forget-it philosophy.

 

[jkingrph]

I have some MO-JO's on several of my mil surps, a Swiss K-31, Swede 96 and a Yugo 48 and think they are great. A couple have the double diopter, that is the front peep. I learned to shoot one of those in college years when on a ROTC rifle team .
They are well made and accurate, but are not to be confused with target or receiver sights, more like a ghost ring especially since they fit far forward where a leaf type rear sight sits. I like the adjustable rear model as compared the the standard.

 

[DMK]

So the swap with the XS Sight Systems Same Plane is a basic, no-brainer operation? Nothing fancy or technical needed? I'm not the world's most mechanical person (just the best shooter... ) I'm frequently taking on projects I wish I hadn't.

It's not difficult. You knock out the pin on the right side and remove the wheel (watch for the the detent ball that will fall out). You unscrew the shaft from the left and remove the aperture. Replace the new aperture, screw the shaft back in, pop the detent sprint and ball in the hole (a dab of grease will hold it), push the wheel down and tap the pin back in. Easy as eatin' pancakes.

 

[Cosmoline]

I like old school, first generation style Mojo. These had a simple fixed aperture in the back with a screw to adjust it. It was similar to the Arisaka rear aperture. I find it very easy to use, impossible to destroy and reasonably priced.

 

[Shrinkmd]

Single or double mojo?

I am very happy with a rear microclick on my Mosin, and I was thinking of getting another for my K31 (now that I am spoiled with aperture and peep sights I can't hit squat with the issue tangent sights).

Have people had success with the front and rear combo sight? It seems weird looking through a double set of openings. And if you're shooting at a small target (I like the 4/8 MOA ironsightaction.com targets) at 100 yds, can you actually see what you are aiming at? I'd love to try it, but if I don't like it then its a pain in the butt to get the old front sight back on, no?

 

[stolivar]

Love the Mojo

I have the old double peep setup on my M44. I use it to deer hunt with. Very accurate and stable.

I will buy the adjustable one next time for the different ammo.


steve