K31 Range Feedback

[plinker]

Took my Sampco K31 out to the range 1 month ago (results on left), just went this weekend (results on right) and similar results. Shooting with iron sights 100 yards, consistent high right. There is no further adjustment down and thinking of adjusting front sight to center (it has a notch indicating previous owners sighting made). I recall reading somewhere that the 2 o'clock position grouping is a common shooting technique error. Any suggestions?

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

A lot of the sights were filed down to shoot Three hundred yards.
Not bad shooting.

[lavgrunt]

.......sweet !!!

[Directshot]

Hard to beat a K31 !! Nice shooting.

[ccampbell]

I have the same sight problem with my K31, except more right and more up. With a 6 o'clock hold, my group is right a couple more inchs and up a few, out of the black. I was wondering if the front sight was rotated, as the front sight is already drifted towards the right side slightly. My sight doesn't appear filed down, guess I will have to look closer. Groups nice though.

[kermit]

You should be able to correct the windage by moving the front sight forward(?) in the groove. The sight ma have been knock back since it was last sited in. I think the notches on the movable blade and the fixed groove were standard reference marks to help in finding the centerpoint.

If you were shooting off a hard surface or with a bipod, that could account for some of the vertical placement, but I think the K-31's may shoot a little high at closer ranges. Perhaps the Swiss train using a six o'clock hold and this is not a problem for them.

That's still some darn nice shooting for an old warhorse (I'm referring to the rifle, not to you )

[NRAhighpowershooter]

This place has new K-31 front sights. I got 2 from them last year.

http://www.tngunparts.com/

[plinker]

Thanks for the feedback. I am going to try a front sight windage adjustment, hammer tap and punch style unless someone has a better suggestions.

Based on the responses I asked my dad what distances the Swiss sighted in their rifles. He was in the Swiss Army late 50's early 60's before he left for the U.S.. He said they always shot 300 meters and sighted in their rifles for such, the targets were also allot bigger.

So it sounds like if I am going to shoot 100 yards consistently I will need a new front sight. Pretty darn close though.

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[plinker]

I thought I would share my Dad's Swiss Dog Tag. I thought it was always very interesting as they had a different style vs. the US version. Both halves have contain the same information for obvious reasons.

[kermit]

See Page 11 of this manual:

http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/english_k11_k31_manual.pdf

for sight adjustment.

The Carmel Gun Club has regular 300 yard shoots for the K31:

http://www.carmelgunclub.com/courses%20of%20fire/courses%20of%20fire.htm

[tteng]

check out www.swissrifles.com. Post your question there. There is also a section on K31 accurizing. Good read.
I see Kermit cover it already.