Lee Enfield front sight adjustment

[bruceflinch]

Front sight on my LE, needs adjustment.
Is that a cap screw or what? Loosen or remove completely? Then drift sight?
Thanks in advance!

[finloq]

You're looking at the screw, dead-on. It's underneath that black paint.

[finloq]

Here is what it looks like, without the paint:

[bruceflinch]

You're looking at the screw, dead-on. It's underneath that black paint.

Here is what it looks like, without the paint:

OK, so do I loosen the screw to adjust, or does turning the screw cause the adjustment?

[finloq]

I haven't had the need, but here is an article on it: http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=26809

[bruceflinch]

^ Holy Keyboard Commando, Those Brits take some stuff pretty seriously...

Thanks for the good read.

[finloq]

Honestly, you will never meet a more helpful set of blokes, than those: Brits, Ozzies, Kiwis and Yarpies. As long as you're talking about Enfields or Beer, that is.

[smle-man]

The screw is a jam screw to keep the sight in place. Loosen the screw, drift the sight blade and retighten.

[POLICESTATE]

Loosen screw to drift sight or replace.

[corrosively_armed]

The idea was that british soldiers were taught to 'aim off' ie learn where their rifle shot and aim counter to that a given distance to hit where they were aiming. The screw is a reverse flat head phillips so they can't adjust their sights. The sks/ak sight adjustment tool works on it.