Loose Rear Sight Cover on M1

[Suvorov]

Guys,

I've just about got my M1 cleaned up for its debut tomorrow. One potential problem I see is that the rear sight cover is loose and allows the rear sight aperture to wiggle. I have the sight apart and it seem the rear sight cover has a lot of play up front where it fits to the receiver. Is this a common problem? Is shimming it the best way to fix it? Any help is much appreciated.

[NRAhighpowershooter]

The quick and easy fix is to try to bend the cover so you have some tension.. other than that.. buy a new cover.. $8 + $2 shipping... (I have a few on hand)

[Suvorov]

The quick and easy fix is to try to bend the cover so you have some tension.. other than that.. buy a new cover.. $8 + $2 shipping... (I have a few on hand)

Thanks, I was thinking about that but didn't want to screw the cover up if I was wrong. I'm excited about taking her out!

[Suvorov]

Thanks for the help. I flattened the cover a bit and snapped it back in, the rear sight works perfectly now with no wiggle!

I'm very happy with how the rifle shot. She is an old IHC "Frankenrifle" with a VAR barrel, but I was able to print sub 2 MOA groups with Greek Ball which is just about the best I have been able to shoot anything with iron sights over the past year. I'm sure that in more capable hands it could do better!