Mauser front sight mounting question

[kcstott]

Okay, I'm going to look into it. I have the front sight (actual point of sight),and sight protector. I must be missing something...

I installed the rear sight back onto the barrel, but when the hole in the barrel and sight base line up, it's canted badly to the right. Should I just by ads te set screw, and make it straight, or is this a needed feature?

Thanks everybody, all the information is appreciated.

you're missing the band

[AK all day]

Awesome, thanks kcstott, any advice for the rear sight?

[TRAP55]

AK, you may want to back up a bit here. You might be putting the cart in front of the horse. Either me, or both of us, need more info on this rifle.
Was this barrel swapped from another rifle?
If it was, have you had the head space checked?
If you haven't, you need to before securing the sights.

If this barrel is original to the receiver, it hasn't been completely tightened up. There will be an index mark on the barrel and the front of the receiver ring that have to be lined up, "if" this is the original barrel.
When we have all that figured out, I can tell you how to index your sights.

[AK all day]

The barrel appears to be original. The index marks, from what I can see, line up.

When I get home, I will double check all of what I just stated. It does seem odd that the sight would not line up properly when the sight base is where it's supposed to be... Thanks

[ar15barrels]

The barrel appears to be original. The index marks, from what I can see, line up.

When I get home, I will double check all of what I just stated. It does seem odd that the sight would not line up properly when the sight base is where it's supposed to be... Thanks

When the rifles were originally built, they screwed the barrel in tight and verify headspace before soldering on the sights.
The FACT that your rear sight is misaligned tells us that the gun is not all original...
If the index mark is aligned, and the rear sight is misaligned, then you probably have the wrong barrel.
I would start by re-torquing the barrel first as the barrel may not actually be torqued correctly.
Each barrel/receiver will have a different index mark location as the threads start/end in different places...
The index mark was applied to the barrel AFTER the barrel was torqued into the receiver.

[TRAP55]

When the rifles were originally built, they screwed the barrel in tight and verify headspace before soldering on the sights.
The FACT that your rear sight is misaligned tells us that the gun is not all original...
If the index mark is aligned, and the rear sight is misaligned, then you probably have the wrong barrel.
I would start by re-torquing the barrel first as the barrel may not actually be torqued correctly.
Each barrel/receiver will have a different index mark location as the threads start/end in different places...
The index mark was applied to the barrel AFTER the barrel was torqued into the receiver.

Thanks Randall, that saved me a bunch of typing.
I'm going to see if I can hook him up with someone local to him that has head space gauges, barrel vise, and action wrench to help him out.