magneticanomaly
Titanium
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2007
- Location
- On Elk Mountain, West Virginia, USA
Today the tangent sight suddenly appeared loose on my Romanian SKS. Inspection showed that the flat spring under it, the rear end of which is supposed to hook in a slot in the sight base, so that the front end can push the front end of the tangent up so the rear end stays down, was loose. The spring had moved forward out of the slot, and fell out when the rifle was turned upside-down
It looks like the spring is supposed to be kept from working out of the slot by a dimple which engages a hole in the base. Looks like it would be easy to reinstall it, IF I could take the tangent piece out. Looks like the tangent piece would slide out to the rear IF a tiny pin, that protrudes from the left trunnion but not the right, would come out...but it won't.
Probably I am completely on the wrong track.. I'd be grateful if someone would straighten me out.
TIA!
It looks like the spring is supposed to be kept from working out of the slot by a dimple which engages a hole in the base. Looks like it would be easy to reinstall it, IF I could take the tangent piece out. Looks like the tangent piece would slide out to the rear IF a tiny pin, that protrudes from the left trunnion but not the right, would come out...but it won't.
Probably I am completely on the wrong track.. I'd be grateful if someone would straighten me out.
TIA!