[mod.rec.guns] Mini 14 Sights

jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (11/01/86)

Article: 10:61

     Just got back from San Bernardino this weekend where I went to shoot
for my Garand.  Is there anyone out there who has participated in the D.C.M.
M-1 Garand purchase program?  If so, how long have you been waiting or for 
those lucky ones who have received their Garands, how long did it take?

     My main concern in this posting is with Mini-14 sights.  I don't know
if there is a problem in general with standard factory rear sights on 
stainless Mini-14s but mine sure rattles.  I spoke to a gunsmith at the 
High-Power match and he said that there is a replacement sight on the market
by a company named Williams.  Looking through my copy of Guns & Ammo, I 
found their add, with a picture of a modified Mini-14.  Has anyone out
there with a Mini-14 made this modification or some other fix-it to the 
sights.  

                                    Dennis Farnden
                                 dfarnde@polyslo

jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (11/07/86)

Article: 11:5

When I had a series 181 Mini-14, the sights did rattle
slightly, but it had no effect on accuracy.  From
the factory, 4 clicks up from mechanical zero
(as far down as the adjustment would go) put the
gun right on target for 100 meters.  The accuracy
was good enough for nailing tin cans.  I was
using standard M193 5.56 ball.  Shoot your gun
and see whether you really need new sights.

Jon Kaplowitz
cbosgd!erc3ba!jfka