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LT-2 Front Sight Adjustment Tool
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| Short by: Jamie Mangrum |
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LT-2 Sight Adjuster
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We now have the LT-2 Sight adjusting Tool available. This is the second generation of our sight adjusters and incorporates improved features suggested by our user customers. The hammer and punch adjusting method is just a not very precise method of adjusting the front sight on a rifle. This tool allows you to make adjustments to your front sight to achieve maximum accuracy from your rifle. It will pay for itself in ammunition the first time you use it.
One of the major changes which have been made are the elimination of one shoulder. This allows more lateral movement for adjusting the sights on an Enfield. The LT series, if you remember, work on an Enfield if used in the upside down position although they were originally designed for the Mosin 91 and 91/30.Of course the end cap must be removed on an Enfield for the sight to fit but this is removed anyway even if using a hammer and punch. This also allows for complete removal of the sight blade on all models which it fits.
The LT-2 is quality hot blued for durability as well as looks.
The adjusting screw has been given a little more "dog" (removed threads) on the end to allow more lateral movement. Additionally the temper of the adjusting screw is a wee bit softer to avoid marring the finish on the rifle being adjusted. I will replace free any bent screws from whatever cause. - Stan Ward
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Sometime earlier this year I released a short article on Stan Ward's LT-1 Mosin-Nagant Front Sight Adjustment Tool. Since then Stan has made modifications and improvements and released the next version called the LT-2.
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The LT-2 is still a well made and innovative device that allows you to adjust any 1891/30 or 1891 Mosin-Nagant rifle but now also will allow you to adjust the front sights on an Enfield rifle. |
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Figures 3 & 4 show the LT-2 mounted on the front sight of a Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 rifle. |
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Once the LT-2 is in place and with the screw aiming towards the direction you wish to adjust the sight you will need to take a wrench and slowly tighten the screw until the front sight has moved the desired distance. What is great about this method is that you get to move the front sight only the exact distance you wish to adjust without going past it. The hammer and punch method does not allow for this. Many times I have tapped past my mark and then have had to tap the sight back in the opposite direction only to overshoot my mark again. |
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To adjust the sights on an Enfield No. 4 rifle you must first unscrew and remove the foresight (front sight) protector screw. |
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Then with the foresight (front sight) removed you can adjust the windage of the front sight. |
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| Stan Ward makes the LT 2 Mosin Nagant and Enfield Front Sight Adjustment Tool for the 1891/30 or 1891 Mosin Nagant or Enfield rifles (pictured above). It is a very high quality made tool designed specifically for adjusting the rifle's front sights, very easily without the need for a hammer or punch. These are available for $18 plus, $2 postage each by contacting Stan at . Stan's tool will last a lifetime and is a very good tool investment. |
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