Whitpusmc

WOW, I hope they share…

Maybe as a pattern but at that price… that stock needs a lot of work. Whit

Thanks to all for the advice! I’ve got no ego in this, just happy to learn / add to my knowledge base such as it is. Thanks again, Whit

With the rifle pointing away from you correct?

OK, makes sense, how do I make sure I don’t damage the receiver dovetail when removing? I have brass punches and polished hammers to prevent marking the surface, which direction do I drive the sight out? Whit

That is fine, I may send back or I may see if I can use the L shaped sight portion with my original by retapping the threads in the Chinese version. I want to shoot my rifle but the peep sight hole is too small for my vision to resolve the front sight adequately. I’m not willing to damage the original sight. What are the threads in the original please? Whit

If this is a violation of the rules please delete. I do not know this seller nor am I in any way related to this seller. Someone was looking for a Johnson sight and there are two left on EBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Johnson-M1941-model-NOS-WW2-rear-sight-/363489381643?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 I don’t know if these are truly NOS but I bought one (there were three) with the intention of making a larger peep hole in it and saving my original sight. I welcome opinions from the experts here on its status (real vs repro)

If this is a violation of the rules please delete. I do not know this seller nor am I in any way related to this seller. Someone was looking for a Johnson sight and there are two left on EBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Johnson-M1941-model-NOS-WW2-rear-sight-/363489381643?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 I don’t know if these are truly NOS but I bought one (there were three) with the intention of making a larger peep hole in it and saving my original sight. I welcome opinions from the experts here on its status (real vs repro)

No worries I was just curious Whit

Well I used a .051” miked drill bit and it slides in easily with a small bit of play. My next drill bit miked at .054 and did not. So mine is either .052 or .053” why would a combat rifle have a national match sized peep hole? Why is .052” an “in between number?” Sorry for the dumb questions. Whit

Thank you! Whit

What size hole did you use for the peep sight? Does anyone know what the Military versions had for their peep sight hole? Mine is a Sporter that I have reconfigured to Military but I wonder if the sight was messed with as the peep sight hole is tiny and even in good light makes using it difficult. I can understand why the USMC occasionally turned it into a V.

Who did the restoration?

Does your rifle still have the buffer assembly at the rear of the spring? Whit

Very well done! Kudos! Whit