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Semisane · December 4, 2007, 12:53 AM

I recently acquired a nice .58 caliber Zouave rifle that is a real fun shooter.
The only problem is my old bifocal eyes can't see that danged military rear sight. Here's the gun.

And here's the factory sight. With it, the gun shoots about a foot above point of aim at 50 yards.

Here’s the sight disassembled.

That disk in the center of the sight base is the screw holding the sight to the barrel. When I got it out it turned out to be metric - 4mm / 0.70 pitch.

So I went to the hardware store and bought three bolts (1/2" X 20 threads per inch), and a nut.

I also bought a 4mm X 0.70 machine screw, a small rubber "O" ring, and a nylon washer.

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December 4, 2007, 12:53 AM	#6
Semisane Junior Member Join Date: December 3, 2007 Location: River Ridge, Louisiana Posts: 9	A Hardware Store Sight I recently acquired a nice .58 caliber Zouave rifle that is a real fun shooter. The only problem is my old bifocal eyes can't see that danged military rear sight. Here's the gun. And here's the factory sight. With it, the gun shoots about a foot above point of aim at 50 yards. Here’s the sight disassembled. That disk in the center of the sight base is the screw holding the sight to the barrel. When I got it out it turned out to be metric - 4mm / 0.70 pitch. So I went to the hardware store and bought three bolts (1/2" X 20 threads per inch), and a nut. I also bought a 4mm X 0.70 machine screw, a small rubber "O" ring, and a nylon washer. *(continued in next comment.)* __________________ My wife says I'm totally nuts, but I think I'm Semisane.