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DMTWI · 04-18-2008, 03:00 PM

Since I'm a new AK owner (well, not until it's done being built), I have a question on the front sight. Is a special sight drift tool really needed to do your adjustments, or can you get by using something else and if so, what would that something else be? Sorry if this was covered in another post, didn't see it if so.

blefferd · 04-18-2008, 04:45 PM

you can use a brass punch and a hammer

clemmac · 04-22-2008, 08:08 PM

Tapco makes a dandy tool for both windage and elevation adjustments on the front sight of an AK. Cost is pretty close to $10.00 and you don't need to use a punch and hammer

LKB3rd · 04-29-2008, 05:11 PM

I got the sight adjustment tool and just moved mine a little bit to the left. It worked well, and was easy to go slowly and stop where I wanted.

04-18-2008, 03:00 PM	#1
DMTWI XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 479	Sight drift? Since I'm a new AK owner (well, not until it's done being built), I have a question on the front sight. Is a special sight drift tool really needed to do your adjustments, or can you get by using something else and if so, what would that something else be? Sorry if this was covered in another post, didn't see it if so. __________________ DT XD-9

04-18-2008, 04:45 PM	#2
blefferd XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 1,213	you can use a brass punch and a hammer __________________ SA XD 45GAP S&W 642 38SPL Glock 19 9mm Winchester Model 70 .308 Benelli Nova 12g Ruger 10/22 German K98 8MM New England Firearms Pardner 20g Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Polish TanTal 5.45x39 East German Markarov 9x18

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04-22-2008, 08:08 PM	#3
clemmac XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Free State Wyoming Posts: 2	Tapco makes a dandy tool for both windage and elevation adjustments on the front sight of an AK. Cost is pretty close to $10.00 and you don't need to use a punch and hammer

04-29-2008, 05:11 PM	#4
LKB3rd XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT Posts: 828	I got the sight adjustment tool and just moved mine a little bit to the left. It worked well, and was easy to go slowly and stop where I wanted.