[sinistersixguns]

My dad has recently found a cheap WASR-10 with a canted front sight. Is is possible to adjust the cant to vertical? Is is hard and do you need special tools?

Thanks

 

[cougar_guy04]

My dad has recently found a cheap WASR-10 with a canted front sight. Is is possible to adjust the cant to vertical? Is is hard and do you need special tools?

Thanks

Found an article on this not too long ago:
Romanian Kalashnikov Rifles

 

[Fish609]

I smacked mine a few times with a 3lb mallet. It's straight now.

 

[nalioth]

My dad has recently found a cheap WASR-10 with a canted front sight. Is is possible to adjust the cant to vertical? Is is hard and do you need special tools?

Thanks

1) Is it canted so far, that it can't be sighted in?

* Yes > Fix it.

* No > Where's the problem?

 

[JohnAkaB]

I smacked mine a few times with a 3lb mallet. It's straight now.

are you serious?

 

[Fish609]

Dead

 

[Ishpeck]

It's an AK! You can do that kind of thing.

 

[boricua9mm]

I've fixed canted sights on SARs and on late model WASRs. I knock the pins out with a hammer and punch, heat up the area with a cigarette lighter for a few minutes, wrap a towel around the front sight tower (to prevent non-factory scratches), and give it a few love taps with a hammer.

To check to make sure it is reasonably straight, I center the front sight post in the sight block, then tie a piece of dental floss around the front sight and run it back through the notch in the rear sight. This gives me a good idea of a straight line of sight. Once you get it perfect/good/close (or even "fuggit") put your pins back in and head back to the range to re-zero.

Notice that I didn't mention any complex tools whatsoever. If you are even remotely useful with primitive caveman implements, you can do this. :razz:

 

[LKB3rd]

If it isn't too bad, you can get a front sight tool and adjust the sight side to side to get the post centered. It will be offset inside the wings, but the post will be centered.

 

[Dhunter55]

To check to make sure it is reasonably straight, I center the front sight post in the sight block, then tie a piece of dental floss around the front sight and run it back through the notch in the rear sight. This gives me a good idea of a straight line of sight.

That's a great idea!