Windage adjustable rear sight

[madsenshooter]

Seems to me that while perusing the back issues of American Rifleman while going to college in the 90s that I saw some mention of how to make a windage adjustable sight for the 1917. Anybody have any of that info? It probably wasn't a target sight like Bob S has, but had some adjustment.

[Quadguy]

The only sight info I was able to come up with was a BAR rear sight. It seems that it will work , but I didn't acquire one and don't know how true it is. I didn't know the front was the only way to adjust windage when I acquired a 1917.

[RCS]

The original Browning BAR M1918 used both the M1917 rear sight and buttplate, by WW2 the M1918A2 used an adjustable rear sight like the Browning M1919A4. Both of these sights have been used on M1917 projects. Photo shows the Browning rear sightAttachment 15576

[Eddystone3006]

I would love a windage adjustable rear sight on my 1917.

[Randy A]

Here is one, rifle on the right.

http://www.pbase.com/mrclark/image/73369427

[Eddystone3006]

Here is one, rifle on the right.

http://www.pbase.com/mrclark/image/73369427

good find Randy. just wish the picture showed a little more of the sight and provided some details.

[TerryR]

Here's a Parker Hale rear sight with windage. Just got it thanks to Madsenshooter! Had to buy the entire rifle to get the sight on gunbroker. Overall sight cost me 206.00
I was told this sight is worth 300.00+. Sure makes a difference for the rifle!
PS there is no drilling holes in the recvr, fits right into the side, with existing parts!
TerryR

[Bob S]

Here's one of mine. Half minute clicks for wind and elevation. No battle sight.





The other one is a run-of-the-mill PH 5B:




Resp'y,
Bob S.

[Griff Murphey]

If you use a modified sight like that can you still use the gun in CMP matches? I remember an old ad in the AMERICAN RIFLEMAN; "Make your 1917 Enfield as modern as tomorrow!" and it was a cock on opening conversion... Possibly by Flaigs? If you could find that could you use that? Those two fixes... Might be as good as an '03....

I imagine in a club level match they would slide, maybe even at State level.

[madsenshooter]

Not "as issued" for CMP matches, but fun anyway. Thanks for letting me see it Terry, next comes the itty bitty groups. I see there's not much room between the ears for moving a sight laterally, especially not a ladder like Bob's.