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SteveOKo922 Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Location: Olympia Joined: Jan 29^th, 2023	Trapdoor rifle wobbly rear sight Apr 16^th, 2025 at 1:27pm	Print Post
	Has anyone heard of buffington rear sights being pinned by the army to prevent windage adjustments? My rear sight has some play left and right and I'd like to fix it or ultimately replace it


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Tom_Trevor assra life no.71 Oldtimer Offline Tom Trevor Posts: 708 Location: Granada Hills Ca. Joined: Jun 16^th, 2004	Re: Trapdoor rifle wobbly rear sight Reply #1 - Apr 19^th, 2025 at 2:34pm	Print Post
	In was done but not often at all. Look on the bottom of the sight all have one pin showing that is the stop pin to prevent rotation off the base. If it was pinned to stop any windage it will have two pins . Some play in the Buffington is there after much use to use it rotate it past the desired point then come back to remove backlash. Chances are if you purchase another sight it will also have some play as well.


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JHand Full Member Offline Posts: 175 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2024	Re: Trapdoor rifle wobbly rear sight Reply #2 - Apr 19^th, 2025 at 8:37pm	Print Post
	I am by no means an expert here, but my 03 Springfield has a similar sight design? The windage was very loose when I got it so I started tinkering, and discovered the windage screw was extremely worn to the point there were almost no threads left in the middle. Found one still in cosmoline on eBay, replaced it and it tightened right up.


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