Marlin 795

[chrisb]

I bought a used Marlin 795 about a month ago. When i got it out to the range last weekend it shot waaaaaay right. There is no apparent windage adjustment for the front sight. Any ideas on how i can fix this?

[bobcat]

Is the rear sight not adjustable

[MikeWalking]

All I can think of is to have the barell checked for straightness, maybe make a new rear blade, or notch the one on it now..

[satchel3006]

move the rear sight it should be dovetailed in

[carpsniperg2]

it should adjust and not be fixed postion

[BPturkeys]

Maybe you could just scope it up and there might be enough adjustment within the scope to get sighted in.

[chrisb]

I thought about scoping it but it's for the kids and i want them to learn proper sight alignment before i give them the cheating tube.

[Woodchuck]

Can you post a pic of the sights, so we can see what ya got?

[chrisb]

Can you post a pic of the sights, so we can see what ya got?

I will try tonight. The rear sight is dove tailed and I will try adjusting that as mentioned earlier as well.


On a separate note why are spare mags for these things so expensive compared to other 22's?

[Woodchuck]

i feel your pain, i have an old winchester .22 that spare mags are junk. made out of plastic and warp so they need replacing often and best of all, damned expensive

[jdb]

you could always rest it between to saw horses and slightly bend the barrel. just make sure you bend it in the right direction.

[chrisb]

I'm not looking to do any barrel bending... not sure that's a bright idea. I will be trying to adjust the rear dovetail this weekend though. Ill let you know how it works out.