Artillery Rear Sight Offset???

[heyjerr]

You and me both! until I looked closer and figured out what's up.
On mine, the entire sight mount is not perfectly level to start with when viewed from the front. Then it's magnified even more by not having the pinholes on the mount line up. When looking from the front, the pinhole on the left side of the mount is higher than the right side.

Front view showing mount base is not level. Red lines added to show location of pinholes.


View from right side. Notice the distance between the pin and top of the sight.



View from left side. Notice the distance between the pin and top of the sight.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by heyjerr

On mine, the entire site mount is not perfectly level to start with when viewed from the front.

I think we'll have to get a comment on a "pristine" LP-08 owner on this...

Then it's magnified even more by not having the pinholes on the mount line up. When looking from the front, the pinhole on the left side of the mount is higher than the right side.

OK, I believe that's what does the "7�º tilt" that Phoenix alluded to...The offset pin holes allow the sight to raise off-center...You might find, if you measure from the front edge of the sight base, that the pin centerline-to-front edge measurements are different, too...

That's just a WAG, but it makes sense...