jimdigriz 580 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Just received my new Krebs peep sight in the mail today. It looks great, and I can't wait to mount in on the rifle. Just one problem: The slider is too tight, especially toward the usable part of the ramp (that is 3 and below). I can see stress marks on the underside of the ramp from sliding. I have to use a tool to manipulate it at those low settings. Obviously that's not acceptable. I will probably send Krebs an email tomorrow asking about it. I will also try the sliders from my other rifles to see if any of them is a good fit. Has anyone else had (and resolved!) this problem? Also, there is a setting less than 1. It look kind of like a pi sign, or an upside-down square U. What is this meant to be used for? 25 yards? 50? I don't get it. Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
545x39mm 1 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Just received my new Krebs peep sight in the mail today. It looks great, and I can't wait to mount in on the rifle. Just one problem: The slider is too tight, especially toward the usable part of the ramp (that is 3 and below). I can see stress marks on the underside of the ramp from sliding. I have to use a tool to manipulate it at those low settings. Obviously that's not acceptable. I will probably send Krebs an email tomorrow asking about it. I will also try the sliders from my other rifles to see if any of them is a good fit. Has anyone else had (and resolved!) this problem? Also, there is a setting less than 1. It look kind of like a pi sign, or an upside-down square U. What is this meant to be used for? 25 yards? 50? I don't get it. Jim The first setting on the slider is the "battle" setting which is the same as the 300 meter setting. This is the setting which would normally be used along with a center mass aim point. This would allow torso hits at point blank to over 400 meters. As far as the slider being "tight" well that may be a good thing. As I'm sure it will loosen up with use. I would not worry as you should just leave the slider at the first "battle" setting, after you zero at the 100 meter setting. Edited January 28, 2010 by 545x39mm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 The first setting on the slider is the "battle" setting which is the same as the 300 meter setting. This is the setting which would normally be used along with a center mass aim point. This would allow torso hits at point blank to over 400 meters. As far as the slider being "tight" well that may be a good thing. As I'm sure it will loosen up with use. I would not worry as you should just leave the slider at the first "battle" setting, after you zero at the 100 meter setting. I tried the sliders from two other rifles, one of them was tighter still, and the other was loose enough to work, though still a bit stiff. But like you say, it will probably loosen up more with use. OK, about the battle sight setting, I've heard people talk about that before. But they never elaborated, and I never understood, whether it meant the bullet impact would be higher, lower, or about the same as the 1 setting. Which is it? Thanks. Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volkov 318 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Jim.. you ask more questions than anyone around here and I love it.. I think half of what I learned comes from answers you get.. So basically bump to this post because I'm curious as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reverendfranz 160 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) The battle zero is nearly the same as the 300 meter setting. At 100 meters, you would be much better off with using the 1 marking on the sight. The idea of the battle zero is that an an unknown distance, out to 400 meters, all of your hits will be on impact with a mansized torso, and within about 40cm(?) out to 1000 meters. ETA: to answer, instead of blather, at 100 yards, on the battle zero, the round would go high. Edited January 28, 2010 by ReverendFranz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 ETA: to answer, instead of blather, at 100 yards, on the battle zero, the round would go high. Maybe that's why the Russian manual for the AKM instructs the soldier to aim at the waist of the enemy soldier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reverendfranz 160 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 unless it says at "100meters, aim at the waist", i would think it more likely that is to preemptively combat muzzle climb from automatic fire, as at near 300m the rounds would be dead on, and not high, and beyond, it would pass between the legs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) May just want to polish the slide with a dremel to solve the issue. Go slow. Edited January 28, 2010 by Rhodes1968 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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