Jpanzer 1,265 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Greetings. I own a STG 2000, had it for a year and half now and its a great shooter: Got about 600 rounds through it with no problems, but since day one I've had to push the front sight almost all the way over to the left to zero it. I assumed this was the loose tolerance deal we all hear about with AK's, and decided I could live with it. However, this cant has caused some problems lately when adding a red dot and trying to get it sighted in, as I have to compensate for the off-center irons with the optic too. So now, I would like to address this issue. A local (Atlanta area) gunsmith has quoted me a $75-$100 fee to fix the cant. If possible I would try to do it myself but I have no access to shop tools and don't own a vise, just hand tools and power tools. Can the cant be corrected without drilling the pins out? Is it just trial and error as far as lining the front sight up correctly? Is it a fair price from the smith to fix this? I would appreciate any ideas you folks might have... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
termite 463 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Why pay that much to have it fixed, crap you are around Atlanta, just shoot it Homie style. Sorry but I couldn't resist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jpanzer 1,265 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yeah...LOL... I don't want to shoot it "homey" style becasue I like to HIT what I aim at.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shortyd044 1 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I had the same issue with my Saiga. Since my sight block was pressed on, I was able to move it slightly but enough to be able to center it. I took some penetrant oil like "Kroil" and liberaly sprayed it on the sight block and let it sit overnight. Kroil is really good in penetrating and we use it alot on the aircraft industry. I then wrapped the barrel and sight block with rags and used 2 large pipe wrenches for leverage using opposing pressure. It actually worked after a couple of tries, but I still wound up marring the paint a bit. Some black BBQ spray paint took care of that though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob-cubed 74 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yep, a good soaking and some blows with a rubber mallet might be enough. The pins holding the FSB on are pretty soft steel, you should be able to get it to move enough to correct some of the cant without removing anything. The right way to do it is punch out the pins, correct the cant, and then use a rat-tail file to adjust the holes if needed and put the pins back in. They will expand slightly to fill the new holes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I'm also of the "whack it with a hammer" school of thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Castalia 19 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 My sons saiga had a canted gas block and sight. We drove out the factory pins with the correct size punch. They are tight. After that we tapped the gas block with a dead blow hammer till it was straight and the sight was good. Then I redrilled the holes and reinserted the factory pins. Good to go. At the range the gun functioned perfectly and the sights were dead on. Good luck, Castalia 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee C 10 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 I have a CIA Tantal with a canted front sight. Was kind of wondering if the hammer method would move it at all. After reading this post i think i'm gonna give it a whack. What could go wrong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Kenny 144 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Make *SURE* you support the barrel! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob-cubed 74 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 If you are going to go through the effort to correct cant, at least try driving the pins out first. It's the right way and puts less stress on the barrel, plus gives you as much play as you need. With the pins out the FSB should still be a very tight fit, you can adjust with a rubber mallet, take it to the range, and adjust again if needed. Once it's perfect, drill or file and repin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee C 10 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 The pins came out easily, the forward pin being very loose. Is there an oversize pin or kit ? I'm thinking i may have to make a pin from a drill bit shank. What's SOP in this situation? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Kenny 144 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 (edited) Have you tried to put the front pin back in after fixing the sight cant? If the pin is tight now, don't worry about it! Edited October 23, 2011 by Scott Kenny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee C 10 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 I did re-install the pin's and the front one is about the same. I pretty much pushed it out by hand the first time and the rearward pin is looser now that the sight is strait. I'm sure i need to find something that fit's tighter or there gonna part company with the sight in short order. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 7,071 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'd ream the holes out with a bit closest in size as I can find and then make pins to fit. That or JB Weld the current pins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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