HELP! Bubba got medieval on my Guardia Civil!
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:56 am
I regret to report that my latest acquisition, a 1916 Guardia Civil Mauser converted to 7.62 NATO, has been violated in a deeply personal and horrific way by our collective nemesis, Bubba. Before you all scratch your heads (or any other anatomical region) and ask, "well, why'd you get it?" I should point out the sale price was $50, there was no paperwork, and I did not realize the extent of Bubba's evil at the time.
What has happened is this: the rear sight is of the common "rollercoaster type," with the gradients marked on either side as well as on the leaf. Unhappily, the slide is gone entirely, replaced by a flush-fit Allen head set-screw in a hole drilled through the rear end of the leaf just ahead of the notch. I know, it turns your stomachs, but the worst is yet to come.
Moving forward to the muzzle, we next find a pair of round-top slot-head screws on either side of the sight base inserted through holes drilled and tapped in the base, evidently Bubba's brilliant innovation in the arena of do-it-yourself windage adjustment. They aren't even the same color.
Finally, not content with the Jason Voorhies-esque butchery he has perpetrated thus far, Bubba decided to ruin the base itself by drilling out and tapping the leaf pin holes and replacing the pin, which used to go all the way through and held the leaf perfectly securely, with another pair of Allen head set-screws! How these held the leaf in place against the spring as long as they did is beyond me. Naturally, they didn't hold too long after I flipped the sight up after taking out the "windage adjustment" screws to remove the upper handguard for cleaning. Have you ever tried to hold a leaf against a stiff spring while trying to adjust two opposing Allen screws at the same? I hope that not only did Bubba's ears burn, but that his head spontaneously combusted.
Now, my point: where can I find parts to fix this? I have tried Numrich, Springfield Sporters, Sarco, TN Gun Parts, and about every link on Surplusrifles.com. I can fadge up the base problems, I hope, but I want to replace the rear leaf with one with a slide. Can anybody help?
What has happened is this: the rear sight is of the common "rollercoaster type," with the gradients marked on either side as well as on the leaf. Unhappily, the slide is gone entirely, replaced by a flush-fit Allen head set-screw in a hole drilled through the rear end of the leaf just ahead of the notch. I know, it turns your stomachs, but the worst is yet to come.
Moving forward to the muzzle, we next find a pair of round-top slot-head screws on either side of the sight base inserted through holes drilled and tapped in the base, evidently Bubba's brilliant innovation in the arena of do-it-yourself windage adjustment. They aren't even the same color.
Finally, not content with the Jason Voorhies-esque butchery he has perpetrated thus far, Bubba decided to ruin the base itself by drilling out and tapping the leaf pin holes and replacing the pin, which used to go all the way through and held the leaf perfectly securely, with another pair of Allen head set-screws! How these held the leaf in place against the spring as long as they did is beyond me. Naturally, they didn't hold too long after I flipped the sight up after taking out the "windage adjustment" screws to remove the upper handguard for cleaning. Have you ever tried to hold a leaf against a stiff spring while trying to adjust two opposing Allen screws at the same? I hope that not only did Bubba's ears burn, but that his head spontaneously combusted.
Now, my point: where can I find parts to fix this? I have tried Numrich, Springfield Sporters, Sarco, TN Gun Parts, and about every link on Surplusrifles.com. I can fadge up the base problems, I hope, but I want to replace the rear leaf with one with a slide. Can anybody help?