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Post by Plainsman on Sept 10, 2024 7:23:35 GMT -5
John, a good smith can make you what you want but it will be expensive. Maybe try painting your FRONT sight with a bright dot at the proper height. The Soviets and the Chinese did not have trouble with judicial back-of-the-neck work.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 10, 2024 9:39:09 GMT -5
My eight round magazine arrived today. Fits and functions fine. My bug fingers easily fit into the space between the grip but and the magazine bottom plate. I thinking of adding something for that gap. I tried a leather cord but too funky looking for me! Shot a few magazines at a paper target. These Sovietski military sights are not good. I can barely find the front blade sight. I have to shoot with one eye closed as I have close range double vision which does not help. From a traumatic brain injury as a young child. I doubt there are replacement sights ready made. So, I am thinking of sight paint. Now, I tend to like yellow over white in gernal. Does anyone have an opinion? Bob, please give me your expert opinion. Any others are welcome, too. A common theme of owners of these guns is that the front sight is too tall. Accurate shooting means the front sight about half way above the rear sight. That was so when I tried it. Even sights means low on the target. I am not ready to file the front sight down yet but that may be helpful. I think these are Tokarev battle sights. The Ivans shoot the original 7.25 X 25 guns at long battlefield ranges. At least if one believes what they see in the Russian war movies. I am interested in about twelve feet. I did not try fifty or 80 feet. Maybe painting the rear sight half way up in yellow with white on the upper part? Yes, I can make this really complicated.... They are probably the same sights as the 7.62. I've read recent reviews about people shooting 100 yard gongs with the Tokarev. Mine is accurate enough at 50 yards I waa pleasenty surprised. I'm happy with one magazine even though I picked up a second one still in cosmoline.
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Post by toshtego on Sept 10, 2024 11:03:20 GMT -5
My eight round magazine arrived today. Fits and functions fine. My bug fingers easily fit into the space between the grip but and the magazine bottom plate. I thinking of adding something for that gap. I tried a leather cord but too funky looking for me! Shot a few magazines at a paper target. These Sovietski military sights are not good. I can barely find the front blade sight. I have to shoot with one eye closed as I have close range double vision which does not help. From a traumatic brain injury as a young child. I doubt there are replacement sights ready made. So, I am thinking of sight paint. Now, I tend to like yellow over white in gernal. Does anyone have an opinion? Bob, please give me your expert opinion. Any others are welcome, too. A common theme of owners of these guns is that the front sight is too tall. Accurate shooting means the front sight about half way above the rear sight. That was so when I tried it. Even sights means low on the target. I am not ready to file the front sight down yet but that may be helpful. I think these are Tokarev battle sights. The Ivans shoot the original 7.25 X 25 guns at long battlefield ranges. At least if one believes what they see in the Russian war movies. I am interested in about twelve feet. I did not try fifty or 80 feet. Maybe painting the rear sight half way up in yellow with white on the upper part? Yes, I can make this really complicated.... They are probably the same sights as the 7.62. I've read recent reviews about people shooting 100 yard gongs with the Tokarev. Mine is accurate enough at 50 yards I waa pleasenty surprised. I'm happy with one magazine even though I picked up a second one still in cosmoline. That cartridge out a 4.5 inch barrel has the range! That is why they developed it for dealing with Heine pests in open country. Mother Russia has lots of open space. I have to admire them for that. I could see owning a T33 with some kind of scope. Maybe a detachable butt stock like the Mauser C96? Just a thought.
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 10, 2024 11:37:41 GMT -5
Yes. The ATF will be pondering that with you.
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Post by toshtego on Sept 10, 2024 12:14:28 GMT -5
Yes. The ATF will be pondering that with you. I met the SA who covers this area some years back following a burglary of many pounds of black powder and some guns. I had a C&R License back then. Turns out he was raised here and I know his family. Nice guy. If he or the Bureau have problems with a stock equipped Tokarev, I will be surprised. Funny story with him. He had to climb a set of steep stairs to reach the door of my office. When I met him at the door he told me he left his credentials in the car below. He introduced himself as a Treasury ATF Agent. I responded with Chicago PD Officer Malone's (Sean Connery) great line, "Who would claim to be that who was not?" We had a nice chat in my office. The quantity of powder missing was of concern but not high on their list of priorities.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 10, 2024 18:30:41 GMT -5
They are probably the same sights as the 7.62. I've read recent reviews about people shooting 100 yard gongs with the Tokarev. Mine is accurate enough at 50 yards I waa pleasenty surprised. I'm happy with one magazine even though I picked up a second one still in cosmoline. That cartridge out a 4.5 inch barrel has the range! That is why they developed it for dealing with Heine pests in open country. Mother Russia has lots of open space. I have to admire them for that. I could see owning a T33 with some kind of scope. Maybe a detachable butt stock like the Mauser C96? Just a thought. I don't see any way to put a scope on it. I suppose if someone has the money it could be done.
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Post by toshtego on Sept 10, 2024 19:40:02 GMT -5
That cartridge out a 4.5 inch barrel has the range! That is why they developed it for dealing with Heine pests in open country. Mother Russia has lots of open space. I have to admire them for that. I could see owning a T33 with some kind of scope. Maybe a detachable butt stock like the Mauser C96? Just a thought. I don't see any way to put a scope on it. I suppose if someone has the money it could be done. Not a long scope. One of the pistol variety. Maybe a Red Dot?
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Post by toshtego on Sept 10, 2024 21:06:42 GMT -5
I don't see any way to put a scope on it. I suppose if someone has the money it could be done. Not a long scope. One of the pistol variety. Maybe a Red Dot? The rear site on my Zastava is dove tailed into the slide. Are Tokarevs the same?
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