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Note: 23 August 2003
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| Since I wrote this article
two things have happened.
1) B-Square has released a mount made specifically for
the Yugo m48 for around $70+.
2) B-Square has raised the price of the mount used in
this article to the $70 range in price. If you shop around you
can still find it for the price in this article - but I think
this will change as supplies dwindle.
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 I
have received many email requests related to removing a Yugo M-48
rear sight and installing a Scout Style Scope. I was just as curious
- so I purchased a B-Square Scope Mount/Rings and
a Long Eye Relief Scope (pistol scope). Total not
including the rifle I paid around $100 (including shipping) for
both items.
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My hope was to remove the original sight leaf and leaf spring,
install the new base and scope without any modification to the rifle.
This was not to be the case as I will explain later in the article.
To remove the sight from a Mauser style rifle is actually pretty
easy if you know what you are doing. First before starting
any firearm related project: Make
sure the rifle is unloaded and pointed in a safe direction.
Per the directions supplied with the B-Square scope mount -
1) At the front of the sight leaf there is a set of trunnions
with a retaining pin through the middle. The sight pivots on the
trunnions. Using a very small punch - drift out the retaining pin
as shown in figure 2.
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2) After the retaining pin is removed,
the sight leaf still remains securely installed in the sight base.
With the sight flat, apply a flat blade screwdriver to the front
of the sight leaf as shown in figure 3 and lightly
tap it to the rear. The trunnions of the sight leaf sit in grooves,
while the pressure of the leaf spring keeps the leaf in place. It
may be necessary to push down on the front of the leaf while trying
to remove it.
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3) Once the trunnions are free
remove the sight leaf and set it aside as shown in figure
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4) Remove the leaf spring from the sight base. I tried
the suggested approach in the instructions with no luck. I ended
up having to make sure the rifle was securely held while I used
a pair of vise grips to pull forward on the spring as shown in
figure 5.
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5) Next came the somewhat disappointing
part of the project. I found that the front portion of my Yugo
M-48's hand guard prevented the B-Square mount front being mounted
correctly. The screws holes would not line up flush with the holes
in the rifles sight base. I had a choice to make -
do I modify the rifle
or do I send the parts back and
leave the rifle alone?
I probably let the moment get the best of
me - but I thought I had come to far and wanted to see this project
through. I have more that one Yugo M-48, so I took a file and gently
removed only the required amount until the scope mount fit properly.
Not bad - but would be noticeable if I decided to return the rifle
back to almost original condition.
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Then came the next shocker -
The screws would not fit without removing a little bit of wood on
both sides of the handguard. I had come this far and there was
really no turning back. I removed just enough wood for the retaining
screws to fit into the scope mount.
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6) Once the mount was
tightened down, there was some noticeable rocking motion back and
forth in the mount. The folks at B-Square have thought this through
and provided little hex screws in the top of the base that when
tightened, will close any gaps and apply enough pressure to keep
the base from moving at all.
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7) Install
the lower half of the rings and tighten down. |
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8) Place
the scope and the upper half of the rings in the lower half and
ten install the retaining screws and tighten down. |
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Figure 11
shows the assembled rifle ready to take to the range and sight in! |
| It looks sort
of like a German 98k Sniper Rifle. Overall it was not a difficult
project to complete. I don't really like modifying the rifle much,
so I put a little oil on the front of the handguard where I removed
the excess wood with a file and it really does not look that bad.
I am now going to take the Yugo out to the range and will report
back on how it shoots. To read the range report, go to -
http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting/m48Scope/index.asp
jlm ;)
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