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July 7, 2026
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What’s the best way to tighten the elevation adjusting nut on a Lyman tang sight. No, the stem is not loose or wobbly. The adjuster just moves too easily between shots or handling.
Jon
April 15, 2005
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Are you asing about the knurled thimble that you rotate to move the elevation stem up/down ?
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July 7, 2026
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Yup.
April 15, 2005
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I would remove the elevation staff and try packing the threads with wax, then run it back in place.
Bert
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July 7, 2026
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Check! Sounds like a good solution. If the wax needs to be removed for whatever reason, I suppose a little heat would melt it right out.
Jon
December 13, 2006
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Bert H. said
I would remove the elevation staff and try packing the threads with wax, then run it back in place.
Bert
Taking Berts’ advice . . . .I did the same.
The Lyman Tang Sight on my M’94 rifle also “moves FAR too easily” for my taste!
So, I coated the threaded portion of the stem with candle wax.
It seemed to help.
Unfortunately, this sight is so old, there is a whole bunch of “backlash” in the thread!
I can rotate the knurled portion 1/8 of a turn BEFORE the eyepiece STARTS to move!
In my competition days, with irons, if I wanted “6 clicks up”, I’d go up 10 . . .then come down 4 to allow for the backlash!
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