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Front sight blades interchangeable?

Interchange, yes. Correctly regulated? Probably not. The front sights come in different heights luckily so you can regulate.

Thanks.

If too tall, always regulate it a 'touch' with a file before noticeably stubby. Have a care if adjusting to such as handloads, etc., The whole aft sight assembly "factory gradient regulation" may suffer!
Just my amateur two cents!
Best!
John

Thanks but gonna have to get a taller one.

Who's front sight would you use? I have a husky model 46 in 9.3x57mm mauser that could use a taller front sight. Noticed a few on Flea Bay

GPC has lots of different front sight height options listed under the M38.

Been thinking about this one

https://www.sarcoinc.com/swedish-mauser-high-front-sight/

In the past I glued a skinny piece of beer can onto milsurp front sight blades and cut them back until my shots were hitting "in the zone", then secured taller front sights that matched the new "required" height - once by buying one from Numrich (and I have no idea if they still sell them), and once by filing a new sight out of a small chunk of steel (it's not as hard as you might think). I had no welder, or the skill to use one, or I would've simply extended the height of the original ones.

What the heck were military minds thinking when they instituted the concept of "battle sights" that focused hits on a minimum 500 yards away leaving us moderns to have to deal with high points of impact at 50-150 yards? (Yeah, I know why, but still....) Not much chance of me needing to plop bullets into massed Hun formations a quarter mile away.

I axed that same question some years back on Gunboards, Milsurps....the gurus there haughtily informed me that most countries, the training in Europe/Scan. used a center mass belt buckle sight picture. Makes sense I suppose if everyone is bravely standing upright without cover or concealment. Also we must consider that historically, Sweden sat out the conflicts of the last 200 plus years, and even then it was with the neighbors in Norway in 1814.

If Paul Mauser had realized that the best rifle he ever designed was going to lose two world wars and then get sold to a bunch of Americans, I'm sure he would have made it more sporterizable.

I actually prefer the '96 swedish mauser over a large ring '98, though it could do without the flop top safety. Paul should have envisioned the three position safety long ago

The safety is a three position safety. Just not one that plays well with scopes. But, that makes sense since the Millitary versions weren't intended to be scoped.

By three position safety, I meant Win model 70 style. Understand the current one is a three position safety, only doesn't work well with scopes. The bolt handle swings too high as well. But as far as being well made from excellent steel and being ultra reliable I'd have to give a model 46 Husqvarna the nod over a 700, or a model 70 if called upon in a dangerous situation. Now if I can get a few minor tweaks made to the front sight and eventually the safety I believe it'll be all set.

To each his own.

Ha! I'd say you can expect a few very opinionated opinions round the fire. But speaking from personal experience I kinda like the older steel on a Husky, or 1903 Springfield.

Your M46 has a front sight that is dovetailed lengthwise not cross wise as is the M96. That sight blade will not work.

What about the one in the above link?

Or below:
https://www.sarcoinc.com/swedish-mauser-high-front-sight/

Great advice. The last time I did this, it went "noticeably stubby" too fast. Well, that happens when you take the Milwaukee cordless angle grinder with a flappy wheel to the range. Sometimes I just don't have the patience for a file.. Good thing I bought an extra one!!!!

I agree gnoahhhh. Weird how they regulated them for so far out. When I first got my m96, I bought it for my clubs military rifle shoots. The damn thing was shooting so high, that I had to aim at the freaking target board at the bottom edge of the target. About 11 inches low to make a center hit on the x ring. I ended up winning the match, but it was not perfect. One smart azzed new member there, that didn't know me very well, asked why my hits were a little low. I told him "I just bought the rifle and the front sight is too low, so I am aiming about 12" low on the target, I'm lucky to be getting them anywhere near the X ring"!!!!! He's an old Air Borne Ranger and ex attorney, so there's 2 dings against him. He's a good friend now though.. Also, I know the OP has been down the front sight road before. He asked the same question about a year ago, but that was concerning a m96 I believe..