Mojo Mauser peep sight review - part 1

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Erich

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Hi Kids,
Based on the advice of TFLers, I ordered a Mojo aftermarket aperture sight for my Yugo M48 Mauser. It came yesterday, and I thought I'd give everyone a mini-review. I've only just installed it, so I'll let you know how it stands up to actual shooting later, probably next week. I'm pretty excited to have an aperture on my Mauser; maybe now I can get all the accuracy potential out of it.
The sight is from Mojo sights in ID (http://www.nidlink.com/~tdjones/MojoSights.html). I got the steel one, so it cost me about $34 including shipping. They make them for the Swedes and generic 98k/T38s (that's the one I got), and they're promising SKS and - I'm very excited - Mosin-Nagant peeps soon. The sight came with a drift and a dowel to assist with installation.
The sight itself is a nice piece of machining, and is adjustable for windage and elevation by hex screws (wrench provided). It's nicely blued and looks pretty sharp atop the M48. I was concerned that there might be fitting problems (since there is some variation in 98k-type rear sights), but I'd told Mojo that I had an M48, and the sight fits wonderfully - much better than the original did. It sits very neatly and solidly in the rear sight channel; the tension between the original rear sight spring and the elevation adjustment screw provide a no-nonsense stability on that axis. The aperture is large enough to allow an immediate sight picture (even with the big clunky triangle front sight they put on the Yugo) - it's too open for real target work (unlike the Williams target apertures I've got on my Swede 94) and there's no provision for changing apertures BUT then the Mojo sight is marketed as merely an improved rear sight that doesn't require gunsmithing. It looks like it will fill that bill very nicely.
Installation was pretty simple, following the instructions provided. You pop out the rear sight retention pin with the provided drift, pull the original sight out to the rear, and use the wooden dowel to press down on the front of the new aperture sight as you slide it in from the rear over the sight spring. It snaps into place, you make sure it's centered, and then you drift the pin back in.
So, next week I'll go shoot and let you know how it works.
cheers,
erich
 
Errata

It turns out I mis-spoke when I talked about the Mojo's aperture being too big for target work. One can specify any aperture diameter (up to .187") when ordering. The one I got was a standard .150".

I can't wait to try this thing out!
 
Erich (or anyone else with one), any word on how the sight's working out yet? I'm getting antsy to buy one.

Any response appreciated, Blue Duck
 
I have a Swedish M96 that has been begging for me to put a Soderin diopter rear and hooded front sight on, maybe a Mojo and the hooded front would work just as well, without drilling and tapping? I too, am interested in how well the Mojo worked for you, Erich, please keep us informed!
 
I feel bad - I wasn't able to get out and shoot the M48 this week, and I won't be able to next weekend, either (out of town). I can tell you that the standard .180 aperture looks pretty darn efficient with the standard Yugo front sight (I think I'd have to replace the front sight with a better one in order to really benefit from a smaller aperture) - as is the Mojo's aperture frames the front sight very well and allows an immediate sight picture. (Hey, just because I can't shoot the rifle doesn't mean I can't admire it.) The only thing that remains to be seen is how the windage adjustment screw holds up, and given the quality of manufacture I'm not worried. The Mojo looks exactly right on the rifle - no discordant appearance at all. I can't believe no European country built their Mausers like this - I just know my shooting's going to be much better with the peep. I really can't wait for Mojo to bring one of these out for Mosin-Nagants. This is a really nifty product, and I'm so glad someone's making it.

I was a little concerned about whether the front sight hood on the M48 would somehow confuse my sight picture with regard to the rear sight ring (the Yugo military front hoods that I've seen are always slightly out of round, and I didn't want this interfering with my centering of the front post in the rear sight ring). The Mojo rear sight ring is sufficiently thick, however, to make this a non-issue.

Gewehr98, I'm not sure that the Mojo is the equivalent of a Soderin diopter sight. The quality of manufacture is first rate, but there is no provision for "click-adjustments." Mojo provides an allen wrench that allows one to loosen the rear ring for windage adjustments and to adjust an allen screw that bears against the rear sight spring for elevation adjustment. It's a great system for a range gun, defensive or hunting rifle, but I don't think the Mojo's adjustment would be the equivalent of the Soderin sight's for target work. However, had this sight been available ten years ago, I certainly would have installed one on my Swedish 94 Carbine (already sporterized when I got it!) instead of the Williams receiver sight that necessitated drilling.

I WILL post when I test-fire this thing, an event I presently have scheduled for the 20th of this month.
cheers,
erich
 
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