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    Posted: June 14 2020 at 6:54am
I believe it was Goosic that mentioned a small rubber insert to fit Lee Enfield ladder rear sites to make the aparture smaller. I'd be curious to know where these can be purchased. Thanks, all!
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The gentleman is on eBay. I found him when I searched for, Enfield Sight. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Canuck Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2020 at 8:59am
3 of my #4's have that metal insert installed into the aperture hole. It definitely helps improve aiming.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Zed Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2020 at 11:31pm
These little silicone rubber inserts are actually seal for electrical cables  on vehicle wiring harnesses.
If you PM me your address; I can send you a few different sizes. You'll just have to make them black with a permanent marker (sharpie). as they come in different colours for different sizes.
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I have a few of these inserts.  I find a thin sheet (.005 to 0.010 inch) of metal with a peep drilled to 0.05 inch diameter and epoxied to the sight lets more light thru than the insert.  A lot of light is lost thru diffraction in these inserts, they are fairly long, but certainly better than the 0.10 diameter peep on the service sight. 
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Originally posted by Canuck Canuck wrote:

3 of my #4's have that metal insert installed into the aperture hole. It definitely helps improve aiming.

i cant seem to find what you bought can you provide a correct link?
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A national serviceman of the 1950's told me that he and his barrack room mates would block the aperture with soap and pierce it with a pin until they got the desired smaller aperture to classify on the range with. 
A small word of caution though for my fellow Brits; some twenty years ago during one of the bigger historical competitions at Bisley the RO noticed a glint of brass on the rear sight of a No.4 from one of the better shooters. My memory is a little dim but I believe he talked his way out of disciplinary action but his score was disallowed.  
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Goosic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 03 2024 at 3:01pm
   The stamped metal MkII sight that came originally on my French Resistance No4Mk1 has both the main and ladder sight openings at 0.0985" across.
A good sight picture and legal for original issue Service Rifle Competition...
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We are fortunate here, the CMP Rules allow for a reduced diameter aperture, although does not specify how that can be done. Installing a PH 6c 6 hole eyepiece would clearly be a violation, but affixing a thin sheet of brass (painted flat black of course) to the back of the Mk 1 Singer sight slide would not be considered a violation, nor would be adding a press in insert.  I have found the thin brass sheet works best! 

I can see that SR(a) rules would very much frown on tampering with an “as issued” service rifle in an attempt to game the system…
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