Winchester Repeating Arms 63 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 15)

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rear sight with your fingers and move the notched
elevator either forward or backward (see Figure 18).
To raise point of impact, use your fingers to lift up
on the blade and slide the elevator rearward.
Adjusting the sight to make your gun shoot lower is
just the opposite — move the elevator forward.
Remember:
• Move the blade and holder up to shoot higher.
• Move the blade and holder down to shoot lower.
R IGHT OR LEFT WINDAGE ADJUSTMENTS —
On Model 63 sights, the entire rear sight blade
holder is dove-tailed in the rear sight base. To adjust
for windage, gently move the rear sight blade to the
right or left by tapping at the dove-tail using a wood
or fiber dowel or hammer that will not mar the sight
(see Figure 19). If you tap to the right your gun will
putting your gun away. Consider your rifle fully
unloaded when the magazine, chamber and feed
areas contain no cartridges and the action is locked
rearward.
S IGHT A DJUSTMENTS
All Model 63 rifles are fitted with open sights. The
style and adjustment system may vary between mod-
els and grades.
The proper procedure is to shoot a group with the
sights set as they come from the factory (intermedi-
ate position on both elevation and windage), and
then make incremental adjustments to move the
sight blade and blade holder to position the group
on your target.
BEFORE MAKING ANY SIGHT ADJUST-
MENTS, MAKE SURE YOUR RIFLE IS
FULLY UNLOADED AND THE MUZZLE IS
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. PLACE
THE SAFETY IN THE “ON SAFE”
POSITION.
U P OR DOWN ELEVATION ADJUSTMENTS —
Adjusting elevation on your Model 63 requires you
to lift up the rear notch blade holder on your rifle’s
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Tap carefully.
Do not mar the
barrel or sight.
Lift up on the notch blade holder
and move the elevator forward
or rearward with your fingers.
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