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I have an Anschutz 1813L with a set of Anschutz sights on it. I don't know a model for the sights. Is there a simple way to figure out what the value might be for the clicks?

Thanks,

Danny

Danny,

the 1813 came as standard with 1/6 minute sights. Since the 1990s Anschutz have made finer 1/12 minute sights. There is a simple way to tell. 1/6 minute sights have 10 clicks per turret rotation. 1/12 minute sights have 20 clicks per rotation. Look at the turrets on your rearsight; if you see the numbers 0-9, and you only hear 10 clicks per turret rotation, then congratulations you have a 1/6 minute rearsight.

If you want to know what model rearsight you have, it can be done. The standard rearsight for the 1813 was the 6702 International. This is steel bodied, L shaped, and has the windage screw in front of the elevation screw (when aiming). The front of the sights is threaded to take a screw-in sun shade. It was replaced by the nearly identical 6802 about 20 years ago, this has smaller chumbscrews on the clamp, and bigger turrets. There was also the 6705 Standard, it was a cheaper alloy bodied sight; the windage screw is behind the elevation. It was replaced by the 6805 Match about twenty years ago (smaller clamps, bigger turrets, and an integral plastic sunshade).

The lastest model is the 7002 Universal. Thias can be confused with other models. The sight body can be rotated (to compensate for cant) by loosening the clamp. 1/6 or 1/12 minute clicks.

tim

Well, it seems that I have 1/6th minute sights. That helps a lot. My sight sounds like what you describe for the 6702, in a left hand model, but I can't discern whether it's a 6702 or a 6802. I will look for some pictures on the net to see if I can tell which I have, for certain.

Danny

Ok, another question on Anschutz sights. ... In the early 90's I bought a 1907 with sights that was a back up rifle for a member of the AMU. The rear sight might be considered 1/12 min clicks. There are 25 clicks to one full turn. Windage has a total of 15 turns (side to side) and 25 turns for elevation (top to bottom) (again, each turn has 25 clicks).
When then rifle is set up using the 26" barrel I need 120 clicks to go from 50 yards to 100 yards. Now my 60+ year old eyes will be using a 30mm right sight with a 10" bloop tube. Aside from the challenges of all the clicks ... can anyone identify the rear sight? 6802? 6805? xxxx?

Fred

Is the sight marked Anschutz?

The AMU aren't really a regular customer. I suspect they may have acquired one-off bits over the years.

Assuming that the threading is standard, your rearsight has 1/15 minute clicks. The drop between 50 and 100 is about 8 minutes, 120 / 8 = 15. With a 10 in tube that will become even finer.

Follow the descriptions I gave in my first post (post no. 2) to identify the sights. Steeel body = 6702 or 6802. Alloy body = 6705, 6805, or 7002. Cant adjustable = 7002.

I believe the sights original to model 2001 air rifles were 25 click. Is there one mounting screw or two on your sight base? The 2001 sight had a short base with one screw. The model number was 6804 and it looked like a shortened 6805; these were made in the late 1980's.

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Again I acquired this sight 1991/92. Using a RightSight in the front should eliminate a great deal of clicking on the rear. Was very curious as to others who may have the same sight and as to issues of wear and tear on the threads they may have had from adjusting sights from 50 to 100 yards.

Fred

It's a late 6702 or an early 6802, either way the steel body sight.

It's possible the finer-than-normal clicks were a special order, or an adaption by an AMU armourer.