What's the problem with Marble Buckhorn sights?

[brassboz]

Seems every set of Marble buckhorn sights I've seen on a lever action rifle is mounted "off" a bit, as if it were pounded out imperfectly by a real 19th century blacksmith instead of CNC-manufactured.

And everytime I order a rifle, sure enough I get one with the rear sighted canted funny or positioned 15 degrees off counterclockwise or something like that.

What gives?  Are these sights just naturally "unique" or something?

Can a counterclockwise-canted sight be fixed by twisting with a pair of pliers?  Or is that asking for trouble?

[Pettifogger]

Dovetails have tolerances and the sights have tolerances.  Sometimes they don't match.  If you are talking the sight is off from side to side, you can usually compensate a little my moving the front sight and getting the rear closer to center.  If you are talking the rear of the sight itself is twisted, you can twist it a little with padded pliers.

[brassboz]

Dovetails have tolerances and the sights have tolerances.  Sometimes they don't match.  If you are talking the sight is off from side to side, you can usually compensate a little my moving the front sight and getting the rear closer to center.  If you are talking the rear of the sight itself is twisted, you can twist it a little with padded pliers.

More the latter.  I might try that.  Thanks.