As long as the front sight is not hanging off the base, it meets the military requirements. This is very normal for a M14 type rifle. IME, different makes of ammunition will cause the windage to shift a click left or right. FWIW and HTHThe front sight isn't hanging over the dovetail, and there is still enough room to move it over more if I so desired. I then dialed in 2 clicks left windage on the rear sight and she was hitting the bullseye at 50 yards prone.