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converting sight base to function with front
Jul 8th, 2011 at 5:14am
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I hav a problem. In a few months will be making the big 65. I'm getting a 1966 Canadian Cenntenial lever action with 26" long bbl. Caliber will be of course 30-30wcf. What I'm looking for is a combination front sight blank that will have a base on it suitable for using a globe front sight. I'd like to use a larger globe front sight bigger than the lyman 17a and similar redfield globe front sights. When sarco had a special on the british parker hale globe front sights I bought three of them. They were in decent condition and came with a card of various inserts. I have a few redfield sight mount bases and figured to get two holes drilled for the screw holes already in the receiver. Then I can mount a redfield olympic rear sight. As my eyes are starting to get worse I have one olympic that has an adaptor to go from 7/32's to whatever the metric size. My goal is to have target sights with bigger holes to see through. Will be shooting all cast bullets. And no it isn't a sneaky plot to get a lever action rifle in a single shot rifle match. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Frank
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Re: converting sight base to function with front
Reply #1 - Jul 8th, 2011 at 12:29pm
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If no worries on how it looks might want to look at Champion Shooters or Creedmore Sports web sites. They sell all sorts of front sight bases for modern target rifles Ultimate is probably Anschutz. Used one on my 54 Super Match shooting Smallbore prone. It was twist adjustable for Arp size and did crank it as light changed often.

However, turning 64 here and shoot a lot of iron sights. 17A fronts work fine. They are all I use on my CLA rifles.  Size of the sight housing itself has nothing to do with resolution, Insert does and Lee Shaver makes different inserts for 17A's  I use a bit larger front sight housings on my single shots and it's impossible to tell any difference when sighting through them or my Levers with 17A's Even if Redfield fronts being larger are better they are not a lot larger than 17A's. I have one 03 Springfield with a 17A another with a Redfield and no perceptible difference

Were you will get considerable advantage is on the rear sight.  Adjustable aperture like Merrit's makes a huge difference.  Merrit is now selling one that has a recess for a diopter.  This lets you put some magnification in the rear and sharpen things up nice.  You could also skip the Redfield and go to a good tang sight like MVA's, gain some sight radius and a bit better resolution because of it. MVA offers adjustable rear disk too.

I check all my target sights with a dial indicator. Have had some good click adjustable receiver sights over the years, Redfield, Lyman 48's Anschutz on the 54, Walther on my Air Rifle etc.  None are as precise as a good Vernier tang sight.  Any of the receivers are counting on mechanical precision to come back to zero or proper setting. Tangs you read the vernier and it's dead on every time never any chance for hanging screws or springs.  Advantage to the clickers is you can click while in position. That's usefull when strapped into a coat and sling prone with timed short relays. Lever or Single Shots not important

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Reply #2 - Jul 8th, 2011 at 1:17pm
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Boats, forgot  to mention that I have cataracts. This make a not too bad situation even worse. And turn the big 65 in October. Yeah me!!!. Thanks, Frank
  

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Re: converting sight base to function with front
Reply #3 - Jul 8th, 2011 at 2:12pm
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I checked my front sight inserts and this is what the inside diameters are. Redfield International .670, Redfield Olympic .585, Lyman 17a .405. I use my International the most because it's easier the see the background so that I know I'm on MY target.
If you use the plastic inserts (aperture only), you get a little more. The inside tube diameters are, .75, .71 and .44.

You can get a dovetail for 3/8 slots that has the 1/2 male dovetail for all 3 sights I mentioned (well, the 77 Lyman, instead of the 17a).

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Re: converting sight base to function with front
Reply #4 - Jul 8th, 2011 at 3:15pm
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Get that cataract operation. I did and they corrected my vision with the new lens. Am shooting Irons better than ever, read without glasses too.

My 03's Redfield front is the Olympic not a lot larger than a Lyman I like the clear plastic disk too.

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