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butch lambert Full Member Offline Posts: 228 Location: Poetry, Texas Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006	Need help on Rolling Block sights. Aug 20^th, 2015 at 7:32pm	Print Post
	I was going to use my Remington Aperture sights on my Rolling Block, but have misplaced them. It is a 45-70 with an octagon barrel. Suggestions please. I will not shoot it over 100 yds. Thanks


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16383 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Need help on Rolling Block sights. Reply #1 - Aug 20^th, 2015 at 10:03pm	Print Post
	Which model or era Rolling Block? Is it an old one with the odd width dovetails, or something newer with standard 3/8" dovetails?

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butch lambert Full Member Offline Posts: 228 Location: Poetry, Texas Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006	Re: Need help on Rolling Block sights. Reply #2 - Aug 21^st, 2015 at 10:08am	Print Post
	Dove tails? Ain't seen no dove tails. It is a smokeless powder receiver with the smaller firing pin. I was going to mount whatever sights I choose to the LH side of the receiver and probably solder the front sight or base to the muzzle.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16383 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Need help on Rolling Block sights. Reply #3 - Aug 22^nd, 2015 at 11:17pm	Print Post
	I guess I might be on a different page than you. I was thinking dovetailed barrel sights front and rear. Or a tang sight on the top tang, and a simple post on the front. Mine are all octagon barrels, so no soldered sights.

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butch lambert Full Member Offline Posts: 228 Location: Poetry, Texas Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006	Re: Need help on Rolling Block sights. Reply #4 - Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 7:12pm	Print Post
	marlinguy, The rear sight being on the barrel is too forward for my eyes. I'm thinking Redfield Palma rear sights at this time. Yeah, I think I have barrel wall thickness for screws on the front sights. Thanks


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16383 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Need help on Rolling Block sights. Reply #5 - Aug 23^rd, 2015 at 8:32pm	Print Post
	The tang sight would put the rear sight close to your eye also.

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RBKenn Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 279 Location: fallon Joined: Apr 8^th, 2011	Re: Need help on Rolling Block sights. Reply #6 - Sep 4^th, 2015 at 8:33am	Print Post
	In keeping with the original extra sights option (ES on bottom of the barrel) on the sporting model, try the Beech front sight with an MVA rough and ready rear barrel sight. Rough and Ready has both a V notch and flip up ladder with sliding eye cup. If you want added windage adjustment use the windage adjustable beech front. 2nd option use a graduated tang peep instead of the Rough and Ready. Within the self imposed limit of 100 yards this may be overkill but places the rear sight closer to the eye.


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