Aftermarket Iron Sights

[iroc22]

Maybe I'm crazy for this one, but I'm building a rifle on an M98 action and want to build it with iron sights only - no scope. Sort of a 'guide gun' style of rifle.

I'd like quick acquisition type open sights, not a peep style if I can. I've looked at Williams and I'm not sure they carry exactly what I'm looking for.

I really like the Ruger M77 Guide Gun sights:

This is basically what I am after - with the deep rear V. Does anyone know any manufacturers of this style of sight out there?

 

[Evanguy]

https://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/products.php?cat=5
I bet you will find what you are looking for here the 4th one down is close.

 

[joey.45]

You can buy ruger sights from snapshots. They are the ruger warranty people for Canada. You can’t buy them by size , you need to find a ruger model that has the same barrel diameter and order them for that model. A real pain.

 

[SuperCub]

I got these trinkets at NECG. No cheap, but they are nice sights and have lots of selection. Stainless may be problematic.

 

[conor_90]

I like this Ruger style with the single blade deep v express style blade (fully adjustable too I think?) and no screws on the face of the sight.

Williams does offer a shallow v blade for their WDOS rear sight.

People sometimes suggest recknagel but I can’t see anything in their online catalogue that resembles this.

Definitely following with interest

 

[SuperCub]

I'd like quick acquisition type open sights, not a peep style if I can.

I really like the Ruger M77 Guide Gun sights:

How much have you used receiver sights?

Sights like those on that Ruger do work very well but a good receiver sight set-up is a better sight. IMHO they are faster and more accurate.

 

[iroc22]

How much have you used receiver sights?

Sights like those on that Ruger do work very well but a good receiver sight set-up is a better sight. IMHO they are faster and more accurate.

Just tang sights on lever guns. I generally prefer barrel sights but I do see that Williams, for example, makes a receiver peep sight for the M98. I could buy one and try it out and see if I like it or not.

 

[SuperCub]

It's worth a try. I've used both and a receiver sight does work better.

You don't have to focus on the rear aperture like on a bbl sight. You just look through it and place the front sight on the target. This makes it faster and the longer sight radius makes it more accurate.

 

[7055steved]

Please excuse my sideways pics, I'm not sure how to rotate them once uploaded... If you're open to receiver sights, Skinner makes some pretty nice ones. My rear sight is a Skinner for the CZ527. The front sight is a Skinner guide gun blade (partridge style) sitting in a William's 2 screw base. I think a front sight blade like that is hard to beat for speed and accuracy. Like others say, NECG for the barrel mounted shallow V sight is the place to look. Available directly or from Brownell's.

The paint is Glow-on on the front sight and something from Amazon on the rear. With a quick charge from UV flashlight they glow well enough for a few hours. Either way, a colored frontsight is a must to me.