Installing iron sights

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Odd question. I’ve a break barrel with an inexpensive scope. It’s annoying as hell. Considering its general use is 25-50 yards, I find the scope a PIA. I’d like to put iron sights on it as I’ve used them for 50 years and am quite comfortable with them. Low rise, no fogging issues, simple. I would imagine that both sights should be on the barrel as there might be a minute amount of play in the lockup.
Can one silver solder some on or is it going to be a gunsmith installation? Which would likely cost more than the rifle did. Nothing against paying for learned skills.
Any advice? Perhaps guesses on gunsmith costs?
I could buy the files and attempt myself, but am not confident enough they’d both be on the same plane.
 
What model?

No you can have one on the reciever and one on the barrel.

Doubt there enough meat on the barrel to file a dovetail. They make clamp on ones, and ones for dovetail rail so no smith options may be available.

Cost me shipping both ways, the cost of the sights, and was 50$ for them to solder.

Unless it is high end. Might just be cheaper to sell it and get a model with iron sights.
 
OP - if you have used iron sights for 50 years, you are like me - I was well into my 50's before I learned how to use aperture sights - they still work fine for me and my vision, these days. However, the leaf type rear sight on the barrel - that I was very used to during my teens and pre-teens - simply does not come into focus very well, any more. Many of the rifles here - centre fire and rim fire - still have both the iron sights and a scope - but I find it almost impossible to use barrel mounted rear sights any more - the Winchester Model 70 in 338 Win Mag was the first one to lose it's iron sights - I took two elk with the Leupold m8-6X that is on it.
 
An "inexpensive" scope on an airgun will Fail Soon due to the 'double-recoil'. I have a couple AGs that cam with "irons" (plastic :rolleyes: ) and they are fine for plinking. These airguns are only good for 'under 50 yds' anyway and 10-15 yds is more realistic IMO. If you have one that's '"high end" it may be more accurate but not likely to have come with an 'inexpensive scope'.
I would PM OkayShooter for contact info on getting irons installed.
 
An "inexpensive" scope on an airgun will Fail Soon due to the 'double-recoil'. I have a couple AGs that cam with "irons" (plastic :rolleyes: ) and they are fine for plinking. These airguns are only good for 'under 50 yds' anyway and 10-15 yds is more realistic IMO. If you have one that's '"high end" it may be more accurate but not likely to have come with an 'inexpensive scope'.
I would PM OkayShooter for contact info on getting irons installed.
Thanks. But any competent smith can install sights.

It comes down to how much you are willing to spend. For example to put a front sight on my Lee.

42.50 plus tax and shipping for the front sight, 32.00 plus tax and shipping for the base ( as I needed windage adjustment ) 40$ to ship the gun to the smith, then 90$ for the work and return shipping. So nearly 200$.

OP never told us what model airgun they have.
 
OH, I guess for a low-end AG I'd just stick a $50 red-dot on it. That might handle the recoil. Or get some amazon sights like these and glue them on with JB or epoxy after determining the 'Z' . The "BUS" are pretty high. I had some for a rifle and they went on to a yard sale. Guess I was lucky 4x with buying AGs with irons installed already - 2 rifles and 2 pistols.
https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=fiber+optic+rifle+sights&s=price-asc-rank&crid=2EL70JAUBT082&qid=1760803827&sprefix=rifle+sights,aps,119&ref=sr_st_price-asc-rank&ds=v1:Xs5NRROG3dGvsfZ5i2nCEbakVyOiCy9ltUX4kvPWI4g
 
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