Iron sights for a T3x lite

[COREY]

I have a Tikka t3x LH that I wanted to mount iron sights on for a backup for a scope. I would have bought the Battue, but they do not make it in LH.

Anyone know of sights that would fit?

 

[Canuck65]

I know this isn't helpful at all, but the time and money you put into soldering/drilling/tapping/milling that gun for irons, plus the cost of the sights themselves, will probably be almost as much as the whole rifle is worth. LH rifles are hard to find, but not impossible. My guess is you'd come out on top if you just sold that Tikka and bought something used that has the features you want.

Anyway, Williams or Marbles will have the parts ... or you could look for a clamp style front (maybe NEGC?) and a rail-mounted rear aperture.

Good luck

 

[jjohnwm]

I agree that if you pay somebody to do everything for you, and absolutely must have a specific brand and model of sight at any cost...it ain't gonna be cheap.

But there are lots of folks with boxes and boxes of old assorted sights, bases, screws, etc. just waiting to be pillaged for a project like this. It's also been pretty easy to find something that "looks like it'll work..." on various tables at local gun shows. And if you have a drill press and some experience and practice, drilling 4 holes, running a tap into them and mounting a simple set of sights is not exactly brain surgery. To me, the scary part of this is the fact that a T3 Lite has a pretty small muzzle diameter, so it's definitely a matter of go slow and measure 10x before you cut once.

I've done this exact job on at least a dozen rifles. I only ran through into the bore once! And that was a on a .22lr bolt gun, which I still have and which still shoots the same little bughole groups it did before it got a superfluous gas port halfway along its length. Good thing, too; I'd be too embarrassed to try selling it and having to explain it...

 

[boxhitch]

New England Custom Guns has nice options

What would the circumstances be when you wanted to have irons ?
Bad scope or maybe a bad scope sight picture hoping irons would allow for a shot?
there are options for each

 

[COREY]

I agree that if you pay somebody to do everything for you, and absolutely must have a specific brand and model of sight at any cost...it ain't gonna be cheap.

But there are lots of folks with boxes and boxes of old assorted sights, bases, screws, etc. just waiting to be pillaged for a project like this. It's also been pretty easy to find something that "looks like it'll work..." on various tables at local gun shows. And if you have a drill press and some experience and practice, drilling 4 holes, running a tap into them and mounting a simple set of sights is not exactly brain surgery. To me, the scary part of this is the fact that a T3 Lite has a pretty small muzzle diameter, so it's definitely a matter of go slow and measure 10x before you cut once.

I've done this exact job on at least a dozen rifles. I only ran through into the bore once! And that was a on a .22lr bolt gun, which I still have and which still shoots the same little bughole groups it did before it got a superfluous gas port halfway along its length. Good thing, too; I'd be too embarrassed to try selling it and having to explain it...

This is a gun I have been tinkering with for a couple years. I want the sights for in case a scope fails. It is stainless and I have already converted it to feed from AICS mags.

Not a bad idea digging through parts bins. It kind of fired off dormant brain cells to take it to a gunsmith who has done a pile of stuff for me. He may or may not have something. Worst case is it gives me a reason to go to a gun show!

 

[struff55]

first of you will need a 6/58 tap and a bottoming tap and a no 31 drill bit cost 60-75$
and a jig if you think you are going to put those sights on square without a jig hat will not happen
jig 400 usa $'s
sights 80-120$
let us know how it turns out just curious

 

[Sights4Nights]

All my field rifles wear traditional barrel mounted iron sights from Williams (WGOS rear & screw front ramp). Email their customer support, and a few back and forth measurements later, they’ll supply you with part numbers like these

Tikka Lite SS
Rear sight
#001571 WGOS Special
#001578 ¼" U-blade

Front sight
#001613.343" Narrow gold bead
#001691 5/16" streamlined ramp
#001710 ramp hood

 

[DGY]

What about just buying an other scope, mounted in rings and sighted in for that rifle, something light weight like a small fix 4x or even a 2.5x for that matter, mounted in QD rings and bam you are back hunting if something happens to the scope on the rifle.

 

[Scar270]

What about just buying an other scope, mounted in rings and sighted in for that rifle, something light weight like a small fix 4x or even a 2.5x for that matter, mounted in QD rings and bam you are back hunting if something happens to the scope on the rifle.

That was gonna be my suggestion, if your gonna pay to have all the work done, a back up scope on quick detach rings may be cheaper, and offer a better backup in realty

 

[boxhitch]

or if its a case of dark stuff or needing a fast aim point , a red dot or reflex can be better than irons

imho