Just bought one of the 14" Annie 1417s / 64s, need irons suggestion

[Ardent]

I'm an iron sights shooter through and through, and need a suggestion on what those in the know would affix to a 1417 14" for indoor offhand target, and grouse and turkey shooting. Don't need a heavy match setup but also want to go better than conventional irons.

 

[grauhanen]

Does the muzzle end have dovetail grooves? Likely not. If it looks like this, there's not much to use there. Scope only.

 

[Ardent]

No we're talking drill and tap, nothing will dovetail on to the muzzle. Real sights, $400 installed budget idea. I have a mill at work so a lack of dovetails isn't a concern, just a question of which sights.

 

[hoytcanon]

She is a real beauty Ardent... can't help with the irons, I would be scoping that pretty girl twer it me...

 

[Ardent]

Should be good fun offhand on the indoor pistol range when winter's stinking, hopefully pop a turkey with it too if they're outside shotgun range (rimfire ok in BC).

 

[hoytcanon]

Should be good fun offhand on the indoor pistol range when winter's stinking, hopefully pop a turkey with it too if they're outside shotgun range (rimfire ok in BC).

I wish we could use rimfire for turkeys... that would be a lot of fun... but the turkey hunters course in Ontario has drilled it into every single hunters head that anything but a shotgun is "dangerous"... even bring up using a rifle for turkeys here and the backlash is ridiculous... I don't know how we can be trusted to safely and responsibility use rifles for small and large game in other applications but for some reason can't manage it for turkeys... they often point to the use of decoys as increasing the risk, but we use decoys for coyotes and deer and manage to survive the experience. But "shotguns only" is so engrained here in Ontario, that I don't expect that to change any time soon.

 

[Ardent]

Admittedly I've been quite confused by the shotguns only on turkeys in much of North America, especially when grouse can typically be taken with a rifle in the same areas...

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Not sure if this will help or just be bad internet advice. Tradex was listing .22 target rifle sights a few weeks ago. In the parts tabs, and go poking around. You'll probably have to decide if the track will fit your dovetails, and if it is the right height. It might just work ....

 

[Ardent]

Appreciate any and all leads on good sights, I'll dig into it, being tradex I'm sure the price was right.

 

[Ardent]

Lil bugger shoots, too, threw on a Leupold 2.5-8 for tonight's indoor prone shoot. I'm not zeroed dead on yet and not shooting it 100%, it'll tighten up. Now to find irons!

 

[Hitzy]

Check these guys too for target sights.
http://www.nordicmarksman.com/#
Depending on your barrel diameter the Swiss products clamp on front sight may work. I use them on my M1917 and P14 rifles with a PH5B

 

[kamlooky]

Doublegun has shown some great work he's done on barreled front sights.
Wonder if one could twist his arm?

 

[Ardent]

Doublegun is a ridiculously talented, and busy fellow, I have some of his work on a custom inletted No.1 safety I simply bought from him as a complete rifle and then took apart for the build. He told me frankly he has no time to do another, I asked.

I don't want anything clamp on, would rather a permanent drilled and tapped solution. I don't need heavy duty target apertures but might as well just install a proper target sight set.

 

[Hitzy]

You could dovetail a lyman 17a on the front, smaller then an anschutz style globe. There are a few different small rear apeture sights that fit .22 dovetails...necg, Williams, etc.

 

[conor_90]

I like the skinner rimfire sights; they clamp onto the groove.

They also sell a simple front blade which can be made to work rather easily on most rifles.