opinions on best sights for model 94

Went with the 5d shes on now gotta sight it in marred up my marbles blank a bit installing it 😕
Stock front sight still but may switch it not sure what to do there may kust leave it I think its proably ok o believe its the taller stock one need to shoot a few at some paper now see where it is.
 
^^ I have an almost identical setup^^

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OP, either the Williams or Lyman sight will work well and are easy to install.... you will likely need a taller front sight of your choice.

I like red fibre optic and small brass beads..... the smaller the better.
 
Back in the 70s and 80s, I fitted a couple of Marlin lever guns with Lyman peep sights, which worked very well.
The Lymans were all-steel back then and very well made.
Also, found a used Redfield peep from the 50s(?) which was not only all-steel but built like tank.
The problem with Williams peep sights is that they are aluminum, which would not be that much of a problem except that they use fine-threaded screws which, in my experience, can and do strip the female threads.
The 5-D seems particularly prone to this.
 
Back in the day ... i.e. before firesites & the like, I had very good results with Williams "Foolproofs" on a Model 92 & 94 rifle, an 1894 Marlin carbine and a peep on a Ruger carbine. I used Lyman white front beads, 3/32" I believe they they were (bigger than the usual 1/16") and painted the white bead over with fluorescent orange tree paint.
Just sprayed a little into the paint can lid and transferred to the front sight with a toothpick. Whether hunting in snow or all the colours of autumn leaves, it showed up very well.
I also took the aperture out of the foolproofs, and just used the threaded housing to sight through. Everything was "big", but super fast, and surprisingly accurate enough out to 75 yards ... about max. range for the bush I was hunting in. Took many deer, a few moose and a couple of black bear with these rifles.
 
j_06 said:
How many times are you fruck with the adjustment screws on a bush beater 30-30? Set it and forget it, just have to use your head, don't go farmer tight.
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With a Williams 5D, screws can strip even with care.
I worked as a technician with fine tools all my life, and knew how to "use my head".
 
Lonesome Donkey said:
Back in the 70s and 80s, I fitted a couple of Marlin lever guns with Lyman peep sights, which worked very well.
The Lymans were all-steel back then and very well made.
Also, found a used Redfield peep from the 50s(?) which was not only all-steel but built like tank.
The problem with Williams peep sights is that they are aluminum, which would not be that much of a problem except that they use fine-threaded screws which, in my experience, can and do strip the female threads.
The 5-D seems particularly prone to this.
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I've used all the receiver sights you mention. The Williams FP is as dependable as the Lyman given the fact that it is click adjustment as well. Once you have the sight attached to the rifle, they function and perform exactly the same. No fiddling with little screws holding friction settings as is the case with the 5Ds which can be more problematic.
 
Lonesome Donkey said:
With a Williams 5D, screws can strip even with care.
I worked as a technician with fine tools all my life, and knew how to "use my head".
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Im sure you do, although If someone strips something they weren't being careful, period. What would you say to a customer, it's not my fault it's the aluminums fault? Your holding the screw driver, you feel the torque, whether your brain can tell it's to much isn't the materials fault. They are adequate and functional.
 
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I had the Williams unit on my .375 Win 94 and it worked just great fer me. They can be a tad delicate though without reasonable care. The sight on this rifle was a tad wiggly on the threads that run through the base that held the aperture, yet the rifle still shot rather well with factory 200 gr. ammo. Being a fussy bugger, I put a new Williams on 'er when I sold it. Of course I miss that rifle, but we've all done that I reckon.:bangHead:
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For target work, a Marbles tang mount and front globe are hard to beat. For hunting work, the bolt mounted peep from a Model 71 was really nice. Pedersoli makes a replica version. If a fella was inclined, he could mount a small enough globe for the front, or just run the ramp and blade.

R.
 
How do you find it shoots, from a sighting perspective? Front ramp and blade? With or without hood?
It's definitely a viable option when talking sights for levers.

R.
 
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