Original 1885 in 22 LR

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I have one of these in a fairly recent purchase. It's got irons but I think they are Marble tang rear sight with limited range adjustments.(100?)

Does anyone grind out a similar rimfire to extended ranges? I desire to retrofit that rear sight with something that could possibly take me to 400 yards/meters with good ammo.

Anyone can contribute who has done a similar project??

Thank you for your time.
 
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I have this one made by C Sharps arms in 22lr ,they make their 74 ,75 Sharps and 1885 rifles in 22lr .As for a new rear sight I would contact MVA sights (Montana Vintage Arms)they should be able to help you out,they make a nice selection of tang sights
 
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Lyman makes various Tang sights as well. WSS used to usually have one around in their shelves, so, may be worth checking with Cabela's when you hit the city.

Measure up your center to center distance on the screws, and, using that, you can shop for a medium or long range tang sight. Pretty much every outfit that makes custom type sights, will usually have something that will fit a 1885.

As a matter of perspective, I bought a partial (missing the elevation screw and knob) tang sight at the last Lethbridge gun show I was at, and it set me back $25. Nothing special, likely Italian made, but even without the elevation screw, you can slide the sight up and down and use the vernier scale on it for repeatable settings.

I think "Parts Unknown", has gone away, but they used to import some well made Vernier Tang Sights from the Ukraine, or one of the other former Soviet Bloc countries. Well made, and cheaper than most. They were based out of Winnipeg.

The other (more $$$) option, is to round up a decent old school scope and some external adjust mounts. They really do 'look' right on an 1885.
 
I'd recommend an MVA Soule sight. If you are going to shoot past 100m having easily adjustable and repeatable windage and elevation adjustments are going to be key. With the MVA Soule you'll have no trouble with repeatable adjustments to 1/2 minute once you get used to that type of sight. How the .22 holds up past 200 I can't tell you, although I know of people using that exact setup for 300 yard .22LR competition.

Chris.
 
Brutus said:
I have one of these in a fairly recent purchase. It's got irons but I think they are Marble tang rear sight with limited range adjustments.(100?)

Does anyone grind out a similar rimfire to extended ranges? I desire to retrofit that rear sight with something that could possibly take me to 400 yards/meters with good ammo.

Anyone can contribute who has done a similar project??

Thank you for your time.
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Do you know if that will take the pressures of the high velocity 22lr (1260 ft/s instead of just over 1040 ft/s for the regular velocity stuff) that are common now? I seem to remember that the high velocity stuff came out around 1932 or 33? If that is indeed an original, I would make sure first.

I've never had one, and it looks like the actions are very beefy and well made, but I just thought I'd mention it anyway. Always wanted one! Maybe some day.

Cheers,

Ian
 
Smitsauce said:
Do you know if that will take the pressures of the high velocity 22lr (1260 ft/s instead of just over 1040 ft/s for the regular velocity stuff) that are common now? I seem to remember that the high velocity stuff came out around 1932 or 33? If that is indeed an original, I would make sure first.

I've never had one, and it looks like the actions are very beefy and well made, but I just thought I'd mention it anyway. Always wanted one! Maybe some day.

Cheers,

Ian
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I have enjoyed enuf exposure to 22 LR match to expect more accuracy from lets say 1050 fps or thereabouts friend.
Certainly it's wise to know ones boundaries.
There's lots of metal surrounding that little chamber but you never know.
 
Brutus said:
I have enjoyed enuf exposure to 22 LR match to expect more accuracy from lets say 1050 fps or thereabouts friend.
Certainly it's wise to know ones boundaries.
There's lots of metal surrounding that little chamber but you never know.
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Ye could run an original 1885 with Rem Yellow Jackets all day long and not worry about pressures. A feller I met on a gopher safari in Alberta had a nice nice old unit with a Malcom type scope on 'er that digested the Rem stuff & CCI Stingers with no issue, but he also cleaned his barrel well before switching over to non-plated target ammo for match shooting.
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
Ye could run an original 1885 with Rem Yellow Jackets all day long and not worry about pressures. A feller I met on a gopher safari in Alberta had a nice nice old unit with a Malcom type scope on 'er that digested the Rem stuff & CCI Stingers with no issue, but he also cleaned his barrel well before switching over to non-plated target ammo for match shooting.
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That's golden information friend.
Thank you very much Shell Shucker!
 
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