Peep sight options for Win 94?
- Thread starter RobP
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Peep sights
Great comments in this thread. Very pleased to see the people who appreciate and fully understand the peep sight. I shot a lot of game, including mountain game, with a Lyman 48 on my old 30-06 Husqvarna.
I have two pre 64, 94s, one with the Lyman, the other with the better, I think, Williams fp.
Great comments in this thread. Very pleased to see the people who appreciate and fully understand the peep sight. I shot a lot of game, including mountain game, with a Lyman 48 on my old 30-06 Husqvarna.
I have two pre 64, 94s, one with the Lyman, the other with the better, I think, Williams fp.
islandhunter
CGN Regular
- Location
- princeton b.c.
After reading this thread, It prompted me to wipe the dust off my model 94 and i ordered a williams fp, and am going to try a firesight on the front. Maybe now I'll actually use the gun seeing as how i couldn't shoot worth a @#$! with the original sights
MauserMike
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
roadwarrior said:
Yes they will. Ask for USPS shipping to save on getting hammered with UPS style brokerage fees.
About $15 for me to ship two williams FP sights and a heavy set of gunsmithing screwdrivers just last week. You'll pay $5 + PST/GST on your package when it arrives. Mine took a while - customs wanted to know what was inside
I got a deal too - for some reason they gave me the dealer price (almost half off list) and didn't fix the glitch in my account until after my order shipped. I got the stuff at the pricepoint I ordered. Good people, I'll buy again to thank them for the favour.
.... A Fair number of local stores used to have both the Lyman and Williams in stock, some perhaps still do. Also check your local Gun Shop for used as there's really nothing to wear out, missing screws to mount them would be the only potential problem. The finish on both seems virtually indestructible, a little white crayon or paint even, will brighten the reference marks . Different sized apertures are also readily available used and cheap enough to try different sizes. .... just remember to loosen the adjustment "locking screws" before you really torque down on the main adjustment screws ! .... David K.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I might be confused, but I think you are refering to the Lyman Tang sight, that's not pictured in my post. It isn't adjustable for windage, or at least the one I had wasn't, to use it, I had to sight in by drifting the front sight. The one I posted is the Marbles Tang sight, and it has a windage adjustment.Covey Ridge said:
If you were refering to the Williams Reciever sight, the FP, has click adjustments for windage and elevation, it's a nice sight, but it's made of aluminum.
That's not really a concern, as I have several, some of them have had some terrible spills over the years, and the sight remained bang on.
I've never seen a reciever sight that didn't have some sort of both windage and elevation adjustment, of any make. Even the Old Williams 5D had slide adjustments.
The Lyman, and redfield sights are steel, and are also excellent sights.
Frequently, these sights turn up on ebay.
But you have to watch for mad sight collectors like Maddog
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
As a personal note, I got rid of the tang sight. Not because it wasn't accurate, it was, very accurate. But it was always folded when I needed it in a hurry, when hunting.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
The 5D was so named, because when introduced, you could buy one for 5 Dollars.
It's still an inexpensive sight.
It's draw back is the lack of click adjustments. It has slides.
If you're the type that changes sight adjustments alot, the 5D is the wrong sight. If you are a sight it in and that's it type, the 5D is just dandy.
I use the 5D on my 44-40 model 1892. It's a good solid sight for the purpose intended.
It's not quite as solid as the FP, but it's fine for most.
It's still an inexpensive sight.
It's draw back is the lack of click adjustments. It has slides.
If you're the type that changes sight adjustments alot, the 5D is the wrong sight. If you are a sight it in and that's it type, the 5D is just dandy.
I use the 5D on my 44-40 model 1892. It's a good solid sight for the purpose intended.
It's not quite as solid as the FP, but it's fine for most.
MauserMike
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
David K said:
For those in Southern Ontario, Buffalo Gun Center had (December) a good selection of Williams FP for about $65 US and the 5D for about half of that. Nothing illegal about importing/exporting these sights. Unfortunately they didn't have the one I needed for my top mount Marlin 39A in stock.
"Peep sights" for Model 94
.... Try some the Dealers Listed on this site, and there's always Numrich,Brownell's and closer to hand and better service, Western Gun Parts. Really check with your local gun stores and ask them to check their parts bin and "old stock" ..... even if you have to buy new, you really won't regret it, and once you've used a '94 with "peep sights" you certainly won't be in a hurry to Trade it off !!! ...... David K.
.... Try some the Dealers Listed on this site, and there's always Numrich,Brownell's and closer to hand and better service, Western Gun Parts. Really check with your local gun stores and ask them to check their parts bin and "old stock" ..... even if you have to buy new, you really won't regret it, and once you've used a '94 with "peep sights" you certainly won't be in a hurry to Trade it off !!! ...... David K.
