NOE bullet molds in the USA has a rail that is designed for the 92. As you likely know, under the rear sight they are drilled and tapped. I have rail on my 45 colt and run a 2x pistol scope which works great!
Red Dot on a Lever Rifle
- Thread starter Dorian Gray
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NOE bullet molds in the USA has a rail that is designed for the 92. As you likely know, under the rear sight they are drilled and tapped. I have rail on my 45 colt and run a 2x pistol scope which works great!
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One of my favourite hunting rifles is a JM-marked Marlin 1895 SBL; I have a few optics for it in QD rings so I can switch back and forth between them. One of those sighting systems was a Trijicon amber dot, mounted at the far front end of the scout rail, as far as possible from the eye. I say "was" because I haven't actually used that sight on that rifle since initially setting it up; I much prefer the scout scopes, a fixed Burris and a variable Leupold, that are set up in other QD rings and let me use the gun out to 200 yards easily.
I am thinking of setting up a Henry .44mag Big Boy Mare's Leg, wearing a full-length buttstock, with a micro red dot as its primary sight. Looking for a way to mount the sight out on the barrel, as low as possible. These dots are best used with both eyes open, and for that type of utility I want the sight way out front, away from my eye. Field of view of the sight is immaterial; the field of view to the non-shooting eye is unlimited, so the forward-mounted sight is no handicap and does not limit visibility at all.
I am thinking of setting up a Henry .44mag Big Boy Mare's Leg, wearing a full-length buttstock, with a micro red dot as its primary sight. Looking for a way to mount the sight out on the barrel, as low as possible. These dots are best used with both eyes open, and for that type of utility I want the sight way out front, away from my eye. Field of view of the sight is immaterial; the field of view to the non-shooting eye is unlimited, so the forward-mounted sight is no handicap and does not limit visibility at all.
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Thanks, yes, I've seen that one already and it is nice and low, but it mounts the dot to the receiver. I would ideally like the dot no further rearward than the position of the factory rear sight. The fact that Marlin/Henry levers have that nice flat drilled/tapped receiver top makes it so easy for manufacturers to create mounting bases, no fancy contouring required on the bottom surface, that finding alternative mounts isn't working out too well for me.
The Henry is such a funky little gun...brass, octagon barrel, certainly not lightweight, more accurate with almost any load than the Rossi Ranch Hand I previously owned...that I have become quite attached to it. It's wearing one of those Marbles "ring within a ring" type sights in place of its original rear sight and is pretty nice to use like this already, so I can afford to be a bit picky about how/if I add a red dot.
I’ve been trying to get on of Henry’s delta point mounts us here
That would lower things a fair bit.
Actually, I just ordered that exact same base from Skinner a couple days ago. I like the fact that it has a central set screw to tighten into the dovetail, as well as single screws both front and rear to fine-tune the angle of the sight; I suspect it will be too high for my tastes, but a base like this is very versatile and should be usable on just about any gun with a standard dovetail on the barrel, so I'm sure I will find a home for it.
I know it looks nice and low in the pic, but by the time you mount this on the barrel, and then mount even a low Pic-rail mount on your red dot, you have started to build up a fair bit of height. Worth a try, though.
I think a reflex style red dot would be good.
How was ordering from skinner and getting into Canada. I would like to try one out
Haven't received it yet, just ordered this week; I expect no problems, as I have ordered a couple of other times from Skinner and everything went smoothly, but the last time was pre-Covid, so...we'll see. I don't recall them using ###### the last time I ordered, but now that seems to be how orders are processed. They have an option for paying with a credit card, no ###### involvement, supposedly...but you still get an email from ###### confirming, so I dunno. I don't order much from the states, and always buy a pre-paid gift-card Visa for these occasions.
The more I look at the pics, the more convinced I am that this thing will be too high for my Henry. I was snooping around the EGW site and was flabbbergasted at the number of different mounting plates they produce for mounting assorted red dot brands on assorted handguns, including numerous types of dovetails used by various makers...and yet they don't seem to make a simple mounting plate that fits into a standard 3/8-inch barrel dovetail as used on so many rifles. If they made such an item, I would likely buy a couple even if I didn't own whichever brand of red dot it served, and then buy the optics to match. Screw the naked sight right down onto the thin, flat mounting plate and you would have low-profile perfection.
Edited to add: I see that the service that handles Skinner's system for credit card payment has its name blocked out on CGN...for good reason, IMHO. So for those who haven't guessed what it is...let's rename it "Remittance Buddy".
Haven't received it yet, just ordered this week; I expect no problems, as I have ordered a couple of other times from Skinner and everything went smoothly, but the last time was pre-Covid, so...we'll see. I don't recall them using ###### the last time I ordered, but now that seems to be how orders are processed. They have an option for paying with a credit card, no ###### involvement, supposedly...but you still get an email from ###### confirming, so I dunno. I don't order much from the states, and always buy a pre-paid gift-card Visa for these occasions.
The more I look at the pics, the more convinced I am that this thing will be too high for my Henry. I was snooping around the EGW site and was flabbbergasted at the number of different mounting plates they produce for mounting assorted red dot brands on assorted handguns, including numerous types of dovetails used by various makers...and yet they don't seem to make a simple mounting plate that fits into a standard 3/8-inch barrel dovetail as used on so many rifles. If they made such an item, I would likely buy a couple even if I didn't own whichever brand of red dot it served, and then buy the optics to match. Screw the naked sight right down onto the thin, flat mounting plate and you would have low-profile perfection.
Edited to add: I see that the service that handles Skinner's system for credit card payment has its name blocked out on CGN...for good reason, IMHO. So for those who haven't guessed what it is...let's rename it "Remittance Buddy".
i was checking out skinner’s website. It looks like that make that mounting plate for my reflex sight. I’ll probably order that instead of the dove tail mount.
I really liked it on my gun. But the EWG rail was too tall with the pic mount on the sight.
The pic mount removed and the rail gone. Should drop the sight 3/4” to 1”.
Absolutely. They mount low, don’t block the hammer, mate well with woods hunting in less light, and don’t mess with the one hand carry. An Aimpoint H2 on a lever is chocolate and peanut butter.
You can put a Williams FP at the rear, mount a front weaver base and put an Aimpoint on it, and upgrade the front sight if you want an optic with backup irons.
Leupold FX-2 2.5x20mm on weaver low top mount rings is also a great match.
You can put a Williams FP at the rear, mount a front weaver base and put an Aimpoint on it, and upgrade the front sight if you want an optic with backup irons.
Leupold FX-2 2.5x20mm on weaver low top mount rings is also a great match.
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Sorry not at the moment, I had two phone issus that required changes since i did those and lost the photo's I did take. I can retake some in the near future so PM me your text # pls.
