stickhunter
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My Remington 7600 is missing its front and rear sights, so I'm considering what options I have to add backup iron sights using the existing holes or scope base.
My preference is for a receiver/peep, so one option is to buy a Weaver-compatible peep sight (e.g., XS or NECG), but I'm not keen on the idea of trusting that it will properly return to zero should I need to remove the scope. I'd prefer an iron sight solution that can coexist with the mounted scope.
I saw an interesting example on a Marlin where a Williams sight is installed along with a scope:
My current scope setup is a Weaver rail and low Zee-rings. The scope location is perfect for me, so I don't think the above solution is possible:
So I'm probably going to have to stick to using a standard barrel-mounted rear sight. Of the choices available (e.g., Remington factory or aftermarket), does anyone have a favourite? I've also thought about the older Remington 700 leaf sight as it looks to be lower-mounted than the new-style, but I'm not sure if the screw spacing has changed.
Old style Remington:
New style Remington:
My preference is for a receiver/peep, so one option is to buy a Weaver-compatible peep sight (e.g., XS or NECG), but I'm not keen on the idea of trusting that it will properly return to zero should I need to remove the scope. I'd prefer an iron sight solution that can coexist with the mounted scope.
I saw an interesting example on a Marlin where a Williams sight is installed along with a scope:
My current scope setup is a Weaver rail and low Zee-rings. The scope location is perfect for me, so I don't think the above solution is possible:
So I'm probably going to have to stick to using a standard barrel-mounted rear sight. Of the choices available (e.g., Remington factory or aftermarket), does anyone have a favourite? I've also thought about the older Remington 700 leaf sight as it looks to be lower-mounted than the new-style, but I'm not sure if the screw spacing has changed.
Old style Remington:
New style Remington:
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