So I finally replaced my 94 30-30 and need advice on sights
- Thread starter Dumptruck
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I installed a modern Lyman receiver sight on my '94. I'm not happy with it. It is too flexible. It is superb for accuracy once you have it set, but it just seems to flimsy for my taste. The Williams receiver peep sight looks to be of better quality.
The older all steel Lyman and Redfield receiver sights were second to none on a 94 and a far better solution than a scope for those rifles. They are strong, dependable and accurate sights w/o adding weight.
I'm putting a Lyman on a 760 right now.
I'm putting a Lyman on a 760 right now.
Google up Williams Sights.
Order a Williams Foolproof rear aperture sight and a proper height Firesight for the front
I have these on 2 M94 Winchesters, and couldn't be more pleased.
At 67, my eyes aren't what they used to be, either, lol.
Regards, Eagleye.
Order a Williams Foolproof rear aperture sight and a proper height Firesight for the front
I have these on 2 M94 Winchesters, and couldn't be more pleased.
At 67, my eyes aren't what they used to be, either, lol.
Regards, Eagleye.
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- Yellowknife, NWT
I have used the Williams Foolproof (FP) and 5D for years. I like them just fine. I just replaced the front sight on my 94 (it shot too high) with a correct-height Lyman with a 1/16 white bead. THAT I don't like; I second Eagleye's choice of the Firesight. I had one on a Marlin I sold in a fit of madness. They work just great.
I vote for the williams FP. Though an older, all steel Lyman or Redfield would be a score! My personal preference for front sight is Skinners front blade. I like this front sight because it is sturdy, well made, easy to file down to the right hight (I order mine tall) and I prefer a post or blade front sight to a bead, when using an aperture rear sight. I bet the fire sights work well, but have not tried them, partly because I just like the traditional look of a good blade (patridge?) sight. One day I would like to try a tang mounted aperture sight.
I'm in the same boat by the sounds of it. Plain iron sights just leave the rear sight and target a little TOO fuzzy to accurately register all the parts unless I stick my chin back near the butt plate. And that makes things look VERY odd.... 
Well, you have two options for a rear peep sight. I know Williams makes a "L" shaped setup that mounts to the rear left side of the receiever. I find it a bit clunky looking for my tastes. But they do mount up in a nice secure manner and tend to be somewhat compact and less prone to damage from a light and casual knock. Then there's the more classic tang mounted hinged peep sights. But those can tend to being a little exposed to rougher handling even when folded down. But they are the proper "classic" option.
There's the Skinner and others which mount in place of the rear notch. But those don't give us the same aid to our vision by deepening our depth of field like a small aperature rear that is set close to our eyes can do. So I don't really consider those in the same league at all. They function more like a ghost ring rear sight. To actually see the distant target a touch more sharply the best option is a small aperature size rear mounted sight.
If you want to really up the anty you could consider mating a small aperature rear peep with a Lyman globe style front. It comes with a variety of sight inserts which can mimic a plain post or that can give you a circle within a circle style front sight where you simply put what you want to hit right in the middle of the middle circle. Combined with the round rear peep it becomes all but automatic to center all the circles easily. And combined with some added sharpness of the target image courtesy of the small peep hole it's good enough to avoid us having to give up and put a scope on the gun....
Well, you have two options for a rear peep sight. I know Williams makes a "L" shaped setup that mounts to the rear left side of the receiever. I find it a bit clunky looking for my tastes. But they do mount up in a nice secure manner and tend to be somewhat compact and less prone to damage from a light and casual knock. Then there's the more classic tang mounted hinged peep sights. But those can tend to being a little exposed to rougher handling even when folded down. But they are the proper "classic" option.
There's the Skinner and others which mount in place of the rear notch. But those don't give us the same aid to our vision by deepening our depth of field like a small aperature rear that is set close to our eyes can do. So I don't really consider those in the same league at all. They function more like a ghost ring rear sight. To actually see the distant target a touch more sharply the best option is a small aperature size rear mounted sight.
If you want to really up the anty you could consider mating a small aperature rear peep with a Lyman globe style front. It comes with a variety of sight inserts which can mimic a plain post or that can give you a circle within a circle style front sight where you simply put what you want to hit right in the middle of the middle circle. Combined with the round rear peep it becomes all but automatic to center all the circles easily. And combined with some added sharpness of the target image courtesy of the small peep hole it's good enough to avoid us having to give up and put a scope on the gun....
