Win 94 30 30 sight upgrade?

Potashminer said:
I never owned one of that age - look at the top of the rear tang, behind the hammer - some lever guns had two holes there - one (rear one) was a bolt that went through to hold the butt stock on - second one - further up, I think just had a "plug" in it. Was for specific tang sights that folded up and down. If you do not have two holes on top of tang, nor two holes into side of the receiver, I do not know how to get a rear aperture sight without drill and tap...
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Yup mine is just that. For a few years in between like mines, no tang holes and no side holes above hammer screw. Sucks for me I guess.
 
45C said:
I have access to the tools and knowledge to install XS,but rather be able to install original sights,and put back to original,if someone ever desired that.
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Depending on the Win 94 that you have - many already drilled and tapped with two plug filler screws into left wall for these receiver sights. Remove the plug screws, remove that elevator and rear sight - save them together in plastic baggie, so all can get lost together. But everything that you install can then be removed and replace back, if you can find that baggie. Some versions of Win 94, apparently did not have provision for these sights, nor for rear tang sight, so that would leave you stuck with drill and tap, or find an older or newer one as the case might be.
 
Mine was made in 81,it has the side screws.
The problem in having with the original sights is that I'm shooting 5 inches high and 3 inches to the left.
I can adjust for height but would need to drift the rear sight.
I would like to get it 2 inches high and dead center, at 50 yards.
I think a better more adjustable friendly set of sights,will help me accomplish this.
 
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Adjusting your sights - I think I would take close look through the bore and at the muzzle first - anything there to "throw" the bullet left as it exits? Some years ago I bought a hand operated muzzle crowning tool - pretty stupid expensive from Brownell's these days now, but actually "shocking" how poorly some factory or military muzzles were done - I think most were turned on lathe - indicated off the outside of barrel - but bore not precisely centre within the barrel - the hand tool uses a snug fitting pilot ( I have turned a number of my own for snug fit) and indicates off the top face of the bore lands. Then look at front sight - many rifles (L.E. No. 4, P14, M1917, for example) would usually have windage adjusted by moving front sight (move in opposite direction that you want to move bullet holes). And, for sure, the various Redfield, Lyman and Williams rear aperture sights that I have here have a lot of windage adjustment within them. Always helps to start with a straight bore, a "square" crown and some front sight attention, though.
 
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