Front/Rear sight for Traditions kit?

[nate c]

Starting my first kit gun this week. Its the 'traditions hawken' kit (.50, perc, 28" 1:48)

The first thing I noticed when unpacking the parts is the front and rear sights are made of nylon / plastic. The front looks to be a standard dovetail in the bbl, and the rear has 2 screw holes tapped in the bbl.

Does anyone know where I can get replacements that will drop in to my existing rear sight holes and front dovetail? I would prefer somewhat authentic, but I'm fairly flexible as this rifle will be a daily shooter/carry piece and no one would mistake it for an original...

Thanks in advance.

Nate

 

[Norskie]

Nate,
Try[url] trackofthewolf.com[/url] You'll need to measure the dovetail and the spacing on the tapped holes with calipers. You can get the phone number from the website. They're really helpful

 

[nate c]

I got traditions phone # off the website and told them what I wanted to do - they sold me a new rear sight for $24 and a new front sight for $6.

Thanks for the replies -

Nate

 

[Zonie]

I'm suprised, but I don't know why.
I suppose they can get by with plastic parts on their **-lines being that they are "state of the art" and all, but you'd think they would understand that folks who like old time guns, like old time metal too.

 

[nate c]

Yeah, the ramrod was plastic also... That was the first two things I noticed when I opened the kit box (sights/ramrod).

Admittedly I haven't shot one of these in a long while, but when I was 14 (and clumsy as a pig on skates) I never for a minute worried about breaking my wood ramrod. I guess it just seemed obvious to me not to force it, and to use the ball started when I needed to.

Apparently now broken rods are a plague to new MZ shooters b/c so many new guns come with them.

Its easy enough to make another one...

Nate

 

[Cherokee]

My Traditions Kentucky rifle has steel sights and a wood rod.
Maybe they would swap out?

 

[Zonie]

nate c: You are right about many of the current wooden ramrods. Some of them can be a very dangerous thing if their grain is running out the side of them.

If I were you, I might put a real wood ramrod on the gun for looks, but I would keep the man made one for actual use.