investarm 50 cal

[cduncan]

I was wandering if any has one.I am having problems with the rear sight.I dont have a mic so I was wandering if that is a 3/8 dove tail.Any help will be appericated.Also if someone can give me any info on where to get parts.

 

[roo shooter]

What sort of trouble are you having with the rear sight

 

[Norskie]

Maybe he did what I did on my first kit build, and lost the durn thing. I'll look in my track catalog to see if they have any info. Back later.

 

[Alberta Black]

I have an Investarms .50 cal flintlock with the adjustable sight and this is the same company that makes Lyman rifles.

I think that a Lyman rear sight should just drift into the notch on the barrel and you have several choices of rear sights from Lyman.

Richard

 

[Norskie]

Track catalog calls it out as .360, which means you could take a 3/8ths base rear sight and fit it with some file work. Or a lot of file work, depending on your level of experience. :grin:

 

[shmrck1]

cduncan,
I'm with Alberta Jack on this one. Parts from Lyman should be interchangeable with the
Investarms.
snake-eyes :hmm:

 

[roo shooter]

My Investarms Hawken dose'nt have a rear dovetail, the rear sight is held on the barrel with a couple of small screws.

 

 

[Landngroove]

Lyman products should have the sights/parts you need, as Investarm supplies many of thier muzzleloaders.[url] www.lymanproducts.com[/url]. On page 36 of thier current catalog they show sights, and accessories, for ML's.

 

[WV_Hillbilly]

My Investarms Hawken dose'nt have a rear dovetail, the rear sight is held on the barrel with a couple of small screws.

A while back... I had a "Charles Daly" Investarms Hawken that also used two screws to mount the rear sight. I have never seen another like it, and while I'm familiar with the Charles Daly name regarding other items, I did not know that there were any muzzleloaders that Investarms had manufactured for them.

I recall that mine shot very well (it was a .50cal) but the stock had just a little more drop than was comfortable for me when shooting heavier hunting loads. I swapped it even up for a T/C Renegade .54 cal with single trigger. Even though that single trigger was exceptionally nice, I missed having the double set triggers on the Charles Daly/Investarms. It had one of the lightest (yet still safe) trigger pulls that I've ever used on a muzzleloader.

Regards, and shoot safely!
WV_Hillbilliy

 

[John Strong]

I had a dovetail cut and installed a hawken style sight on my old investarm. I got that sand cast sight from Dixie years ago. It worked well. It also looks better than that big square thing. The adjustment screw would spin every time I fired the rifle and it would not hold a zero. That's why I switched it out. Is that the problem that you are having with the sight?

 

[roo shooter]

That adjustable scew moved every time I wiped the gun down so I used lock tight on it now it stays in place.

 

[gmww]

My Investarms Hawken dose'nt have a rear dovetail, the rear sight is held on the barrel with a couple of small screws.

That's interesting as my .54 Cal. Investarms Hawkens form Cabelas also has the screw in rear sight too. :hmm:

 

[Old40Rod]

TOW has Investarms/Lyman/Cabela's rear sights under "Gun Parts"

 

[catman]

TOW has Investarms/Lyman/Cabela's rear sights under "Gun Parts"

What is or where is TOW to get a replacement rear sight for my Charles Daley 50cal by Investarms? I also have the 2 screws holding the sights in place on the barrel. Sorry couldn't find the TOW site to look...

MLC

 

[Rebel]

TOW is Track Of The Wolf. Here is a link
[url] http://www.trackofthewolf.com[/url]/

 

[catman]

Great place..
Thanks

 

[cduncan]

Thnaks for the info.Mine has a dove tail.It is hinged with a roll pin and has a spring and screw for the up and down adjustment.It has lot of move ment in the rear site and I cant get it sited in.

 

[CrackStock]

Duncan,

That movement is a chronic problem with those sights. The ears are a bit too far apart for accuracy when you adjust the sights upwards at all.

You can correct this by doing some careful pressing with a vise followed by some filing and polishing to make that one work. I have done 2 that way and obtained good results.

However, I put a Lyman 57 GPR tang sight on my GPR and this is so much better that I have tossed the old sigh t in a box somewhere. It is a bit pricey, but is a pleasure to shoot.

CS