Rear sight solution

[reddogge]

This is something I did on a N.W. trade gun years ago. I took a bolt the same size as the bolt that comes up from in front of the trigger guard and thread into the tang and filed it flat in the shape of a rear sight with a small notch in it. It replaced the trigger guard bolt. It worked fine but now these old eyes aren't as good and I found out I can shoot it just as well without it just looking down the barrel. Maybe it is something someone would like to try.

 

[tenngun]

This is something I did on a N.W. trade gun years ago. I took a bolt the same size as the bolt that comes up from in front of the trigger guard and thread into the tang and filed it flat in the shape of a rear sight with a small notch in it. It replaced the trigger guard bolt. It worked fine but now these old eyes aren't as good and I found out I can shoot it just as well without it just looking down the barrel. Maybe it is something someone would like to try.


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I like that.
I got an early Lancaster dove tail sight I was going to file to match the curve of the barrel and solder on
But that looks like a good

 

[reddogge]

The advantage of this one is you can just unscrew it.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I wouldn't even be able to tell anything that close to my eye was even there.

 

[Dutch7]

I was thinking the same thing and the OP said he can shoot better now without it, I suspect we are the same vintage

 

[reddogge]

I used to be able to see it well in the 80s. Now it's a little fuzzy.

 

[BBGun]

This is something I did on a N.W. trade gun years ago. I took a bolt the same size as the bolt that comes up from in front of the trigger guard and thread into the tang and filed it flat in the shape of a rear sight with a small notch in it. It replaced the trigger guard bolt. It worked fine but now these old eyes aren't as good and I found out I can shoot it just as well without it just looking down the barrel. Maybe it is something someone would like to try.


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That's downright clever, looks good too.

 

[Rob M.]

Very clever idea ....would be useless to these old eyes but if it works for you thats great ! My rear sight keeps moving up closer to the front sight each year !

 

[reddogge]

I did that when I was a young buck and thought it may help the young bucks on here (if they exist).