WANTED Thompson Renegade Rear Tang for Factory Peep Sight

[concretus]

Hello,
I’m looking for a rear tang for a .54 caliber Thompson Center Renegade that has the drilled and tapped hole to accept the factory tang sight. Please PM or email with any information. Thanks

 

[nit wit]

Why don't you drill the tang you have?
NW

 

[concretus]

I could; I was just concerned I would not get it squared / lined up correctly. It’s a 6-48 threaded hole, correct?

 

[bubba.50]

TC used an 8x32

 

[concretus]

Okay thank you…

 

[James Beardsley]

I found these in the shop. Rear sight spacing same as tang screws. Unfortunately I can't find any markings but I think they're Marbles.

 

[Steve Martin]

The TC uses a 8-32 x3/8 inch long fillister head screw (getting hard to find) but sometimes they come up on Ebay, you will have to paint the screw flat black yourself. I just did this job on a friend's TC. Could have waited and tried to find an original screw but he wanted to get back to shooting it so that was my solution.

 

[nit wit]

View attachment 106713I found these in the shop. Rear sight spacing same as tang screws. Unfortunately I can't find any markings but I think they're Marbles.

 

[nit wit]

That's a T/C tang sight.
NW

 

[concretus]

I ordered a drill bit (#29 I believe) and an 8-32 tap… I’ll set and fasten the peep sight on the rifle at the rear tang screw, scribe and index where to drill the hole on the tang, remove the tang from the rifle, drill / tap the hole for the forward machine screw, and hope for the best…

 

[concretus]

Still looking for a tang... Any inquiries please PM or email. Thanks

 

[nit wit]

Put the sight where you want it and mark the holes, drill it. You are over thinking this project.
Nit Wit

 

[concretus]

I did. It's not lined up as it could/should have been...

 

[Old Hawkeye]

Based on your questions & responses it sounds as if you have no experience, expertise or proper tooling, so it might be best if you just take it to a gunsmith or machinist with the proper tooling & have the hole drilled & tapped before you botch up another tang. You can't just grab your hand held drill or a cheap drill press/mill without a vise & do this properly. No offense, just saying. The misdrilled tang hole can be welded up, drilled & tapped correctly, & cold blued. The sight base will cover most of the area anyway. Finding a tang for a discontinued rifle from a maker that has recently shut down may prove problematic. Good luck!

 

[Mark Herman]

I have a TC tang drilled for a tang sight. Put calipers on it and it falls between 15/16" and 1". A hair big for one and a hair small for the other. Would ship it for $35.

 

[concretus]

Based on your questions & responses it sounds as if you have no experience, expertise or proper tooling, so it might be best if you just take it to a gunsmith or machinist with the proper tooling & have the hole drilled & tapped before you botch up another tang. You can't just grab your hand held drill or a cheap drill press/mill without a vise & do this properly. No offense, just saying. The misdrilled tang hole can be welded up, drilled & tapped correctly, & cold blued. The sight base will cover most of the area anyway. Finding a tang for a discontinued rifle from a maker that has recently shut down may prove problematic. Good luck!

No offense taken. I tried and it didn't work out. The only muzzle loader gunsmith is slammed and rather expensive knowing he's the only game in town. So I took a chance. I know everyone has there special craft and respect that. Some crafts/trades I won't attempt because I have not been properly trained. My craft doesn't happen to be machine work. S^&t happens....

 

[concretus]

I have a TC tang drilled for a tang sight. Put calipers on it and it falls between 15/16" and 1". A hair big for one and a hair small for the other. Would ship it for $35.

PM sent... Thanks