front sight upgrade on older Rossi lever

kooz · Post by **kooz** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:24 pm

I have a Rossi .45 lever with the front sight that is on the barrel band. My question is what are my options for a new front sight as part of a Williams peep sight upgrade ? Is the barrel to thin to cut a dovetail ? Thanks

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:29 pm

kooz,

A shallow dovetail can be cut in the barrel. That's what I had done with my Rossi.

It worked great. The barrel band on mine kept twisting and so did the front sight. So I got rid it and went to a solid mounted sight.

Joe

kooz · Post by **kooz** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:35 pm

Thanks for the reply Joe. Could you give me some more info on the job, such as what height and what kind of sight did you use and what type of rear sight did you upgrade to? Thanks again.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:29 pm

Kooz,

I also upgraded to a Williams FP 94/36 sight. "IF" I remember correctly the front sight I ended up with was around .400" tall. I don't have the rifle any more, and I didn't write that info down.

Joe

kooz · Post by **kooz** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:28 am

Thanks

OJ · Post by OJ » Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:14 am

I also upgraded to a Williams FP 94/36 sight. "IF" I remember correctly the front sight I ended up with was around .400" tall. I don't have the rifle any more, and I didn't write that info down.

Close enough - when I installed the Williams 94/36 sight on my Winchester 94, I also upgraded the front sight to an XS sight which measures .430" above the dove tail (as I measured this AM).

Works for me.