Blade Front Sight ???

44/40 · Post by **44/40** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:48 pm

I seem to do much better work with a six o'clock hold using a square topped blade front with a tang or receiver aperture rear sight. I usually end up filing the bead front to try to square it up.
Does anyone have a source for a "proper" blade that would look correct in the dovetail on my octagon barreled cowboys and also ones for the dovetailed ramp on my other leverguns ? Thanks for any help.

meanc · Post by **meanc** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:34 am

On my Marlin Cowboy, I've got a front sight blade that came off a Winchester 94 Trapper as well as a Win 94 rear sight assembly.

They both look really good on the Cowboy. (at least I think so)

I'm just so use to them, and never really liked the Marlin's flip up rear sight or a front bead sight anyway.

There are a few sizes you can order directly from Browning.

This is the one I ordered, it's the .472"

As far as the ramped fronts go, I put scopes on those.

old goat · Post by **old goat** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:22 am

...Why not use the Marbles Sourdough from Brownells?

...old goat

k8bor · Post by **k8bor** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:23 am

Or, order one from Tim Skinner custom made out of steel or brass. Any size blade, any width, and any height. Very very reasonable prices too, I may add.

KWK · Post by **KWK** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:31 am

Look up the Allan Foundry front blade at Brownell's. You have to file it to the final contour you want.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:08 pm

Here's the link to the Allen Foundry sight:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ ... RONT+SIGHT

Looks interesting. And it's fairly cheep. You could get several and it wouldn't hurt the pocket too much.

Joe

KWK · Post by **KWK** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:54 pm

Thanks Joe; I should have done that for him.

I'll be moving to Peoria this summer. In what county are you?

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:16 pm

KWK,

Moving to Peoria huh, well I'm about 60 or 70 miles due south in Springfield.
That's in Sangamon County.
We'll be neighbors, YAYYYYY
Joe

KWK · Post by **KWK** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:05 pm

I'm returning there. Any particularly good gun shows down that way? Peoria's are pretty so-so, at least they had been when we moved away 4 years ago.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:10 pm

The only gun shows in this area is the one in New Berlin, that ones OK for a small town gun show. And at one of the big hotels in Spfld. But the last time I was at that one they had no powder, no primers, no guns to speak of. Just a lot of miscellaneous "stuff".

I'm going to hit the one in New Berlin weekend of the 16th and 17th. Try to pick up some primers and stuff.

Joe