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RayO
01-06-2011, 08:34 PM
Old Redfield and Lyman steel receiver sights for winchester and marlin leverguns can be hard to find and are a bit pricey.I modify more readily available models to fit.
http://i.imgur.com/8tLZIl.jpg (http://imgur.com/8tLZI)
This is a Redfield sight for a Mauser.
http://i.imgur.com/iHbuLl.jpg (http://imgur.com/iHbuL)
Milling the sight block flat to fit the lever action receiver.
http://i.imgur.com/QA9m9l.jpg (http://imgur.com/QA9m9)
Modified sight mounted on a Marlin.
http://i.imgur.com/FceaTl.jpg (http://imgur.com/FceaT)
This is a view from the back.Note the spacer between the sight and the receiver that is needed in order to center the windage adjustment.
http://i.imgur.com/0bt90l.jpg (http://imgur.com/0bt90)
This is a top view of the modified sight.I have done several of these modifications and have been very pleased wiith the results.
Rick Hodges
01-06-2011, 09:41 PM
Very nice.
AnthonyB
01-06-2011, 09:45 PM
No connection to earlier post, but great looking work.

Question for all who see this thread:
If you wanted to mount a red dot sight on a Rossi 1892 357 Mag how would you do it?
Tony
unclebill
01-06-2011, 10:01 PM
Rayo
you make it look easy.
nuthin like having the tools and a little know how.
Ben
01-06-2011, 10:19 PM
That's so quality machine work. I'm impressed ! !

Ben
Trailblazer
01-07-2011, 10:49 AM
I made a new block to mount a Redfield sight for the Mauser on the the Marlin in the picture below. I didn't modify the Mauser block because I have a Mauser I may put it on some day. The Model 64 Winchester behind it has a Redfield sight made for the Model 94/64 etc.

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/Quarter_view.jpg
fecmech
01-07-2011, 02:11 PM
No connection to earlier post, but great looking work.

Question for all who see this thread:
If you wanted to mount a red dot sight on a Rossi 1892 357 Mag how would you do it?
Tony
Tony--If it's a recent round bbl. Braztech gun it's D&T'd on the barrel for a scope mount that they sell for about $12( holes are under the rear sight leaf). I have a cheap ($29) pistol scope on this one for some load testing. Dot sight would be same same.