Peabody 21 sight for 1895

[Heavy lead]

I'm looking at putting one of these on my 1895 Browning. I'm not too concerned about the historical aspect, but rather about having a good receiver sight.
Can a Lyman or Williams sight be drilled and tapped for this rifle? I would prefer this if possible as the 21 looks a bit big and awkward.
Any feedback is appreciated.

[Mk42gunner]

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, the Peabody 21 sight is a copy of a Lyman 21 that was developed for the 1895 Winchester because a tang sight wouldn't work due to the length of the bolt travel. I have seen an original 1895 in .35 WCF with the Lyman sight. It looked okay to me, but I have read that the adjustments are not all that secure; I don't know for sure, I have never actually used one.

I would think that you could put a normal receiver sight on it, just be very careful about where the holes are drilled.

Robert

[StrawHat]

I did it with a Lyman receiver sight.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc194/StrawHat/Misc/1895006.jpg

I added a banded Sourdough front sight and am pleased with the results. When plinking I was leaving the eye piece in place and removing it when hunting. Now, I generally use it without the eyepiece and just have the ghost rear sight effect.

[Heavy lead]

Strawhat, do you recall what model of sight that is, and what rifle it it for, that is exactly what I'm looking to do.

[StrawHat]

Off the top of my head, it is a Lyman reciever sight for the Winchester 1886. If I can get additional info I will post it.