looking for good aperture sight for marlin 1894

[waco]

thinking about getting a good aperture sight for my 1894 .44mag
anyone out there have any good suggestions for one they have had any luck with?
most shooting would be well within 150yrds(mostly less than that)
maybe an XS ghost ring set-up that Brian Pearce mentioned in "the legacy of lever guns" magazine? i would like to keep the cost at $100.00 or less if possible. I want to avoid ANY special fitting....just want an easy switch out. please let me know what has been the best set-up for you.Lee 310gr GC, and 240gr SWC boolits will be the fodder if it matters.
thanks again fellas!
waco:cbpour:

[docone31]

I found either the Lyman or williams reciever sight to be a valuable asset.
They go on the predrilled holes, and it lines up perfectly.
The extra sight radius makes a difference.
go for it.

[NickSS]

The only thing I can add is the age of your Marlin. The older ones had holes drilled in the side of the receiver for side mounted apeture sights. The newer ones don't Williams makes a FP model sight that screwes to the rear two scope mount holes in the top of the receiver. I do not know if Lyman makes such a sight. I have the Williams FP sight on three of my 94s and they work just fine but you need the off set cocking attachment to the hammer as the aperture sits over the hammer

[waco]

its is less than 10 years old

[Don McDowell]

I really like the One Ragged Hole sight www.oneraggedhole.com

Heres a view of it on one of my Winchesters.
[IMG]http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/Ranch137/HPIM0441.jpg

[Dogg]

Take a look at Skinner aperature sights, I have 4 of them and they work great. Only around $50, and a great man to work with.

http://skinnersights.com/

[stubshaft]

I use the Ashley ghost ring. The Skinner 1894 looks just like it. Great sight!

[pietro]

The XS set will drop on/in, for about $90 + S&H.

The Skinner is $54 + S&H, and Dr.Tim will make the (needed) higher front sight blade for and additional $15. The peep is available in either blued steel or brass @ the same $$$.

see: www.skinnersights.com

http://www.skinnersights.com/images/1894picture.jpg

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[jtaylor1960]

I am sending an order for a sight from Skinner. I use Williams on most of my levers but I like the low profile on his sights.On a 94 I think it would look and feel beter.

[Don McDowell]

That's the nice thing, besides the 25$ price of the ORH it simply replaces the rear buckhorn, no muss no fuss, no unsight bulges on top the reciever.....

[hunter_usmc]

The Williams FP sight is great you may want a hammer spur and if you remove the insert it has the same rear peep aperture opening as the ghost ring sights, but you may need a taller front sight post

[tcrocker]

I agree Williams FP thats the one I use, and have been for years.

[O.S.O.K.]

Well I have the XS sight on a couple of my leverguns and it works great. You may need a taller front sight though to allow for the adjustment range to fall within your load's point of impact.

The skinners have a good reputation as well and have the same front sight issue.

Williams makes a WGRS sight that mounts in the same spot. I got one for a new-to-me Remington 722 that I just bought - they are $27.50 from Brownell's if you have an account with them - probably around that from another cataglog house if you shop around. Here's a pic:

http://www.brownells.com/userdocs/products/l_962100037_1.jpg

The one that I got has no white paint in the adjustment ticks (an improvement IMHO). Its also smaller than it appears in the pic - which is good. I don't know if it will adjust low enough to use the stock front sights or not - time will tell...

Don't forget the slot blank for the mid-barrel sight that you remove...

[doubs43]

I have a Puma 1892 rifle with 20" octagon barrel chambered in .44 Mag. I replaced the front sight with a Lyman 17A and post insert. I removed the rear sight and filled the dovetail with a blank. Then I mounted a Marbles tang sight ($120) so I could shoot in a local 100 & 150 meters competition..... 10" steel squares at 100 and steel pigs at 150, all shot from crossed sticks.

My load is a 240 grain Lyman SWC bullet over 17.0 grains of 2400 in a mag case. It takes the steel plates out with authority and any pig I hit goes down. I often run the squares and pigs. The Marble sight really helps and from 100 to 150 meters requires only six clicks up.

I like the tang sight and with one of the larger apertures I feel it's quicker to get on target than a receiver or barrel sight. Bringing the rifle to your shoulder puts the sight right in front of your eye.

[carl418]

I have to add another vote for Skinner sights. I have one on my 1894 44 mag and my 1894 CB 45 Colt. I like 'em..

[jlchucker]

Yesterday I was having a problem at the range, zeroing one of my 35 Remingtons. It has a Lyman 66 (new style) on it. For a time I thought that my bifocals were going bad, until I switched rifles to my Marlin 45-70 and shot at another target at the same distance. Tight, one-inch or less group (big holes) at 50 yd. Sights right on since last year. Williams receiver sight on the 95. I took a closer look at the 35 and noticed that there was some play in the Lyman 66. I should have known--I've seen this before on the newer Lymans. I'd pick something besides one of those these days.

[browntown]

+1 for skinner, the guys on the marlinforums swear by them