I had repaired the front sight of an old Win. 67-A with a small chunk-O-wire and epoxy glue, left in picture. It still wasn't tall enough and was not a good solution that would last very long.
Then I found one available online, it had a gold looking front end that glared in the sunlight so I made a shroud from a section of a .308W case.
With that rifle I used an air soft BB on the stock to get the same cheek weld & distance off the rear sight.
Trying to use those iron sights and Federal ammo @ 50 yards, it was pretty frustrating but the .22lr bug had bitten by this time so I went looking for a real target rifle that was affordable.