Rossi 92 sights

[cabezaverde]

I have an older 92 with the barrel band front sight and square notch rear. They are getting a little tough for my older eyes.

What are you guys using instead?

[sharps4590]

Open up the rear sight to get more light around the front sight, if that's an option.

[JoeJames]

I am 70; had a 92 for a few years, but as I get older the further down the barrel the rear sight seems to get. I have a Williams 9436 rear sight but have not installed it yet; as it requires drilling and tapping. Thinking about getting one of the Skinner pep sights that replaces the safety.

[Jaaymar]

My 45 colt had the sight on the front band. Is your rifle one without the, additional extra safe safety, on the top of the bolt?
I put a marbles bullseye on mine and it is awsome.

http://www.marblearms.com/rear-sights.html

The dove tail on mine was extra wide so I made some brass shims from 0.005 stock to tighten things up.

Jaaymar

[herian67]

I'm using a Dr. Pearson no drill tactical rail with a 4x lighted recital scout scope.Tried a red dot but like the scope better.Rail take 5 minutes to install.

[cabezaverde]

Have a link?

[cabezaverde]

My 45 colt had the sight on the front band. Is your rifle one without the, additional extra safe safety, on the top of the bolt?
I put a marbles bullseye on mine and it is awsome.

http://www.marblearms.com/rear-sights.html

The dove tail on mine was extra wide so I made some brass shims from 0.005 stock to tighten things up.

Jaaymar

I have seen those. Are you happy with the sight picture?

[kungfustyle]

I had a hard time with the bullseye sight from Marlbles. I use progressive lenses and that sight gave me a hard time. Still have it if you want to give it a go. My suggestion is to use fire sights or get a red dot sight. https://store.stevesgunz.com/ I have a Noe scope mount on mine https://noebulletmolds.com/site/prod.../scope-mounts/ w/ a Burris 2x scope. This set up doesn't give a good cheek weld, more of a jaw weld, so I'm thinking of switching to a red dot. Don't get a tube type but a reflex, it will sit lower to the rifle. PM if you have questions.

[indian joe]

I have an older 92 with the barrel band front sight and square notch rear. They are getting a little tough for my older eyes.

What are you guys using instead?

I had an older Rossi that came to me missing the front barrel band - made a replacement from a chunk of steel, and made the sight blade about double width - then a wide square notch cut in the rear sight - it worked good and didnt alter the look of the gun - does yours have a steel front band ? maybe could TIG or braze up the blade and make it wider ?
D & T the reciever for a williams peep
Tang rear sight is an option
The big headache is the barrel band front sight - you dont have any windage on a bolt mounted peep or a cheaper tang sight - the reciever mounted peep is a good option but I hear some Rossi's are tough steel to D & T

[cabezaverde]

I had a hard time with the bullseye sight from Marlbles. I use progressive lenses and that sight gave me a hard time. Still have it if you want to give it a go. My suggestion is to use fire sights or get a red dot sight. https://store.stevesgunz.com/ I have a Noe scope mount on mine https://noebulletmolds.com/site/prod.../scope-mounts/ w/ a Burris 2x scope. This set up doesn't give a good cheek weld, more of a jaw weld, so I'm thinking of switching to a red dot. Don't get a tube type but a reflex, it will sit lower to the rifle. PM if you have questions.

Mine is older and not drilled or tapped.

[pietro]

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FWIW, Winchester Model 92's & Model 94's used the same sights, and the sights meant for those guns can be readily used on the Browning & Rossi Model 92's.

Generally, the mounting of a receiver peep sight on a Model 92 raises the line-of-sight, thus requiring a taller front sight to achieve zero - quite an issue with the barrel band front sight.

I was able to keep the issue front, and zero the rifle, by mounting a Williams receiver sight intended for the Winchester Angle Eject 94AE atop the rear section of the Model 92 receiver sidewalls (1 D/T'd hole in each sidewall top) - and YES, the metal was one of the toughest I've ever had to D/T.


That particular receiver sight is usable with the issue front sight because it carries the horizontal aperture bar behind the sight base, ILO atop the base - so I merely put a dab of orange paint onto the top rear face of the issue front sight blade.

[cabezaverde]

Doesn’t someone make a peep sight that fits the rear sight dovetail?

[farmbif]

Steve gunz used to have sights for Rossi on his web site. I wouldn't mind having a way to mount a Burris fastfire on one of the old rossi's

[Texas by God]

I installed a Williams 5D reciever sight for a Winchester 94 on a Rossi- but on the right side of the action because of the saddle ring. I had to reverse the aperture windage slide but it worked fine.
For a barrel sight I liked replacing the factory rear sight with a Dockendorff wheel adjust sight.
A FastFire could be mounted on the barrel by custom fitting a Weaver base to a drilled and tapped dovetail blank. I've been thinking about this one lately....

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[engineer401]

Doesn’t someone make a peep sight that fits the rear sight dovetail?

I bought a ghost ring sight from Steve’s Gunz. It fit in the rear dovetail. It’s a great addition for very little money.

[WALLNUTT]

Marbles tang w/ windage adj. for Rossi 92 w/ factory front sight. Works great!

[cabezaverde]

I bought a ghost ring sight from Steve’s Gunz. It fit in the rear dovetail. It’s a great addition for very little money.

Can't find on his site.

[KCSO]

I went with an old 5D peep rear sight and a white dot in front. For the front make a small divit on the front sight and fill with enamel.

[cabezaverde]

I went with an old 5D peep rear sight and a white dot in front. For the front make a small divit on the front sight and fill with enamel.

So you did drill and tap?

[siamese4570]

Have you looked under the rear sight? Mine was drilled and tapped for a forward mount scope. I also tried the Steve's Gunzs peep sight that replaced the mickey mouse safety on top of the bolt.
Siamese4570