Redfield sight came in today, and installed without a hitch. Instructions in the "Gunsmithing" section. No wood needed to be removed, and the sight didn't need to be reshaped. I also bought some 6-48 receiver plug screws from castbullet.com, and they fit perfectly. I bought the "positive stop" version (about $2 each) and they fit nice and flush.
I did a crude boresighting with a speck of light that was coming in through a crack in my front door. Can't wait to get the rifle out to the range, and see how it fires! If it's anything like the M54s I've shot before, it should be a tack driver, which is a lot to say for a 75 year old rifle.
I'll be filling in the rear sight dovetail with a filed-down Buffalo nickel ($1 on ebay.) Pictures, etc, to come when the nickel arrives in the mail.
Hello, What model is the Redfield sight your using? I have been trying to find a Lyman 48 crane. The 54 I have came only with the base.
ReplyDeleteIt's a Redfield TR-W, with the base for the model 54. Just like the Lyman sights, the sight is all the same, and only the base changes to fit the rifle.
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