savage 3D

[robertb6112]

I'm currently in the process of fixing up a savage 3D. And I'm trying to find a WFC 150 peep sight for it. But they seem hard to find. Does anybody know if the wfc 175 for the 340 would work? Or if there is a Lyman peep sight that would work with my rifle?

[Mad Dog]

A Lyman 55S should work on it depending on the year it was made. Some were factory drilled for it others would have to be D&T'd for it.

Don't think the #175 would work, hole spacing must be different or they wouldn't have made it.

What is the hole spacing on the side of the receiver near the bolt?

[Sav22]

The hole spacing for the 150 & 175 are the same but the 175 was made for the larger diameter centerfire rifles - it would not fit tight to a 22 and I don't think it could be adjusted low enough to work with a standard height front sight on a 22 or have enough windage adjustment to center horizontally.

The 150's have shown up regularly on eBay the past few years I have been looking, more often than 175's. Here are some comparison photo's I made a few months ago that show the 175 & a couple variations of the 150, some had numbers stamped on the eye piece.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa105/GeneBB/WFC150amp175001_zps80edcf2e.jpg

Here are a 175 & a 150 adjusted to their lowest setting. Note the curvature of the mounting surface - the 175 does not look like it would set level on a smaller 22 receiver.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa105/GeneBB/WFC150amp175006_zps28d4efd5.jpg


There is no option for the eye piece for a 150 - there was only one size offered that I know of and nothing else can be substituted and still work as intended - quite over engineered IMO... but interesting!
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa105/GeneBB/WFC150amp175003_zpsdd828c67.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa105/GeneBB/WFC150amp175002_zps21d401db.jpg