Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
Thinking of installing Williams receiver sights on one of two centerfire Savages, FP-110-TK. Once the front sight is installed on the barrel, that is it? The barrel cannot be changed and indicated? Looks like the rear sight will fit a Weaver base?
Assume they can be effective out to 400 yards.
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
Depends on what you call effective. Peep sights on my M1 will take out a man sized target at 1000 yds with ease, group into 6" dia. at 1000, no. And my M1 is an H&R made in the last group ever made and is very accurate, a winner when I shot hi-power. Peep sights are definately a cut above open sights as iron sights go and single shot rifle match scores with peep sights are unbelievable. Once a rifle is set up with iron sights I wouldnt swap barrels but it can be done by marking the barrel and reciever and returning the barrel to the match mark. You may have to rezero the sights. Headspace should be OK and can be checked.
El Lobo
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
Wouldn't ever shoot past 400yrds. Used to shoot these sights in 22 caliber matches, they were plenty accurate. Probably won't ever swap out the barrel anyway. There was a stock savage .223 rifle set up like this in the classified last year that interested me.
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
This setup works fine on Savage's
[img width=259 height=450]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd314/erbeckerdite/3.jpg[/img]
[img width=234 height=450]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd314/erbeckerdite/2.jpg[/img]
Williams rear and NECG front band - the Williams isn't easily adjustable in the field for elevation like the side mount receiver sights but you don't have to drill any extra holes.
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
do you know of anybody else that makes a similar front sight set up? i REALLY like the NECG banded front sight, but their web site only lists ID for the bands up to .827", which won't fit my bull barrel.
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=7...D___SIGHT_BASE
Ugly - more for the highpower type setup but might fit. Other options would be a screw on ramp.
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
I used the williams sights on my wife's 45 ACP Savage I built for her. Here is how it is setup:
Front sight:
[img width=600 height=450]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/Adyth/Savage/frontsight.jpg[/img]
A few views:
[img width=600 height=450]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/Adyth/Savage/overallside.jpg[/img]
[img width=600 height=450]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/Adyth/Savage/overall.jpg[/img]
Rear sight:
[img width=600 height=450]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/Adyth/Savage/rearsight.jpg[/img]
Sight picture:
[img width=600 height=450]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v446/Adyth/Savage/sightpicture.jpg[/img]
The front sights are Tech Sights that are made for .920 barreled 10/22's. The rear sights are Williams WGRS with a ghost ring.
Dolomite
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
hmmm...might be an excuse to order another barrel ;)
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
Wow dolamite, now THAT is an interesting rifle!! Is there a thread somewhere that will tell me more about it?? .45 acp!?? I'm very new to savages and bolt actions in general but THAT sounds cool!! Would love to know more!
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
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Originally Posted by BigDKC
Wow dolamite, now THAT is an interesting rifle!! Is there a thread somewhere that will tell me more about it?? .45 acp!?? I'm very new to savages and bolt actions in general but THAT sounds cool!! Would love to know more!
45 ACP bolt gun done...with pictures
458x2 American (at teh bottom of thsi thread)
I addition to the bullets in these threads I have also loaded 300 grain SP's. Those are hell on anything within 50 yards but drop like a mortar after that.
Anyways, enjoy
Dolomite
Dolomite
Re: Receiver Sights on Centerfire Savage
Hey Eric, have you found any narrow inserts for the NEGS front band? They have a band that will fit the new barrel perfectly.