About 4 years ago I purchased a Savage Mod 11 GNR (7mm-08), put a scope on it, and have killed two pigs and three deer with it. Absolutely nothing wrong with it in its current configuration. But it's the only rifle I owned that I had not 'tampered' with...something can always be made 'better'...right? So, I had Jim up at EGW make me a Picatinney rail for it that starts at the back edge of the receiver and runs continuously forward a full 10". I then had Leupold's Custom Shop make me a 1.5-4x Scout Scope for it. Now I'd like to figure out if I can put some backup iron sights on it. Would prefer a ghost ring rear with wide blade front. But the barrel looks mightly thin at the muzzle. I'm not sure there's enough metal there to sink a couple screws to anchor a front sight. Anyone have any experience with adding a front sight to a Model 11?
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