Ordered some Williams sights for Shorty

deerslayer303 · April 3, 2012, 11:00 PM

I ordered some Williams sights for shorty, seems these have mixed reviews at Cabelas, Seems the dovetail for the front sight on the newer Cabelas Hawkens are bigger and the Williams sight won't work, but going off some info from a review on there seems my rifle measures out right, So hopefully it'll work out. Any of you have these sights? I figure they have to be better than the originals.

deerslayer303 · April 11, 2012, 11:23 PM

Well evidently my measurements were off. I got the sights in and boy are they bright. But the front sight does just what the reviews say it falls right through the dovetail on the barrel. I'm gonna return them. I just painted my front sight with hi vis paint and I'm gonna roll with that. The restocking fee sucks at Cabelas though.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · April 13, 2012, 06:54 AM

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deerslayer303 said:what the reviews say it falls right through the dovetail on the barrel.

Browneels has a good selection of sights front and rear and more. Buts it's a moot point now. By the way you got your nipple by now. Where's the video!! I want to see that pea shooter in action.

**4V50 Gary** · April 13, 2012, 07:28 AM

A word of caution on aluminum sights. Aluminum can walk. It may not be a problem with lower velocity black powder, but I had it happen on me once.

deerslayer303 · April 15, 2012, 04:44 PM

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By the way you got your nipple by now. Where's the video!! I want to see that pea shooter in action.

Indeed Sir, It is on the to do list, but boy do I have a list.

I have to get my butt out to the range though, I'm having withdrawls I think

sandman_nv · April 15, 2012, 06:42 PM

Priorities, Sir, priorities!

April 3, 2012, 11:00 PM	#1
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,654	Ordered some Williams sights for Shorty I ordered some Williams sights for shorty, seems these have mixed reviews at Cabelas, Seems the dovetail for the front sight on the newer Cabelas Hawkens are bigger and the Williams sight won't work, but going off some info from a review on there seems my rifle measures out right, So hopefully it'll work out. Any of you have these sights? I figure they have to be better than the originals. __________________ "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson

April 11, 2012, 11:23 PM	#2
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,654	Well evidently my measurements were off. I got the sights in and boy are they bright. But the front sight does just what the reviews say it falls right through the dovetail on the barrel. I'm gonna return them. I just painted my front sight with hi vis paint and I'm gonna roll with that. The restocking fee sucks at Cabelas though. __________________ "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson

April 13, 2012, 07:28 AM	#4
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,843	A word of caution on aluminum sights. Aluminum can walk. It may not be a problem with lower velocity black powder, but I had it happen on me once. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

April 15, 2012, 06:42 PM	#6
sandman_nv Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2012 Posts: 108	Priorities, Sir, priorities!