New production M70 FWTs...sightless!

capnrik · November 17, 2000, 08:04 PM

I really like the new Winchester Model 70s, with the "Pre-64" type actions. I think I'll get a .308, but I wish the rifle came with iron sights. How hard would it be to install a set of sights that wouldn't prohibit mounting a scope as well?

George Stringer · November 18, 2000, 08:37 AM

Capnrik, not hard at all. You could have your choice of about any sights on the market. It would probably cost you somewhere between $30 and $50 plus the sights. George

capnrik · November 18, 2000, 11:18 AM

Thanks for the reply, George. I like the folding rear sight that Winchester used in the Fifties. I'll see if Brownell's can sell me a set, or would it be more polite to buy them from the 'smith?

George Stringer · November 18, 2000, 08:39 PM

Capnrick, since you are going to pay the same price why not let him make the profit? George

DeBee · November 18, 2000, 11:07 PM

George--

Are you sure you can mount a sight on a featherwieght barrel? The barrel wall is very thin maybe 1/8".

Can it be tapped safely??

George Stringer · November 19, 2000, 10:30 AM

DeBee, if that was indeed the case there are several sweat-on ramps on the market. George

November 17, 2000, 08:04 PM	#1
capnrik Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 474	I really like the new Winchester Model 70s, with the "Pre-64" type actions. I think I'll get a .308, but I wish the rifle came with iron sights. How hard would it be to install a set of sights that wouldn't prohibit mounting a scope as well?

November 18, 2000, 08:37 AM	#2
George Stringer Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Earlington KY Posts: 2,299	Capnrik, not hard at all. You could have your choice of about any sights on the market. It would probably cost you somewhere between $30 and $50 plus the sights. George

November 18, 2000, 11:18 AM	#3
capnrik Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 474	Thanks for the reply, George. I like the folding rear sight that Winchester used in the Fifties. I'll see if Brownell's can sell me a set, or would it be more polite to buy them from the 'smith?

November 18, 2000, 08:39 PM	#4
George Stringer Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Earlington KY Posts: 2,299	Capnrick, since you are going to pay the same price why not let him make the profit? George

November 18, 2000, 11:07 PM	#5
DeBee Senior Member Join Date: October 5, 1999 Posts: 408	George-- Are you sure you can mount a sight on a featherwieght barrel? The barrel wall is very thin maybe 1/8". Can it be tapped safely??

November 19, 2000, 10:30 AM	#6
George Stringer Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Earlington KY Posts: 2,299	DeBee, if that was indeed the case there are several sweat-on ramps on the market. George