open sights on a Savage 10 FCP?

boy412 · August 21, 2009, 01:04 PM

I'm in a situation where I'm not able to put a scope on this rifle at the moment. It does not come with sights of any kind but is drilled and tapped for scope mounts. Is there a reasonably good & inexpensive solution for putting open sights on this gun, until I can put a scope on it?

I was thinking maybe doing just the scope mounts and perhaps finding a sight that would mount on that (Picatinny style). The plan was to put a SWFA SS scope on it, but can't at the moment. I have the rifle and want to start shooting it...but can't without SOME kind of sight on it!

Thanks...

goodspeed(TPF) · August 21, 2009, 01:06 PM

Put a $30.00 red dot from Wally World on the scope base until you can procure your perfect scope. -Goodspeed

boy412 · August 21, 2009, 01:37 PM

Ha Ha...isn't Wally World where the Griswalds went in National Lampoons Vacation?

I'll look into a cheap red-dot...but my assumption was correct that I probably needed a scope base first?

goodspeed(TPF) · August 21, 2009, 01:51 PM

Yup, you're gonna need a scope base for sure. Ahh, National Lampoon. What memories.

snipecatcher · August 21, 2009, 05:07 PM

Cheaper and easier to put a cheap $50-60 Bushnell scope on it than it would be to add iron sights. You would be out of about $100 total, then you could use the same mounts for your SWFA scope in the future. Iron sights would require a gunsmith.

boy412 · August 22, 2009, 02:47 PM

Good point.

I think I'll at least order the scope mounts for this rifle and go from there. Whether its a cheap red-dot BSA, or something else, its better than nothing...and it will give me a better appreciation for a good scope when I get one!

Another thing i dont understand is how Leupold's picatinny scope mounts for my gun are 5x the cost of a nearly identical set offered by Burris. I'm not ripping on Leupold...they make nice products and have awesome customer support. I just don't see how they can charge so much for a simple piece of metal. No glass in there or nuthin'!

Wait, I'm Reloadin' · August 22, 2009, 02:57 PM

I have thought about this also and don't have iron sights on my model 70. I am thinking at close range, just tilt the gun to the left and shoot it shotgun style, it can't be that inacurate to shoot it that way at under a hundred yards. Also thought about a barrel clamp that is made for lasers, but adding a holographic sight. But I figure it won't be any better than no sights at close range considering the cost and the scratch on my barrel.

corey

danweasel · August 22, 2009, 08:31 PM

Hahahahaha!

goodspeed(TPF) · August 22, 2009, 08:56 PM

Quote:

just tilt the gun to the left and shoot it shotgun style, it can't be that inacurate to shoot it that way at under a hundred yards.

Hahahahahahahahaah!!!!

TPAW · August 22, 2009, 09:56 PM

I second a cheap red dot.

boy412 · August 23, 2009, 10:58 AM

Burris mounts and a BSA red-dot ordered...hopefully it will get here in time for some range time next weekend!

No shotgun style shooting for me...otherwise I would have bought a shotgun! I must admit the thought had occured to me...just to get some rounds through it to break in the barrell.

jmr40 · August 23, 2009, 11:41 AM

For about the same price as a base and a cheap red dot you can have a smith mount iron sights. The iron sights will be more accurate than the cheap red dot and will still be on the rifle when you get a better scope later. You can alwayse use them as backup later. Before I would buy a cheap red dot, I would look for a quality used scope for under $100.

Wait, I'm Reloadin' · August 23, 2009, 06:44 PM

Hey boy you asked for a cheap solution and i gave ya one. I'm a redneck

boy412 · August 23, 2009, 11:39 PM

Indeed you did.

Seriously...the thought had crossed my mind. For $50 we'll see what the little red-dot scope works out. Thanks for all the feedback everyone!

August 21, 2009, 01:04 PM	#1
boy412 Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2009 Posts: 118	open sights on a Savage 10 FCP? I'm in a situation where I'm not able to put a scope on this rifle at the moment. It does not come with sights of any kind but is drilled and tapped for scope mounts. Is there a reasonably good & inexpensive solution for putting open sights on this gun, until I can put a scope on it? I was thinking maybe doing just the scope mounts and perhaps finding a sight that would mount on that (Picatinny style). The plan was to put a SWFA SS scope on it, but can't at the moment. I have the rifle and want to start shooting it...but can't without SOME kind of sight on it! Thanks... __________________ Savage 12 LRPV Dan Wesson PM-7 Bi-Tone Rock-Ola M1 Carbine

August 21, 2009, 01:06 PM	#2
goodspeed(TPF) Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Location: WI Posts: 1,162	Put a $30.00 red dot from Wally World on the scope base until you can procure your perfect scope. -Goodspeed __________________ It's a trick. Get an axe. http://www.thepiratefleet.com/index.shtml

August 21, 2009, 01:37 PM	#3
boy412 Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2009 Posts: 118	Ha Ha...isn't Wally World where the Griswalds went in National Lampoons Vacation? I'll look into a cheap red-dot...but my assumption was correct that I probably needed a scope base first? __________________ Savage 12 LRPV Dan Wesson PM-7 Bi-Tone Rock-Ola M1 Carbine

August 21, 2009, 01:51 PM	#4
goodspeed(TPF) Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Location: WI Posts: 1,162	Yup, you're gonna need a scope base for sure. Ahh, National Lampoon. What memories. __________________ It's a trick. Get an axe. http://www.thepiratefleet.com/index.shtml

August 22, 2009, 02:47 PM	#6
boy412 Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2009 Posts: 118	Good point. I think I'll at least order the scope mounts for this rifle and go from there. Whether its a cheap red-dot BSA, or something else, its better than nothing...and it will give me a better appreciation for a good scope when I get one! Another thing i dont understand is how Leupold's picatinny scope mounts for my gun are 5x the cost of a nearly identical set offered by Burris. I'm not ripping on Leupold...they make nice products and have awesome customer support. I just don't see how they can charge so much for a simple piece of metal. No glass in there or nuthin'! __________________ Savage 12 LRPV Dan Wesson PM-7 Bi-Tone Rock-Ola M1 Carbine

August 21, 2009, 05:07 PM	#5
snipecatcher Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 314	Cheaper and easier to put a cheap $50-60 Bushnell scope on it than it would be to add iron sights. You would be out of about $100 total, then you could use the same mounts for your SWFA scope in the future. Iron sights would require a gunsmith.

August 22, 2009, 02:57 PM	#7
Wait, I'm Reloadin' Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2008 Posts: 130	I have thought about this also and don't have iron sights on my model 70. I am thinking at close range, just tilt the gun to the left and shoot it shotgun style, it can't be that inacurate to shoot it that way at under a hundred yards. Also thought about a barrel clamp that is made for lasers, but adding a holographic sight. But I figure it won't be any better than no sights at close range considering the cost and the scratch on my barrel. corey

August 22, 2009, 08:31 PM	#8
danweasel Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 191	Hahahahaha! __________________ When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. - Brendan Behan

August 22, 2009, 09:56 PM	#10
TPAW Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2005 Posts: 2,849	I second a cheap red dot.

August 23, 2009, 10:58 AM	#11
boy412 Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2009 Posts: 118	Burris mounts and a BSA red-dot ordered...hopefully it will get here in time for some range time next weekend! No shotgun style shooting for me...otherwise I would have bought a shotgun! I must admit the thought had occured to me...just to get some rounds through it to break in the barrell. __________________ Savage 12 LRPV Dan Wesson PM-7 Bi-Tone Rock-Ola M1 Carbine

August 23, 2009, 11:41 AM	#12
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,476	For about the same price as a base and a cheap red dot you can have a smith mount iron sights. The iron sights will be more accurate than the cheap red dot and will still be on the rifle when you get a better scope later. You can alwayse use them as backup later. Before I would buy a cheap red dot, I would look for a quality used scope for under $100.

August 23, 2009, 06:44 PM	#13
Wait, I'm Reloadin' Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2008 Posts: 130	Hey boy you asked for a cheap solution and i gave ya one. I'm a redneck

August 23, 2009, 11:39 PM	#14
boy412 Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2009 Posts: 118	Indeed you did. Seriously...the thought had crossed my mind. For $50 we'll see what the little red-dot scope works out. Thanks for all the feedback everyone! __________________ Savage 12 LRPV Dan Wesson PM-7 Bi-Tone Rock-Ola M1 Carbine