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bamaranger · June 17, 2015, 03:58 AM

I've got to agree that a .357 carbine is a fun and suprisingly practical firearm, .....but I have mixed feelings about a bolt gun so chambered.....unless one intends to suppress the rifle.

For quite a few years, an early Marlin lever in .357 was my GP rambling, woods, truck rifle. Loaded it up and down the scale, shot full house factory mags through it, as well as factory wad cutters (.38) single loaded. Unfortunately, my aging eyes do not let me shoot the peep sight I installed early on, as well as I'd like. After many years of stating no scopes on lever carbines, I may have to do so.

One thing that caught my eye was the aperture sight on one of the pics posted.

NEG, the sight people, make a clamp on aperture sight that fits the Ruger factory sight ring receiver scallop. That would be an interesting sight set up and likey very suitable for rough/GP use on one of these stainless/synthetic bolt carbines, and put the peep at the rear of the rifle, increasing sight radius and theoretical accuracy as well.

June 17, 2015, 03:58 AM	#11
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,798	fun I've got to agree that a .357 carbine is a fun and suprisingly practical firearm, .....but I have mixed feelings about a bolt gun so chambered.....unless one intends to suppress the rifle. For quite a few years, an early Marlin lever in .357 was my GP rambling, woods, truck rifle. Loaded it up and down the scale, shot full house factory mags through it, as well as factory wad cutters (.38) single loaded. Unfortunately, my aging eyes do not let me shoot the peep sight I installed early on, as well as I'd like. After many years of stating no scopes on lever carbines, I may have to do so. One thing that caught my eye was the aperture sight on one of the pics posted. NEG, the sight people, make a clamp on aperture sight that fits the Ruger factory sight ring receiver scallop. That would be an interesting sight set up and likey very suitable for rough/GP use on one of these stainless/synthetic bolt carbines, and put the peep at the rear of the rifle, increasing sight radius and theoretical accuracy as well.