front sights, dovetails, barrel contours etc.

divil · July 16, 2014, 12:59 PM

Hi...I am looking to put a peep sight on my Marlin 925 and I may have to replace the front sight too when I do that. My front sight is a single piece (ramp + sght) so it looks like I would have to replace the whole thing. Is it possible to find a ramp with a dovetail that I can fit? Online sources seem to sell generic ramps made for various barrel contours rather than specific models. Are the barrels all made to standard sizes? Do I just measure it will a caliper? Can someone educate me as to what my options are for changing the front sight? Thanks!

Slopemeno · July 17, 2014, 03:01 AM

Williams, Brownells, and Midway is where I'd start.

Gunplummer · July 17, 2014, 06:29 AM

Brownell's used to have a chart and instructions in their catalog to get proper height when ordering sights. I have not shopped with them for quite a while, but it used to be in the sight/ramp section.

July 16, 2014, 12:59 PM	#1
divil Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2009 Posts: 506	front sights, dovetails, barrel contours etc. Hi...I am looking to put a peep sight on my Marlin 925 and I may have to replace the front sight too when I do that. My front sight is a single piece (ramp + sght) so it looks like I would have to replace the whole thing. Is it possible to find a ramp with a dovetail that I can fit? Online sources seem to sell generic ramps made for various barrel contours rather than specific models. Are the barrels all made to standard sizes? Do I just measure it will a caliper? Can someone educate me as to what my options are for changing the front sight? Thanks!

July 17, 2014, 03:01 AM	#2
Slopemeno Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2007 Posts: 2,663	Williams, Brownells, and Midway is where I'd start.

July 17, 2014, 06:29 AM	#3
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	Brownell's used to have a chart and instructions in their catalog to get proper height when ordering sights. I have not shopped with them for quite a while, but it used to be in the sight/ramp section.