New OLD Redfield Peep on model 94
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:05 pm
Finally sourced a late 40's early 50's Model 70E for my 94. I also got a steel 60's Lyman 66A as a back up. 44, you're off the hook looking for your old peep.
One thing i noticed on my 94 when trying to originally mount this sight. The sight base originally has a little ramp angle of steel at the top to notch in on the bevel on the top of the receiver. The silver plating on my commemorative made that bevel a bit thicker and higher and the sight mount would not sit flat against the receiver side. Neither would the Lyman. Had a machine shop surface grind the little ramp off flat so it would mount. I don't think it affected the rigidity of the mount. If you look at newer Williams and Lyman's that ramp is gone now. Must have been too many tolerance shifts on the 94 over the years.
Can't wait to try this out.
Craig
One thing i noticed on my 94 when trying to originally mount this sight. The sight base originally has a little ramp angle of steel at the top to notch in on the bevel on the top of the receiver. The silver plating on my commemorative made that bevel a bit thicker and higher and the sight mount would not sit flat against the receiver side. Neither would the Lyman. Had a machine shop surface grind the little ramp off flat so it would mount. I don't think it affected the rigidity of the mount. If you look at newer Williams and Lyman's that ramp is gone now. Must have been too many tolerance shifts on the 94 over the years.
Can't wait to try this out.
Craig