Does any one make a decent pinking bullet that won't led the bore of my marlin 94 44 mag ?
And a good peep that fits the tapped holes in the top ? Thanks tj3006

Check out www.skinnersights.com for a great selection of high quality, American-made peep sights that will fit your Marlin perfectly.

TJ,

Are you looking for ammo or just the bullets to load on your own?

Just bullets thanks,
Few of my rifles ever see factory ammo...tj3006

That skinner for the 1894 Marlin looks great,
Fairly simple and not a huge chunk of metal like some are.
Alot cheaper than the XO to. It will be a few weeks before i get my Rifle , but thanks for the help...tj3006

I like the Williams or lyman peep sights but my gun is pre 1984 and was factory drilled for a peep. You can get a Williams top mount these days. The skinners work great, I just find them ugly.

I looked at the Williams sight,
I did not see any thing that did not seem really bulky...tj3006

Skinner is a fine sight, but its expensive I'm thinking..

A Williams receiver sight is a great sight, and the adjustments are kid and idiot proof, very important..Also don't belives the crap about it being aluminum and not strong like steel, whoever came up with that yellow journalism simply went overboard..I've had a couple on two of my rifles, one for over 40 years and the other for about 10 years I guess and no problem.

I looked again at the williams web page , and there is a sight there i like. I do not care for the big block on the side,
They do make a smaller one that mounts on top.
It looks like one i could use but not sure how the adjustments work.
I will likely work up two loads, one with a 200 grain hollow point, and one with a 240 grain soft.
Not sure how much adjustment i will need. i get the rifle in about a month,
I might choose a better buckhorn style such as
a marbles...tj3006

Any 240 grain SWC will work with a charge of Traill Boss.It will not lead your barrel and is a fun plinking round.Loading info on the Hodgdon reloading site.

The determining factor on top or side mount for me is the year of manufacture of the gun. The newer ones are not drilled from the factory for a peep, thus, the top mount is the one to use. If the gun is side drilled, the I like the side attached sight.

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Originally posted by simangus:
Check out www.skinnersights.com for a great selection of high quality, American-made peep sights that will fit your Marlin perfectly.

I agree, check out a Skinner site. I have one on my 1894 Marlin CB in 45LC. Very nice site, and you can get them now with "ears" to protect the aperture. I've used it for deer hunting in the past, and it worked out well.

the only negative I can think of is that you need that tiny little easy to lose allen wrench to losten the set screws so you can make adjustments..

I have always favored the LYman #2 tang sight on 94s and 36s (Win and Marlins) its close to the eye and fast and accurate as a scope up to 150 or so yards..Brownells has them listed for about $100 plus bucks.

I like those sights ,
But not really for this rifle. I want somthing very rugged and dependable, as well as fast, ...

Got my rifle ,
Last weekend , loaded up some 250 grain sierra match bullets i had on hand.
I took the rifle down and did some stoning on the friction points and its smooth now.
Feeding is not perfect yet with my loads but its probably 95 % , and do not expect it to be a problem.
Have not picked a peep yet but thinking either the skinner or the Williams wdgn or whatever its called , its about 20 bucks cheaper and i think either will work fine. The skinner looks very rugged to me...tj3006

The Skinner sight is the one I will mount on my 1895.

I decided to get the xs ghost ring set with white ramp front for may marlin, will order on friday...
...tj3006