I'm looking at mounting a receiver sight onto my 1957 Featherweight '06. What would be a good choice for this rifle? I'd like to get something from that era. How would something like this be?:



http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=21150101

Williams is a good sight, but the Lyman peeps are superb.I would contact Gary Fellers in Texas. He has ads in SHOTGUN NEWS and GUNLIST . Garry has just about everything Lyman made in everything from pristine in the box units to clean used ones.There were a few different models, with some having finer adjustments for target shooting.There is an aperture insert for target shooting. Take it out ( but save it) and use the threaded mount as a ghost ring for field use.I did this with an older FN Deluxe that had been bedded, barrel free floated and had a Canjar trigger installed.I made a few dedicated match riflemen with scopes attend to business with this rig. Don't forget the other half of your system.There are numerous options for a front sight; angled ramp with a brass or colored inlay to pick up the light, colored beads etc.

Go with the Lyman 48 peep sight. Be sure to get one with the shorter slide that does not require the stock to be cut.

Tim

BMR,
That sight on Gunbroker is for a Mauser or Springfield and mounts on the right side of receiver. The M.70 should mount on the left side of the receiver. I'm in complete agreement to the other 2 posters on using the Lyman #48 with short slide.-JDL

Thanks for the help, guys. The Lyman 48 looks like the one to find, especially since I don't have to do anything to the stock.

BMR

I would chose an diopter that cuold be mounted in the holes for a base (to a scope mount) soo that you don't have to drill any new holes.

I'm confident that some of the gunsmith's here would be able to assist you. I had the old warne peep sight that was integrated in the base for the scope mount. I have seen lots of nice rifles that been ruined by bad mounts or sight systems, think a few times before you decide what to do.

Cheers
/ JOHAN

You can almost always find Lyman 48s or 57s on Ebay. Redfield 70s or 80s are nice too. Here's a Lyman 48 with target knobs right now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=73952&item=3690700169&rd=1

JOHAN,

All of the Pre-64 M70's have two pre-drilled holes on the side of the action to accommodate the site. All you have to do is take out the filler screws and screw in the peep sight.

If you buy one of the older style peep sights, you have to remove some wood from the stock to accommodate the sight. With the latest Lyman 48 peep sights, they made the slide shorter so that you do not have to remove any wood.

By the way, it is a serious criminal offense to alter an original (unaltered) Pre-64 M70 stock . However, once a Pre-64 M70 stock has had a recoil pad added (excluding factory installed pads, i.e. 458 WM, 338, 300 WM, 375 H&H) then anything goes because it is now officially a "shooter" stock.


Tim