Erfurt stalking rifle dovetail sight needed.

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18 August 2013, 20:33

custombolt

Erfurt stalking rifle dovetail sight needed.

Width at the bottom is about .277". Depth is about .09" I'm not sure what the angle is. I'm looking for something original looking. The rifle is in very nice condition. I'd take one in NOS condition or used. Anybody? Ray

18 August 2013, 23:42

richj

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19 August 2013, 01:19

JBrown

That looks like a standard dovetail that has been buggered. Note the peened slash on the side of the ramp.

My guess would be that a good gunsmith could repair this much better than could be done by simply sticking in a sight.

Jason

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19 August 2013, 02:36

custombolt

richj Might work if I had perfect edges to measure. Even so, I don't have a mill or want to mess with a gunsmith. It's probably not worth much more than the $500 I got in it. Jason, I could make an original sight fit properly. Very little ramp metal was lost in the act of butchery. You should see what they had forced in there in the first place! Luckily the 'rigged' sight was made from softer metal and took most of the damage. Somebody will step up sooner or later with a match. I just saw one on Cabela's for free. But it came with the rest of the gun and shipping was like $2,100! bsflag

Thanks. Ray

19 August 2013, 02:46

custombolt

By the way, the standard Mauser dovetail from Brownell's is too small at .205" wide at the bottom. Most American standard ones are .375 wide.

19 August 2013, 07:24

craigster

Lots of choices, inexpensive, and not a whole lot of work to modify. Cheap enough to screw up and start over.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/874/1

19 August 2013, 07:46

Austin Hunter

That's an awesome looking rifle!

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19 August 2013, 16:31

srose

Get yourself a 60 degree file and a standard 3/8 sight. You can either file the sight to fit the slot or the slot to fit the sight. I'd do the latter so you can change sight height if needed.

20 August 2013, 00:11

custombolt

Thanks craigster. I ordered a few. No exact matches. But, like you said, cheap enough......Ray

20 August 2013, 00:13

custombolt

Thanks Austin Hunter. Bluing is about 80%+ and it points like a 22!

20 August 2013, 00:15

custombolt

srose I'll probably do most of the filing to the sight after I clean up the cut in the ramp.