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Does anyone make a scope base with a integral peep for a model 70 like xs sights does for the the 700? I don't want a pop-up style. I think Warne made one like this for awhile??? Thanks | ||
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Warne did make them but no longer does. Redfield made them with a hinged peep that laid flat and then swiveled up. You can still find them on eBay. | |||
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If it's truly integral then it'll be MIGHTY hard to use it if it doesn't pop up. Maybe what you mean is a sight that will attach firmly to the rear scope mount base and return to zero. Talley made them for his bases at one time, way cool, he even offered a trap-door grip cap to store the sight when not on the rifle! Regards, Joe __________________________ You can lead a human to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America! | |||
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NECG makes one that clamps on a weaver base, maybe you could get something going with it- http://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/ | |||
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I have a set of Weaver bases I took of a trade in pre-'64 model 70. It is a complete set with the screws. The peep appears to have elevation adjustment. Hopefully, this picture will help  Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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This is what he is looking for. What I would do is buy the 700 base from XS and then toss the base keeping the peep and the rest of the mechanism and have your gunsmith modify a set of mod 70 weaver bases by milling in the slot for the peep or keep the 700 base and have your smith weld up the holes and re-drill them to mod 70 spacing  Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Joe, wasn't it you that once mentioned taking the peep off the old Redfield bases and mounting them on other bases? Rob | |||
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I think i have what you want. It is a peep site mounted on my Talley Bases that came with my Serengeti (Montana Arms model 1999 which has bases that fit Model 70).On my left hand model it fits on the rear base in front of the ring and under the scope tube. It is adjustable for windage. On right hand models it may be just a little different as Serengeti had to get a special model because of the bolt release or something. Why don't you contact Talley. Hope this helps. | |||
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Mike has exactly what I am talking about. Jim I can't see your pic but would like to. Army Aviator sounds right too. Who made yours, MRC? I don't want something that I have to carry around and lose. I have tried that. Thanks all | |||
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Your memory is good, Rob! I first did it with my old 'go-to' M70 270 with Leupold QR 1-pc base; the Redfield folding peep lined up perfectly with the taller front Sourdough blade for a 150-yd zero while the barrel-knot folding sight was dead-on at 50 yds. Now I have a similar setup on a project M94 Swede with 2-pc bases. It's not high-tech nor is it high-dollar, it's just a country boy's KISS solution to a seldom-encountered problem. Regards, Joe __________________________ You can lead a human to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America! | |||
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  I just had this one done up. I believe its the same as JD Steele is referring to. | |||
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Exactly the same. Regards, Joe __________________________ You can lead a human to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America! | |||
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Very nice, Windage adjusted by drifting the front sight, I assume? | |||
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if you look under the peep, there's a single screw in a slot. You loosen the screw and slide the peep side-to-side. | |||
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Neato! | |||
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Check out the unit made by Jim Brockman. NRA Life Member GOA Life Member Distinguished Rifleman President's Hundred | |||
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