I had a customer come in last week and wanted a Williams Fool Proof peep sight mounted on his Mauser rifle

WOW, Williams no longer makes a single peep sight to fit a Mauser
Lyman still offers the 57 peep sight for the Mauser ( only for 3 models of rifles )

This customer wanted a Williams to match his other rifle
Thankfully I found a NOS Williams peep in the box, so once it gets here all will be good

Just amazes me how the gun industry has changed so much the past couple of decades

J Wisner

Wow… that’s almost unbelievable! Williams used to be the mainstay of Mauser peep sights.

The world changes.

Optics have gotten so good and reliable.

The need for other types of sights have been greatly reduce.

I'm an old guy and still prefer the ease of handling a rifle without a scope. I still use my Lyman and Redfield steel receiver sights. I only hunt at short ranges to make sure I don't cripple game animals.

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Originally posted by OLDMAN76:
I'm an old guy and still prefer the ease of handling a rifle without a scope. I still use my Lyman and Redfield steel receiver sights. I only hunt at short ranges to make sure I don't cripple game animals.

I foolishly sold a 93 Mauser with that sight, should have put a new barrel on it instead. Live and learn.

If the Williams sight had an aluminum cross-arm, I would contest that it may not be a great loss. After my teenage son managed to bend down the arm on a steel Lyman 66 in a fall, I only want stout peeps fixed on top.

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After my teenage son managed to bend down the arm on a steel Lyman 66 in a fall, I only want stout peeps fixed on top.

Mine bent the bell of scope doing the same.

Stuff happens

A, friend tripped on a log and broke his rifle stock at the wrist clean into.

Peep sights are getting replaced by the mini red dot sights. For my replacement lenses they work better.