Vernier Sights for 1895CB

[parkinsonsd]

Does anyone have a suggestion for good vernier sights for a Marlin 1895CB?  Or in the alternative, is there anyone who would care to say "That's a dumb idea" and tell me why?

Thanks in advance.

Parker.

[John Traveler]

Vernier sights for the 1895CB are NOT a "dumb idea" at all!

The 26" rifle barrel itself has proven sufficently accurate for me to consider adding vernier sights.  It is capable of reaching "way out there" for long range CAS events or casual plinking..  The tang is clean and has no serial number to cover up.

I've compared popular long-range sights for the Remington rolling block and Winchester 1885 design.  The only foreseable problem is that you would have make up some sort of off-set sight base allow the long bolt to come back without hitting the sight.  The sight base would have to mount behind your thumb in firing position.

Suitable tang sights would include various Lyman, Marbles, and winchester sight.  Modern ones include many of the ones used for single-shot BPCR competition.

HTH
John

[gramps]

I mounted a Marbles Tang sight which comes with a base that allows clearance from the bolt in the extreme rearward position adn no overlap onto the stock.  It required drilling and tapping 1 hole (mount front) and comes with a new tang bolt (mount rear) which is used for the 2nd mounting hole.  I removed the barrel sight and stock front blade, and mounted a MVA combination front sight.  Shot 1 1/4" groups from the bench at 100 yd.  The Marbles is click adjustable in ~1/2" vertical and ~1/4" windage positive clicks.  The only drawback is that you have to keep track of the clicks...there's no scale to read.  Very repeatable and period correct though.
gramps