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Offline tx77057

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New Englander rear sight or scope decision
« on: May 06, 2010, 07:13:48 AM »
Need some advice on a rear sight option for a new englander i recently purchased.

The entire gun is 95+% and great shape. It came with one of the newer factory T/C scope mounts that is slightly off center and hangs over to the left. (obviously for the hammer clearance) It is the newer mount with the weaver/picatinny lines cut into it.

It is very long and seems to use both rear sight holes for the front portion and a small rear screw near the tang for the back portion to mount it.

I was either thinking of removing it totally, and buying a conventional rear sight, or, using a rear BUIS or weaver backup peep sight.
I sort of dont want to take off the scope mount because it seems very stable, give me more options and its just plain "neat".

Has anyone used a backup peep or weaver style sight on this type of off center mount? The mount is off center enough that I wonder if I install it, it wouldn't even shoot straight and I might have to "drift over" the front sight to the left to compensate.

I hope my ramblings make sense

Thanks in advance
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Re: New Englander rear sight or scope decision
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2010, 07:31:08 AM »
I have one of those mounts on my fast twist Hawken.  They are nice.  A rail mounted sight would have to be adjusted very far to the right.
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Re: New Englander rear sight or scope decision
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2010, 07:49:48 AM »
Take it all off and install an open rear sight, or get a barrel length brass tube scope and mounts for it.   Modern scopes just don't belong on a traditional sidelock IMO.   
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Re: New Englander rear sight or scope decision
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2010, 08:48:15 AM »
Put a $39 Simmons 4X ProDiamond on that sucker and you'll be a very happy camper. 

http://www.natchezss.com/brand.cfm?contentID=productDetail&brand=SN&prodID=SN517793&prodTitle=Simmons 4x32 ProDiamond Shotgun Scope ProDiamone Reticle Matte

Yeah, it's a sin to scope a sidelock.  But DANG, they sure are nice.

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Re: New Englander rear sight or scope decision
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2010, 10:29:03 AM »
What Semisane said.  They shoot like one of those things we aren't supposed to talk about.
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Re: New Englander rear sight or scope decision
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2010, 05:21:33 AM »
No other sighting system can compare with a scope, especially on a hunting rifle. On bullseye targets one can shoot a score with aperture sights as well as a scope but in the woods a scope makes the critter stand out from the background and spots the holes through the brush. I agree that scopes don't belong on a flintlock longrifle but on a T/C, why not?
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