Rear Sight Legality? Need Input

[TDB]

Hello All,

My Williams rear has been giving me trouble with tracking properly. I've found what I believe will be a substantial improvement for a rear sight, but I need input on the legality of it.

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According to the rule:
3.1.3. a. Rear sights may be open, receiver, or tang sights, mounted as originally intended. No extended mounts are permitted. The front sights must be a post or bead or if changeable inserts, may use a post or bead insert only. A front sight anti-glare tube, which may be no longer than 1 1/8” to include any attachments and no larger than a 3/4” outside diameter, may be used.

I have a Henry Frontier model, and the rear sight I'm looking at is a rear receiver peep sight designed for lever action rifles, but it would require drilling and tapping the side of the receiver to mount. HOWEVER... the sight requires this to be mounted. Given that it is a receiver peep sight for lever action rifles, it WOULD be mounted as originally intended.

So... by the letter of the rule, it should be legal.... yes?

Thanks for any input!

[cslcAl]

Yes that sight would be legal if you install it on the receiver in the typical position. I recently installed one on my 39A.

Al Foust

[TDB]

Wonderful! Thanks Al!

[MOTO VITA]

What make/model sight is it?

[TDB]

It's a Dwight Williams

Flat receiver peep for Lever Guns & Single Shot Rifles: 60 Scale Elevation Arm

[cedestech]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-DW-Battlesi ... vyXXZ1sKqQ

[TDB]

Yes - also available here:

https://www.dwbattlesight.com/products.html

[Jason]

Wow, they're sure proud of those sights. You could get someone to let a new-in-the-box Redfield 75 go for that price, and it's a proven performer with lots of spare parts out there.

[Bob259]

Yes - also available here:

https://www.dwbattlesight.com/products.html

And thus the equipment race starts again.....