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November 7, 2015
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I’m getting better at this retirement thing, today was second range trip this week! Several years ago I scored a shooter 75 Target and I’ve been dabbling with it ever since. The stock is either a highly modified factory stock or a custom job. It’s a shooter, I don’t care. I’ve had a lot of fun and learned a lot from my “shooters”. Sights when I got it were a mess so JWA sold me a Lyman 58E and since the front sight riser was MIA I bought the tallest Lyman 17A I could find, the 17ATC. It wasn’t quite tall enough so I ordered a Williams riser. I never liked that riser and the set screws had a tendency to loosen. A much nicer 75 Target came along a few years later and the sights bits all went into a bag and the rifle went into the safe sans sights for a few years. While reviewing JWA’s latest book my 75’s all came out as visual aids and the sights went back on my “shooter” 75 Target. I took careful measurements over a period of several days and thought maybe I didn’t need that ugly (and troublesome) riser.
Well, maybe I do. Since this is not a collector grade gun I’m considering modifying the stock a bit below the rear sight to get a little more downward adjustment. I’ll do some more careful measurements before carving up this stock but I’m giving it some serious thought. I like the cleaner look and the idea of getting the sights a bit closer to the bore. Jeff’s discussion of the 75’s military sight package got me thinking about this possibility. I don’t think the comb will be too high, it works for me now and I’m thinking I need to go down maybe .125” and no more than .250 but again, I’ll need to measure carefully before I start cutting. Measure twice (or more!), cut once.
Target pic is rotated, I’m shooting a bit high @50. I wish I could shoot like that every day! This particular ammo has a tendency to occasionally string vertically in my rifles.
Mike
July 17, 2012
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Mike,
A Lyman 57E or 57EW might solve your problem. I can send you one to try if you want, they pair perfectly with a standard Lyman 17A front sight.
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
December 31, 2012
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Mike, being a former M52 collector/shooter, I have never fired a M75. Closest thing I have fired is my Rem. 513T that my Dad bought me for my 13th birthday.
I have owned every combination of the M75, but never fired one. That includes a couple Sporters. I still have 3 M75’s. One 3 digit, one last year, and the Sporter shown in JWA’s new book. No plans to shoot any of them. No plans to collect anymore, as I have changed collecting direction to Colt firearms.
Practice often and you may get your rifle to shoot a one hole group at 50 yards with good ammo. Big Larry
November 7, 2015
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JWA said
Mike,
A Lyman 57E or 57EW might solve your problem. I can send you one to try if you want, they pair perfectly with a standard Lyman 17A front sight.
Best Regards,
Jeff-
I noticed that while reading your book, thanks. I’m concerned the comb may be a bit high for the 57 but I may be confused. I’m just having fun trying to figure this out with the hardware I have on hand. I finished my last tornado repair job with hardware and supplies left over by the subcontractors or found during cleanup. My gun parts stash is equally impressive at times but I’ve already looked for a Lyman 57E. No joy but it’s amazing what I’ve found over the last several months. Which Lyman 17A? I’m thinking ATC or HB but it’s past my bedtime. I have two or three modern examples on hand.
Mike
November 7, 2015
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Big Larry said
Mike, being a former M52 collector/shooter, I have never fired a M75. Closest thing I have fired is my Rem. 513T that my Dad bought me for my 13th birthday.
I have owned every combination of the M75, but never fired one. That includes a couple Sporters. I still have 3 M75’s. One 3 digit, one last year, and the Sporter shown in JWA’s new book. No plans to shoot any of them. No plans to collect anymore, as I have changed collecting direction to Colt firearms.
Practice often and you may get your rifle to shoot a one hole group at 50 yards with good ammo. Big Larry
Thanks Big Larry-
You have a very nice Sporting 75, enjoyed seeing the pics. I enjoy shooting my 52C but I still have my 75’s in the gun rack in front of my reading chair and they are always welcome to tag along on a range trip. My days of a one hole group with peeps are gone. I’m toying with aperture sizes but still less than ideal. The black or red bull is a gray or pink blur to me these days. I wish I’d had a good target rifle back when I could see the target! I’ve shot benchrest .22’s with scopes costing more than a good rifle and quite honestly they bore me. When I sit down with a receiver sight 69A, 75 or 52C target rifle on sandbags and a rest I’m happy. If I manage to squeeze a 1″ group out of one at 50 yards I’m REALLY happy. It’s a bit easier with the 52C, especially if I break out the black box Eley ammo. I’ll always be a plinker, not a precision shooter. I walked away from that game nearly 25 years ago. But you’re right, I need more trigger time and I’m certainly trying!
Mike
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