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Any idea of what rifle this Redfield Olympic rear sight is made for?

deerhunter

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April 26, 2026 - 6:33 pm

Need a little help please. As with most Redfield sights, it is a source of frustration regarding the lack of application codes on their sights. This Redfield Olympic rear sight is no exception. I looked everywhere on the sight for an application code with no success. Even removed the slide from the base, etc. but still no code. Are any of the experts here on the forum that are able to identify/confirm the makes and models of rifles this particular sight is made for? I was assuming Winchester models 52, 75, 70 but not 100% sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have another member on the forum that may be interested in purchasing it, but has the same questions that I do about it’s correct application.
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Don

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Louis Luttrell

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April 26, 2026 - 7:38 pm

Hi Don-

I’m no expert, but IIRC the Redfield Olympics attached to the rifle via a separate (three or four position) base/rail that attaches to the left side of the receiver via the usual pair of receiver sight holes. The sight itself attaches to the base, and it’s the base that has/needs an application code.

The sight has two holes in which the attaching thumbscrew and be located and the base has three or four holes, allowing for six or eight different eye relief positions. Your sight does not include an attaching base, but I believe it will work with anything (M52, M75, M70, and multiple other brands) with the correct code base. There’s a base application code table in Nick Strobel’s book…

Lou

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April 26, 2026 - 8:04 pm

Thanks Lou. This helps a lot. Sounding like the Olympic sight is pretty standard, but it’s the different bases that allow for various applications. That would be the reason I could not locate an application code. Am I understanding correctly?

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April 26, 2026 - 9:15 pm

Hi Don-

If it helps, here are a couple pics of an Olympic with M70 base rail that I have lying around. It’s pretty obvious how they go together; the base attaches to the receiver and the (removable) sight attaches to the base. I think (???) that your sight is “complete” in the sense that you had to purchase the correct base for your rifle separately.

FWIW… Following up on your original observation, there’s no application code that I can find on the base either!!! Maybe only the box had the code??? The only reason I know this is a M70 base is that I took it off of one… Laugh