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November 21, 2014
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Hello All,
I Recently Purchased What Was Listed As A Rocky Mountain Front Sight For Early Winchester 1894, Not From Anyone On This Website. Being Excited To Find A Nice Unaltered Sight I Read The Description And Took The .380 Dovetail Dimension To Be The Standard 3/8″, Not The 1/3″ It Actually Is. In All My Reading I haven’t Seen A 1/3″ Dovetail Listed As Being Used On Winchester Rifles. Have I Purchased An Errantly Listed Sight Or Not? My 1907 Oct Bbl 30 Wcf Is The Standard .375 Or 3/8″ Dovetail.
Thanks In Advance,
Scott
January 24, 2013
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not sure what you mean by 1/3
Standard dovetail is .375, I’m not aware of Winchester using any other size on the 1894
May 2, 2009
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Scott,
I have never seen a sight dovetail of 1/3″ (.333″). All Winchester dovetails are 3/8″ (.375″). There are some guns that use a smaller dovetail like Colt (5/16″). I would guess it was either filed down or its for something odd. It does happen, I have a real nice spirit level insert but its 1/4″ dovetail.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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December 30, 2011
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Maybe it’s 5/16″. That would be close to 1/3. I believe some other manufacturers might have used 5/16″ dovetails on their guns. The sight might look very similar otherwise.
Brad
November 21, 2014
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Gentleman,
Thank You All For The Replies.The Sight I Bought Is .380″ And Obviously Wider Than My Exsisting Dovetail. I Apologize For The 1/3″ Reference, Used Online Conversion Chart And Thats What I Got For .380. Which Companies Used A Larger Dovetail?
Thanks Again,
Scott
May 2, 2009
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Scott,
.380″ is only .005″ more than a 3/8 dovetail. It should fit a Winchester. Remember sights are installed and removed from the right hand side.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
April 23, 2012
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Scott Watson said
Gentleman,
Thank You All For The Replies.The Sight I Bought Is .380″ And Obviously Wider Than My Exsisting Dovetail. I Apologize For The 1/3″ Reference, Used Online Conversion Chart And Thats What I Got For .380. Which Companies Used A Larger Dovetail?
Thanks Again,
Scott
Lucky that 3/8 is standard for Winchester and many other N/A firearms.
Whitney -Kennedy is .450 dovetail . Funny that there is a 7/16 Size (.437) size offered by Lee Shaver (not sure what Manufacturer used this size ) and the .450 being only .013 bigger
November 21, 2014
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Bob,
Sorta What I Thought, But Holding It Next To A True .375 Wide Sight And The Dovetail On My Barrel It doesn’t Look Like It Will Fit. Will Measure To Verify Tomorrow At Work. Have Not Removed My Sight Yet, Want To Be Sure This Will Fit Before I Go Tapping On It So I Can Return It In As Good As Condition As I Received It.
Thanks,
Scott
May 2, 2009
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Whitney -Kennedy is .450 dovetail . Funny that there is a 7/16 Size (.437) size offered by Lee Shaver (not sure what Manufacturer used this size ) and the .450 being only .013 bigger
Maynard, Remington, Sharps, Spencer, Stevens and Whitney used 7/16″ dovetails.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
May 2, 2009
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Scott Watson said
Bob,
Sorta What I Thought, But Holding It Next To A True .375 Wide Sight And The Dovetail On My Barrel It doesn’t Look Like It Will Fit. Will Measure To Verify Tomorrow At Work. Have Not Removed My Sight Yet, Want To Be Sure This Will Fit Before I Go Tapping On It So I Can Return It In As Good As Condition As I Received It.
Thanks,
Scott
Scott,
Take the old one out and just see if it will start by hand in the dovetail. If it doesn’t then it will be too tight. When you tap them in or out use a brass punch.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
November 21, 2014
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Bob,
Thank You For The Info. I Have Brass Punch Set. I Will Measure And Post Results Tomorrow.
Thanks,
Scott
April 23, 2012
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” Maynard, Remington, Sharps, Spencer, Stevens and Whitney used 7/16″ dovetails “.
Thanks Bob for your consistently helpful imput.
Phil
November 21, 2014
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Best Measurement Until I Mic It Tomorrow, This Sight Base Is 15/32″ Wide, But Listed For A Winchester.
Scott
November 21, 2014
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mic’d The Dovetail, Measurement Comes Out At .460. Much To Large For A Winchester. Returning It To curt’s Gun Shop In Mifflinville, PA. If Anyone Has Gun With A Large Dovetail, This Sight Is In Great Shape. Thanks For The Replies.
Scott
