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Redfield 70 E sight help needed
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MCorrell
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June 25, 2019 - 6:56 pm
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I just picked up a nice vintage Redfield Model 70 E sight to mount to my M1894 rifle, which has the holes already drilled in the receiver. I’d like to know, other than mounting the sight with the two screws, what is needed to properly attach and zero the sight? There is a set screw that I assume is either a fine adjustment for elevation or a stabilizer for the horizontal member???

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I may not be seeing it correctly in the photo but it looks like the slide is installed upside down in the base.  The raised area on  the base should be installed toward the top of the action. The screw you’ve circled is  used to set the lowest level the sight can be dropped to.  It serves two purposes for me…first, when you zero the gun in, I set the screw to lock in the sight position.  Second, it prevents you from lowering the sight too low and making contact with and scarring the bolt top if you make adjustments later.

That screw will make contact with the sight base when properly assembled and installed.

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June 27, 2019 - 3:14 pm
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BTW, I have a model 64 with a Redfield 70 e on it and it looks different from your sight

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Thanks for the info. I’ll have to try inserting the slid in the opposite direction before installing on my gun.

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Looking a little more closely I’ve discovered my sight is an 80 series rather than a 70 series:

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