I use two different sight/scopes on my Rossi 92 carbine with their proprietary rail. A Vortex 2-7 Scout scope for load development. Otherwise, it wears a Romeo 5 (low base) with the shake-awake feature. Also have a Romeo 5 on my X-bow.I dread the thought of a 3' stick (obvious exaggeration) of "rail" on any gun, ever, at all, BUT the thought has sort of crossed my mind for the Contender Carbine to leave the option open to use peep/dot/scope. Not that I'd have them all mounted at the same time, but I PREFER the peep whenever possible, LOVE that little low-powered variable for most situations, and am leaning hard toward a dot, especially after the comments on this thread.
My main objective in going to the dot would be to cut down on clutter on the little carbine, but I see a lot of benefit in the dot otherwise too. A great deal of the "serious" shooting I do with that gun is under less than ideal lighting conditions, USUALLY closer than I'd prefer to be, and has to be QUICK.
The Rossi 92 I had came with a scope base contoured to the barrel and there were D/T'd holes for it hidden under the rear sight. This required a pistol-scope, but it put just a little mass forward of the middle on the super-light 16" carbine, which I find ideal, and it allowed me to leave the peep base mounted. I did not like having a scope on it, but the peep did not work out as well with a flashlight as the scope, but if you had light BEHIND you, like a porch light, the scope was not so convenient anymore.
I keep coming down on the side of the "dot" the more I roll it over in my head.
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Two things I don’t like about the Taylor ’92 Carbine are the sights and that the receiver is not drilled and tapped for a receiver sight, my preferred rear sight on a lever gun.
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My 20" Marlin 45 Colt wears a m8 2.5x Leupold.I like to have both options available... good peeps to start with -- Them darned u notch sights are getting finicky... and need to try an eyepal... and a method of putting a light fixed 2.5 or 4x on there.
The old 35rem waffletop sc has just a peep, which is plenty for a short range hunting situation... but for longer pokes in the rain/drizzle/overcast... is a bit challenging.
Beartooth bullets had some interesting articles about modifying a weaver rail to fit a peep sighted lever... his discussion covered the 444... and I decided to give that a try on mine.
Gives a best of both worlds option. Peeps in the heavy stuff, scope for long pokes... sorry cw, this might apply more to marlins vs win... but there might be a product which gives you an option... xs sight base??
A 2.5x leupold or weaver is a good option for a lever... trim enough... minor added bulk, but helps get the job done in the adverse conditions.
While I DO agree with WL - I hope to go to my grave being able to use the Skinner (and cpl Lyman) peep sight set-ups on all my levers! (Not to mention, I have spent an inordinate amount of $$ on Skinner sights!)
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The Williams works as a ghost ring peep. Excellent for quick shots in the timber we get in the PNW. Scope works great for any longer shots.
Yuppers!!Nice setup.
Is the peep zeroed at that position, so it's ready to go is you remove the scope/rings?
Thank you!The coin battery operated Romeo 5 is the one getting all the good reviews. The AAA battery one is a newer version. No experience with that one. Most Romeo 5's are being used on AR's with the high mount. Be aware that it is offered two ways. One option is with just the high mount. The little more expensive version is with a high and low mount. I use the low mount, on the 357 Rossi. The high mount version is on my X-bow.
The Romeo 1 is the mini-reflex version, if you want/need smaller.
Just kidding. I won't tell no one. No matter how badly the beat me, torture me, or withhold ice cream, I won't give you up to the SIG cops. Switching to a similar topic:
Not all Romeo's have the shake awake feature. I'm not sure about the Romeo 3 but be aware.Thank you!
I AM still looking, but the one I zeroed in on does have the low mount included. Just haven't found dimensions to indicate centerline of the optic to some datum thereon, which I can to my Weaver base.
The AAA is tempting, as I maintain a healthy supply of Eneloop Ni-MH AAs and AAAs and use them in a lot of things. VERY convenient, BUT that model sits much higher even without the riser, so I think I've ruled it out. For as long at the coin cells seem to last in these, and because you don't have to disassemble anything to replace them, I think it's one picayune detail I can overlook. Balance.
I will also look at the Romeo 1. I looked at the Romeo 3 and the only advantages I saw was size and a wider field of view. Still poking at that point, but am close to "doing this."