Jäger
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I have a Browning BLR that was rebarreled from .308 Win to 358 Winchester. The front sight has gone missing from the front sight ramp during work and other chaos. For iron sight work, I have a rear aperture that mounts onto the rear scope base that the Tally QD rings for the scope mount in. The idea of these sights isn't for shooting at any distance, just to have the gun set up as a bear wrench for use at about 50 yards and less. Or as a replacement if the scope should pack it in on a multiday hunt back in the sticks.
Anyways, to give me an idea of what I need for a replacement front sight, can anybody with a factory BLR in 358 Winchester pull out their verniers and tell me the height of the top of the front sight blade/bead above the axis of the bore? This isn't the original front sight mount nor the original barrel, so just the height of the front sight blade from the bottom of the dovetail isn't necessary relevant.
My replacement barrel is .628" in diameter perpendicular to the center of the sight dovetail. From the bottom of the sight dovetail to the bottom of the barrel is .925". So, minus half the sight diameter and the bottom of the front sight dovetail is .611" above the bore axis.
With the rear sight no longer on the barrel but an aperture at the back of the receiver mounted to a scope base, I'm assuming I should (or have) to buy a higher front blade, although the sight manufacturer doesn't say their replacement rear aperture has a problem being used with the original front sight on rifles. If I had the original front, of course, I'd know whether it was just fine with this sight.
Anyways, to give me an idea of what I need for a replacement front sight, can anybody with a factory BLR in 358 Winchester pull out their verniers and tell me the height of the top of the front sight blade/bead above the axis of the bore? This isn't the original front sight mount nor the original barrel, so just the height of the front sight blade from the bottom of the dovetail isn't necessary relevant.
My replacement barrel is .628" in diameter perpendicular to the center of the sight dovetail. From the bottom of the sight dovetail to the bottom of the barrel is .925". So, minus half the sight diameter and the bottom of the front sight dovetail is .611" above the bore axis.
With the rear sight no longer on the barrel but an aperture at the back of the receiver mounted to a scope base, I'm assuming I should (or have) to buy a higher front blade, although the sight manufacturer doesn't say their replacement rear aperture has a problem being used with the original front sight on rifles. If I had the original front, of course, I'd know whether it was just fine with this sight.
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