I have a Marlin 1895 in 45-70 that I put a Skinner sight on. Then I loaded up some 405 grain cast lead bullets for it to shoot pigs with. When I went to sight in, I ran out of adjustment on the sight and was still shooting low at 50 yds. Like 4 " low. I've been advised to use thin metal to shim up my sight. I've done this with scopes before, so it makes sense to me. My question is, how much thickness to shim it. I have some aluminum flashing that I can easily make shims from, but the recoil on this thing is brutal, so I would like to get it right with as little trial and error as possible. I haven't measured the thickness of my flashing, but I know it's thicker than a soda can. Will I have the same amount of change as I would with a scope? Or will it be less since it's not a magnified sight? All advice is appreciated.
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I'd put a shorter front sight on it. -
Like Adam pointed out, you could also try a lower front sight. MidwayUSA has a bunch of different height and color front sight options. You may even be able to calculate the difference before you buy.
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If you measure the distance from the front to rear sight one should be able to calculate how much to add or subtract. So I says.
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Probably need about 1/10" lower in front or higher in rear. That would be a pretty thick shim.Comment
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I would call skinner and tell them what the problem is. I had a similar problem with my Marlin 1894 and the XS sight I installed. I gave them a call and they were able to figure out what I needed and sent me a new front sight that works great. Skinner should be able to do the same.Comment
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I thought about that, but I have only seen taller front sights on their website. I'll shoot tem an e-mail and see what they say. Thanks for the suggestions, all.Originally posted by ruger41 View PostComment
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