Model 1895 Winchester Rear Sight

[rfcjr]

I have a model 1985 Winchester in 30-40. The original rear sight cannot be adjusted for windage. Since the rifle is entirely original I do not want to bore any additional holes. Does anybody have a suggestion for a rear sight (with windage adjustments) that can be adapted or installed using the existing holes? Thanks in advance.

 

[35Rem]

Is it not dovetailed in? If it is, it just needs to be drifted in the dovetail to adjust windage.

 

[rfcjr]

No, it's not dovetailed. It's similar to some military sights that one can't adjust the windage on either. Some of the newer reproduction 95's and I believe some older models had an adjustable sight arrangement; but, this doesn't. This one doesn't look as though it can easily be converted without drilling some holes which I definitely don't want to do.

 

[Float Pilot]

Is it a real old Winchester?
Is it the military carbine version?

 

[rfcjr]

This link shows this same model 1895 http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/product_details.php?itemID=22424

There is a good picture of the sight.

 

[3006mv]

you may be in luck

I just bought a repro Miroku SRC 1895 that has the same sight except it IS windage adjustable. Maybe you can track them down. It is at my FFL's right now, I don't have the manual but you might be able to do a search for one. I wish mine had that same forend with the sling swivel as yours. Oh here ya go http://media.winchesterguns.com/pdf/om/06_095_1895_carbine_supp.pdf Also see these for possibly more expensive options. http://www.peabodyrifles.com/ http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,7197.html

 

[Strongbad]

If you can't drift the existing rear site on your '95, and you should be, that's just about your only option unless you want to drill some holes.

Check Marble's Outdoors to make sure, but I know they have some tang sights, I just can't recall if they require tapping any holes on the older models. Otherwise you can get a Lyman 21 adjustable peep sight which was top end sight that came on the 95's originally. Buffalo Arms is doing reproductions now. Problem is the last time I checked they wanted something on the order of $250 for it. I'm pretty sure that it used existing screw holes, but I could be wrong. Could be that they drilled and tapped them back in the day as well. Otherwise, welcome to the same boat as all other '95 owners.

However, with a brass drift, you should be able to drift your existing rear sight.

 

[tkendrick]

However, with a brass drift, you should be able to drift your existing rear sight.

You can't drift a rear sight thats screw mounted unless you are willing to bend the sight.

Don't forget, you can also drift a front sight if it is dovetailed.

Not all sight adjustments are made at the rear sight. Windage on some of the old Krags was accomplished by drifting the front sight, and that rear site looks very similar to the one on my Krag carbine.

 

[Nolo]

I want an 1895 soooooo badly.
I did not know there were any currently being built!
Yippeeeee!

 

[huntershooter]

tkendrick is correct.
Drift the front sight.

 

[rfcjr]

Well, neither the front nor the rear sight can be adjusted for windage. Maybe one of the other rear sights mentioined above will work. I will investigate them a little further. Thanks for all the imput.

 

[3006mv]

Bummer I went to this site http://www.winchesterguns.com/index.asp and then opened the pdf file for parts but it did not have your model, it had the .405 w/ a different sight. Try their list of parts folks http://www.winchesterguns.com/services/obsolete.asp

 

[tkendrick]

It would take very little work, and be significantly cheaper, to have a gunsmith cut a dovetail on the front sight base and mount a new sight.

How far off is the windage?

 

[3006mv]

yeah 2nd column last picture to this, right picture