I inherited my grandfather's Savage 340A in .30-30, and I really like how short, light, and easy to carry it is.
With mine, the front sight (original) was never high enough for the original rear Marbles sight. Even when the rear sight is adjusted all the way down to the lowest setting, the front sight is still not high enough to allow me to zero the rifle at 50 or 100 meters. Even after removing the rear sight elevator altogether, it shoots consistently about 4" low at 50 meters. I've made the problem worse by adding a William's FP 340 receiver sight. Now the rear sight is even higher. I'd like to therefore replace the front sight with a much higher one, and I'm looking for suggestions on what brand/model of front sight will work. The original front sight is a one piece design secured by two screws about 0.89" - 0.9" apart, with no dovetail.
I was thinking about ordering a Marbles Front Sight Ramp w/ Dovetail Slot for the 0.625" barrel contour, and one of the high Front Sight inserts that fit into the dovetail slot in the ramp.
Has anyone else replaced their front sight with a Marbles sight, or some other brand? Do you think my choice will work? Is the barrel contour of a 340 in .30-30 about 0.625"?
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