Shorty NEF for a bag rifle, What sights??????

[Brian Williams]

I am going to make a bag rifle. I am going to start with NEF youth rifle and cut the barrel to 16.25. The calibers I am thinking about are 22 hornet or 357 mag. What sighting system would you put on it. I want accuracy and efficiency. I do not care for ghost rings but like peeps. I want to be able to hit a soda can @ 100 yds. What low powered low profile scope/reddot would work. With the barrel @ 16.25 and the short youth stock it should fit in a nice small backpack.

 

[Kestrel]

I like the idea. I've been tossing around an idea with an NEF for a while, myself. I'm thinking about using the regular front sight and putting a Williams peep/ghost ring rear. I'm thinking about, maybe .44 mag. Would also put some sort of ammo carrier on the stock. Would make an inexpensive car, take-down rifle.

I started a thread a while back about it - do a search and take a look at the links another member posted. There are some other folks on the Internet doing the same thing and it may give you some ideas.

Neat guns.

Steve

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

williams rear. it's reasonably compact and the barrels are already drilled for them.

 

[jmcc11]

Here is a good site about a similar project.

http://www.milesfortis.com/church/akc02.htm

 

[PO2Hammer]

Hey Perfessr, good to see you've got your project going forward. Is that a pic of yours? I just got my Williams WGRS from Brownells. It's got interchangable 'peeps' for precise shooting. I also bought a NEF front sight for a 22 hornet-just in case I need a higher front sight. One thing I didn't like about a scope, even a compact one is the hammer extension, and the extra length when taken down for packing. For my Ruger carbine I bought a Millet SP-1 1" red dot sight-it's very nice and compact, mounting low with standard 1" rings- mabey a good choice for the handi. I need to get my barrel sent off to Virgin Valley for chopping.

 

[David4516]

I plan to do something very similar with my NEF 12ga shotgun...

Too bad I can't cut it to 16 inches though, it's gonna have to be 18 1/2...

 

[one-shot-one]

just a thought

if you already have the nef, go for it .
if not, i have a simular carb, it is a thompson contender youth carbine with a 16" .44 mag bbl.
a little less work unless thats what you want.

 

[nipprdog]

first post, might as well start here.

was a regular poster on the now 'closed down' NEF forum.
(check www.graybeardoutdoors.com for a similar NEF forum)

if you want a 357 0r 44 handi, you better hurry.
they've been discontinued.

factory still has some barrels available if you send in your receiver.