Scoping my Winnie...
Feb 25, 2023 19:22:46 GMT
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Post by Modski66 on Feb 25, 2023 19:22:46 GMT
Not on your Nellie!
Inspired by bolt-mounted peep sights on lever action rifles -
I decided to have a go myself. Drilling and tapping the bolt was a bit nerve-wracking though.
Still had a problem with it shooting too far to the right, even though the front sight windage was at its extreme. I decided to check out the barrel, crown, breech etc, and found that the barrel was bent, not much, but enough to cause an issue.
Not confident that trying to straighten it would work, I made a close fitting collar to fit between the barrel and the outer shroud, secured half way along by three equally spaced grub screws.
The result was very satisfying, no windage on the front sight, and a nice group, rested at about 8 metres.
Inspired by bolt-mounted peep sights on lever action rifles -
I decided to have a go myself. Drilling and tapping the bolt was a bit nerve-wracking though.
Still had a problem with it shooting too far to the right, even though the front sight windage was at its extreme. I decided to check out the barrel, crown, breech etc, and found that the barrel was bent, not much, but enough to cause an issue.
Not confident that trying to straighten it would work, I made a close fitting collar to fit between the barrel and the outer shroud, secured half way along by three equally spaced grub screws.
The result was very satisfying, no windage on the front sight, and a nice group, rested at about 8 metres.
