 |
|
10-01-2012, 11:48 PM
|
#1
|
|
tips his hat...
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northern Oklahoma
Posts: 2,383
Liked 1324 Times on 834 Posts
Likes Given: 1295
|
Williams Fire Sights for Marlin 60
I was wondering if anyone has used these sights on a Marlin 60. My eyes are getting bad enough I'm not pulling down on the sites like I used to. Thought these sights or something similar might help. Was also wondering about ease of installation, how well they're made etc.
__________________
"I ask sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few politicians."
- George Mason (father of the Bill of Rights and The Virginia Declaration of Rights)
~ Jim
|
|
|
|
10-02-2012, 05:50 AM
|
#2
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,066
Liked 993 Times on 701 Posts
|
I got em on a different gun, they are worth the money. The front sight (orange) is too dark in low light, imo. The rear sights (green) are plenty bright. I think they got the colors backwards.
__________________
Feral cat waterboarder
|
|
|
|
|
10-02-2012, 11:28 AM
|
#3
|
|
tips his hat...
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northern Oklahoma
Posts: 2,383
Liked 1324 Times on 834 Posts
Likes Given: 1295
|
The front sight is what I'm having a bit of trouble seeing. I take it they'll show up good in full sun then?
__________________
"I ask sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few politicians."
- George Mason (father of the Bill of Rights and The Virginia Declaration of Rights)
~ Jim
|
|
|
|
|
10-02-2012, 11:35 AM
|
#4
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,066
Liked 993 Times on 701 Posts
|
Oh yeah, work good in full sun. If you can find a green front or different brand I would go that route. There is always paint, too.
__________________
Feral cat waterboarder
|
|
|
|
|
10-02-2012, 11:38 AM
|
#5
|
|
tips his hat...
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northern Oklahoma
Posts: 2,383
Liked 1324 Times on 834 Posts
Likes Given: 1295
|
That's an idea, maybe a little dab of paint would be the ticket... I might try that... Thanks primer 
__________________
"I ask sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few politicians."
- George Mason (father of the Bill of Rights and The Virginia Declaration of Rights)
~ Jim
|
|
|
|
|
10-02-2012, 11:51 AM
|
#6
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,066
Liked 993 Times on 701 Posts
|
Glow in the dark paint! Hmmm
__________________
Feral cat waterboarder
|
|
|
|
|
10-03-2012, 07:03 AM
|
#7
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: NW Florida
Posts: 1,229
Liked 42 Times on 39 Posts
Likes Given: 334
|
Most of the fronts can be ordered in green, or replacement fiber ordered and you stick it in yourself...
__________________
Calico Specialist
Marlin Specialist
I'm not just Trigger Happy, I'm Trigger Ecstatic!!
|
|
|
|
|
10-05-2012, 06:15 PM
|
#8
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: \
Posts: 990
Liked 130 Times on 107 Posts
Likes Given: 43
|
I have an old model 60. The front sight is screwed on with a single screw. The Williams sights on my slug gun are chincy at best. I would paint it. You can get glow in the dark paint from cabelas. I just use fingernail polish (lee hard as nails) so I can change the color to suit the conditions. White sucks in the snow. Green gets lost in lush pasture during the summer. Red or yellow can be hard to see in the fall. Fingernail polish is self leveling. You can lean the gun in a corner to increase the size of the front sight if needed.
__________________
"I do not aim with my hand; I aim with my eye. He who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I do not shoot with my hand; I shoot with my mind. He who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
I do not kill with my gun; I kill with my heart. He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father."
Adopt a pet!! http://www.aspca.org/ Some of the finest pleasure horses come from here: http://www.canterusa.org/
|
|
|
|
|
10-05-2012, 09:44 PM
|
#9
|
|
tips his hat...
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northern Oklahoma
Posts: 2,383
Liked 1324 Times on 834 Posts
Likes Given: 1295
|
That's what I'm going to try first. We have fluorescent orange paint at the shop we use for marking lines in the oil patch. I'm going to spray some on a q-tip and paint the sight. It's not going to take much for me to see it a bit better, once I have it centered I'm good.
__________________
"I ask sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few politicians."
- George Mason (father of the Bill of Rights and The Virginia Declaration of Rights)
~ Jim
|
|
|
|
|
10-06-2012, 03:07 PM
|
#10
|
|
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: NW Florida
Posts: 1,229
Liked 42 Times on 39 Posts
Likes Given: 334
|
Wouldn't use a Q-tip, I'd use a toothpick...just put a DOT at the top of the blade part that faces you...
aim small...miss small...
If you have one of the Brass Bead fronts...simply take a small piece of fine-grit sandpaper & shine it up...
its truly amazing how shiny a clean bead is!!
Get this for a Rear Sight...its only $10 
Marlin Adjustable Target Rear Sight...
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=890180&catid=4082
Easier to adjust (with screws), better visibility, more precision and repeatability...
Honestly don't know why Marlin doesn't include 'em on ALL their rimfires...
__________________
Calico Specialist
Marlin Specialist
I'm not just Trigger Happy, I'm Trigger Ecstatic!!
Last edited by big shrek; 10-06-2012 at 03:09 PM.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
|
|
|
