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I take the hood off, too.
Then I change the bead to a post. ^^^^^^ This! I'm looking at the .5" post I bought to go on the front end. Expat
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Hey, need some help here. I have a Model 30AS 20incher 3030. I put a williams FP peep on it and have the tallest white bead marbles .570 1/16th front sight. The gun shoots high at 100 yards with the rear sight bottomed out on the receiver. As i raised the rear sight no change in point of impact lower only higher. I cannot go lower on the rear. So.... I am guessing that i have to go lower on the front sight. Am on the right track? or am I losing my mind and have the good sense to quit. ny advice or criticism will welcome!
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You have to raise the front sight.
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The tallest dovetail sight I can find is .570 in hieght. I will need to find a ramped sight in the .630 range to be able to zero the gun. Williams sells them but i do not know if it will fit my marlin 30AS. The front sight dovetails directly to the barrel ,no ramp between the two.
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That seems odd to me. The Fool Proof has quite a bit of adjustability built in. In fact, I don't know that I've ever needed a different height front when coupled with a Fool Proof receiver sight. I've changed the front to get a different profile (blade style), bead size or to a fiber optic but generally the height has been pretty much the same. When I have needed different height fronts is when using the XS Ghost Ring or Skinner sights that mount on top of the receiver instead of along side like the Fool Proof.
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I don't know what you are doing, it should not need a taller front sight, but that is what it sounds like. If the gun shoots high then a taller front sight will move the point of impact down.
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I mounted a Williams peep on my 336. In order to appropriately lower the POI, I needed a .470 - .500 front sight based on the calculation. My Skinner .500 front sight goes on it tomorrow and to the range Saturday.
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336A from 1946-'48 in .30/'30 with 24" barrel. I've always left the hood on, even at night. I just slide it back in brighter light and push it forward in lower light. Why? That's how my dad showed me about 40 years ago. He probably didn't want me to lose the damn thing. It's never interfered. How do I add a pic here?
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