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My new to me 24D 22mag/20 is shooting about 6" low at 50yds. Has fold down rear sight, and it's adjusted full up. Anybody got any ideas?
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My new to me 24D 22mag/20 is shooting about 6" low at 50yds. Has fold down rear sight, and it's adjusted full up. Anybody got any ideas? That rear fold down site is probably a Williams, that's what Savage used on the 24's, although I've never seen one on a rimfire 24, only the centerfire "V" models. It should be in a 3/8th dovetail on the barrel. If you go to Williams web site, they make that rear sight in several different heights, a taller height should solve the problem. The only other alternative is to shorten the front sight, and Williams has the front sight in varying heights also.
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It's the exact same sight as on my 222/20... I did see an old ad showing one in this configuration, I think.
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Replace rear with a taller sight or file down the front.
Formula for correction: Distance to target in inches = 50 yds * 36= 1800
Divide the 1800 by the length between front and rear sight. (I don't have that number so will say it is 20") 1800/20= 90
So, if you raise the rear or lower the front by .001" it will move the impact point at target by .090".
To correct the 6" low... 6"/.090= 66.67 or raise the rear or lower the front by .066" (little over 1/16"). Don't forget to put in the correct distance between sights.
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Savage also used a lot of Lyman 16 sights. They come in A, B, and C heights. The C is the tallest.
Just google lyman 16C and you should find several sources for them at decent prices.
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Thanks for the help guys! Looks like it should be an easy fix. Anybody ever run a peep on one of these?
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My math tells me that the sight from base of dovetail to top of blade needs to be .544.
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Thanks for the help guys! Looks like it should be an easy fix. Anybody ever run a peep on one of these? Never ran a peep. For a walkabout gun, I like see thru rings(much as I hate see thru rings), that way I can use the scope for the .22 Mag or .223, and the irons for slugs in the 20 gauge barrel.
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