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I recently bought one and it's on the way to me. I plan to put it on a 1950 vintage .300.
It didn't occur to me til after I bought it, does the installation fo this sight require removing any wood from the stock?
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Nope. 
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Absolutely! No way I'd do that, but I do shoot a lot better with a peep and this one isn't drilled and tapped. I have one of the old Lyman fold down tang sights on it now, but since this one is post WWII, this 57 would really be more correct and adjustable for windage as well. Since blooying my post mill .308, I want to get moving on hunting with my other 99s. This will make the .300 one a bit better. Will the stock front sight work or will I most likely need a taller one now?
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Should be ok. One way to find out!
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Yep. When it gets here, I'll try it on for size. The tang site I put on it is OK, but I would really prefer better adjustments and some windage adjustment.
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I prefer receiver sights to tang sights for straight up hunting or shooting.
However, I think the tang sights look cooler on old guns like K's, G's, and RS's.
Just me.
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I prefer receiver sights to tang sights for straight up hunting or shooting.
However, I think the tang sights look cooler on old guns like K's, G's, and RS's.
Just me.
I agree completely with this
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I prefer receiver sights to tang sights for straight up hunting or shooting.
However, I think the tang sights look cooler on old guns like K's, G's, and RS's.
Just me.
I can shoot much better with an aperture sight than an open type. That's whay I got the tang sight, but I think I'll like this 57 better ad this rifle really isn't old enough for the sight I have on it now really. I'll stash this tang sight away for when I have a real old 99 to put it on.
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Sounds like a plan, Rich. Don't ignore the 30� tang sight if you stumble onto one. Its windage capability can't be beat. Best of the tang sights IMO.
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Sight arrived. Gotta take the tang sight I have on the rifle off, but holding it there, I'm sure she'll bolt right on with no problems and I'll be in business.
Haven't done a lot of shooting with the old EG .300 I'll put this on. We have a specially long extended antlerless season in the public area I hunt this January, I think I know what rifle I'm gonna carry of I can get a workable load and get the rifle zeroed in the next couple of weeks.
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