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My eyes are having a hard time with the factory sights on my 1894CB, so I'm pondering peep sights. I've looked at XS, Skinner and Williams. Any suggestions or advice?

If you will primarily shoot one load the Skinner is an excellent choice....you may have to replace your front sight with a taller blade.

Doc

skinners are nice but I prefer the ease of adjusting a williams.

Williams Foolproof and a Marlin make an excellent combo.
Bob

I have a set of XS sights on my Marlin Cowboy and they work perfectly,

Thanks for the comments. Do any of you do the ghost ring or do you stick with an aperture?

I'm not really sure what to expect of either, it's totally new to me.

I have Williams on both of my Marlins. (84 and 39)
Had a Skinner on my Henry and replaced it with a Williams too.

I too was wondering what type of sight to put on mine but this morning I ended up ordering the XS lever rail with sights. I plan to use irons and occasionally my Aimpoint Comp M3 (I know, I know...blasphemy).

The Lyman 66 is a nice sight too. I have one on a Winchester. I kinda like being able to adjust it without a small screwdriver, a handy coin will do. You can get target knobs on the Williams however.

I put a Williams peep sight on my model 94 and am very happy with it. I wear transition lenses and it really helps. Not too expensive either. Here's what I got:

Williams rear sight

" Do any of you do the ghost ring or do you stick with an aperture?"
For me the Williams aperture was too small and the resulting ghost ring left with the aperture removed almost disappeared because the metal circle was too thin. I drilled out the aperture insert to split the difference, painted the rim white and called it the Twilight Aperture, which Williams does sell.

I tried the Skinner on my 30-30 but needed the taller front sights. I liked the sight when I removed the aperture and used it more like a ghost ring.

Just purchased the XS lever rail for my 1894 45 Colt based on several reviews I read. It should be here on Monday.

All of the ones mentioned are fine sights, but XS are my favorite by far. They are rugged, and that post with the white stripe is the best front sight I've ever seen for a shooter who prefers a six o'clock hold.

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Here is a Montana Vintage Arms aperture sight on a Marlin CB Limited in 45 Colt. It's good for 800 yards so far...I haven't tried it at longer ranges yet.

Just to follow up on this, I picked up a Skinner and I really like it! So far I don't need to change the front sight. Just a little windage on the rear and I'm good to go. Thanks for the input!

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