Hi,
I just mounted a Williams 5D sight on my F series 336 in 30-30. Does anyone know if I need to install a higher front sight? Also how do you remove the factory rear sight? Do you drift it out to the left or the right?
Thanks!
I don't know why I can never remember that. I know I knew for a Winchester 94 because the factory rear sight is gone and a Williams sits on the receiver. Doesn't your Marlin sight fold down? If so why not keep it?
Hi,
Unfortunately this rear sight doesn't fold down.
Thanks,
One surefire way to find out if you need a taller front sight, and that is to shoot it.
Looking down the barrel from the stock end, you drift the rear sight from left to right out of it's dovetail.
The other poster is right, you need to shoot it. On some Marlins I have not had to install a taller front sight.
On rifles with a rear sight slot, I replace the sight with a Lyman fold down style mainly as a slot filler but there just in case something happens to the aperture rear sight. Come to think of it, I never had to resort to it, but there it is. Belts and suspenders.
Look through the aperture with the factory buckhorn installed and see if the front and factory rear will line up. If they will drift the rear out of its dovetail and get after it. If you cannot adjust the reciever sight enough for the barrel sights to line up while you look through the peep you're going to need a new front sight.
With the 5-D the front sight will work fine. Drift from left to right looking down the barrel from the butt stock end
Thanks for all of the information! The rear sight is off and the slot blank is in. Next stop is the range.