Okay, so I decided I wanted to upgrade my eventual brother-in-law's 1928-vintage and my Model 12s with tang sights--his first since he actively hunts with his.
At the 2010 MD Arms Collector show, I kicked myself for passing on one for $150. This year, I went to the same vendor (Ken Bean the Sight Man) about an hour into the show on Saturday. He said flat-out "If I had a dozen, I would still be sold out by the time you got here". Its a shame the Model 14 sights don't fit, he had three of them.
Then, I was watching a Lyman R12 sight on eBay, it went from a mere pittance to a final price of $204. Thats damn near what I paid for my entire rifle!
So I have to ask, where are all the tang sights for Rem 12s? There is obviously still a great demand out there, why doesn't Lyman or Marbles ramp up a run of them?
About the only thing harder to find is one for a Savage 1903, and I managed to pull off that stunt years ago.
At the 2010 MD Arms Collector show, I kicked myself for passing on one for $150. This year, I went to the same vendor (Ken Bean the Sight Man) about an hour into the show on Saturday. He said flat-out "If I had a dozen, I would still be sold out by the time you got here". Its a shame the Model 14 sights don't fit, he had three of them.
Then, I was watching a Lyman R12 sight on eBay, it went from a mere pittance to a final price of $204. Thats damn near what I paid for my entire rifle!
So I have to ask, where are all the tang sights for Rem 12s? There is obviously still a great demand out there, why doesn't Lyman or Marbles ramp up a run of them?
About the only thing harder to find is one for a Savage 1903, and I managed to pull off that stunt years ago.