I know the EG in 300 is common but the condition of this gun is pretty good and I have a question about the sight for it. The ser. # is 4353xx and boss is a B? looks like a 3. I got it on line and the pictures were really small, but I took a chance because I liked the Texan scope and Stith. The buttplate has a couple of scratches otherwise the gun and scope and mount look perfect. Was it made in 1950 and would a number 20 semi buckhorn be the correct rear sight if I remove the scope?I have a couple of adj. rear sights, one is a little narrower than the other, would they be correct for this gun. Not sure of the number of these sights. Thanks for any help.
Bill







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Nope, not 1950. That one is from late 1945 to early 1946. It predates the date stamp on the lever, so the 3 is just an inspector's stamp.

Very nice EG! Neither of those sights will be correct for that vintage of an EG. Don't have a pic of a correct sight handy.

Why change anything? Nice rifle with condition and perfect hunting setup. Tom

+1. I've got a similar 1941 EG in 250 with Lyman Alaskan setup. I didn't even think of taking the Stith off that one. If I did, I'd probably put a blank in the rear sight slot and look for a nice Lyman 57 to go on it rather than putting a rear sight back on.

That's a beauty!

The correct sight would be the #20. I believe I have 1 or 2 of those around. Drop me a message if you want more info.

I agree , sight not original, but most of the eg's came with a buckeye sight which if you found one would put it back to original state. They are not numbered to the rifle. The barrel site you have look like they came off an 1899 specimen.

A buckeye sight? Maybe you should stick around and learn a little more.

that's a beauty, nice find

plab

Thanks for the help guys. I think that I'll just leave it like it is for a while.
Bill

My bad, buckhorn sight, I have a friend who calls him self buckeye on line... typing before thinking.......... I'm not that much of a newbie........... usually.......

Very nice. Leave it alone, it's a deer killing machine just like it is!

Nice!!!!!! Calhoun thats one sweet setup !! thanks for sharing.