Have a neat old Winchester 1895 in 30-40 i picked up here a few years ago. It functions/shoots fine but man its got an long barrel and tiny front bead sight. Its downfall is the stock jas been fitted with a red recoil pad. Still, its just a classy old stick.
Recently i saw a Browning 1895 for sale here with a Skinner rear sight and it had a shorter barrel and man it was sweet looking. So would it be ok to use a Skinner rear on this vintage rifle and chop the barrel back to an handier length and stick a more course and visable sight out front? Should i leave it as is and appreciate it for what it is?
The barrel is 27" but it seems a 20" length would be a nice handling length. Id post a pic but my phone wont resize down that little. Anyway, should i mod it to my liking or leave her alone?
