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Hello,

I�m looking for some personal opinions on a receiver sight for one of my lever rifles. I have a Winchester Model 95 in .30-40, which was made in 1921. The rifle is not in original condition (rebarreled, Marbles rear sight, stock shortened). I am thinking very strongly of buying one of the Lyman 21 receiver sights from Providence Tool Co. to have installed. I see that Buffalo Arms is selling them (http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,7197.html). My eyes aren�t what they used to be and I have fewer problems with receiver sights than I do with barrel sights. I know this repro sight from PTC is patterned after the old Lyman sight which was to popular on Model 95�s, but I�ve never seen one up close. Does this Lyman 21 have a simple �ghost ring� or does it take a threaded disk like most other Lyman sights? Also, I cannot tell if there is a windage adjustment to the sight. From the photos I�ve seen it is difficult to see if it has windage adjustments.

Lastly, are there any concerns about this sight as far as quality and finish? I�m assuming any competent gunsmith could do the install.

Thanks,
Cliff

Hobie, thank you very much for the large and clear photo. So it looks like it's an non-threaded peep. I appreciate it.

Cliff

Salish
I have the Buffalo Arms Lyman 38 on my new model 95 in 405. I like it a great deal. However, in hindsight I would rather have the 21. The 38 has the windage adjustment wheel. A great idea, but the wheel on the reproduction is larger than on the original Lyman, causing me to have it adjusted a little high, thus causing me to install a taller front sight. The 21 would ride closer to the receiver.

From a shooting standpoint, it works great.

405wcf

If you notice that little bump on top of the sight in Hobies' picture? That is what flips the small aperature up or down. The Lyman sight has both a large and small app.
Another option would be to replace the barrel sight with the One Ragged Hole sight. Its a nice ghost ring out where old eyes can focus on it, and before I put the 38 type sight on my 95 shot some very good groups with it.

These ones work Ok to. Couldnt resist

I'll sell it. Prob is,mint sight is attatched to mint orig gun. They all kinda go together

Thanks again, guys. There is some great information here. 405, thanks for your advice on the way the two sights ride on the receiver. I've got some decisions to make. I see an original Lyman sight was upwards of $300 the other day on Gunbroker.

Thanks again,
Cliff