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I bought one from Midway on sale for my 1915G. I'm a little disapointed. The base and lower half seem adequate but the spring tension is a bit weak. The stem and lock nut(if you can call it that) seem a little thin. The lock nut is a thin wafer and you can't even get your fingers on it good enough to tighten it. I'll use pliers but I better be careful not to crush it. I'm going to sight it in this weekend. Has anybody else used one of these? Did it work great or should I save my 250 ammo?
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I had one but never put it on any gun I had. The base was out of sync with the curve of the receiver. I actually got a guy to trade me an original one for it plus $20.
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Them Marbles sights is a joke/junk. No self respecting Savage would wear one.
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...Those sights as manufactured today, are a dang tang shame!
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Thanks guys, That's what I thought. I've got a line on a vintage sight. This one's going back.
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I had one on a 1941 EG. Worked OK, looked like crap. It went away real fast...!!! http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrgr223calQ2aQQfrppZ50QQfsopZ2QQfsooZ2QQrdZ0Mike...
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Lyman 29 1/2 on ebay up for sale now. My guess, it will go for around what the marbles price brings. Seller seems ok most of the time too.
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Seems like the "fit" is not what it should be ......
Past posters have indicated that anyway.
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At first it looked as though the rear would hit the wood but when the screws were tightened it pulled up. This thing should sell for $50.00 new. Even though it's made cheaply it would be useable if only the locking nut was just that, a knurled nut instead of this flimsy paper thin piece of crud.
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If my vote counts, my 99s wear Lymans. Old marbles over new if I had to.
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The old marbles sights are as good as the lyman's , the new marbles stuff is just plain"junk"! Don
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