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I have a Win.94 Antique model.What peep sight should I use..d

You can use a Lyman or Williams rear sight. You can also mount a tang sight. I suppose it would depend on which kind you prefer.

I have an early 80's win 94AE, would I use the lyman or williams rear sight as well?

Williams makes a receiver sight for the 94AE. It is different from the one for earlier models and Marlins. The AE one mounts to the rear scope base tapped holes.

Williams also makes a ghost ring sight that fits in the rear dovetail that works well.

Williams Foolproof.

Oh get a tang sight, nostalgic.

The tang option would also extend ones sight plain which is a very good thing. For intance, my Sharps has a 37 inch sight plain with its tang sight. Had I gone with a buckhorn barrel mount, it would be about half of that.

We all used the Williams on our 94s and 336s you could buy them in most gun shops, so we used them and they worked great!!

Go to www.skinnersights.com and see if they might make you happy. They look good and are quite functional.

Got a 5D on mine

A good sight!

A nice older steel Lyman 66 would look good too.

I've used both Williams and Lyman receiver sights on a wide variety of rifles and found them to be all good. But for personal aesthetic reasons I too would opt for the steel Lyman 66, especially on a lever gun made before the 50's.

The Lymans do have a nicer appearance.

And, I had considered the Target knobs for my FP, but after looking at one.....nahhh.

I would add that the Lyman 56 is The Classic receiver sight of all time. I have several Williams on a couple of Marlin 1894's in .357 and they are excellent sights. I also like the Ashley XS sights originally developed by Ashley Emerson now known as XS Sight Systems. These are more modern but are really good.

So I had this old Redfield # 70 (I believe) receiver sight for a 94 just laying around. Needed a rifle underneath it. So I picked up this '53 vintage carbine today for a good price. Some dolt had spilt coke on the right side of the receiver. Otherwise the mechanics and bore are clean and sound. The old rear sight insert was mangled for some reason too. I figgered it a good candidate for my sight!

Voila!!! New south Texas pick up rifle!

Heres a better photo of the sight. This side of the receiver faired a bit better that the other side did!

You figured right, that Redfield looks like it means business on that 94. You are lucky you can see to shoot the irons, I have to use a fiberoptic on the front sight.

Thanks compadre! Yeah that front sight jumps out like a new dime in a goats butt! Points really nice. See it real good. I need serious range time need to shoot this new one. As well as another 94 and my 64. All have peeps!

Nice shooter you picked up! .30wcf?

The older steel Lyman sights were great. Very good quality. I have one of the subsequent ones....aluminum i believe. You can still get some older used steel ones in good/great shape on the net. Be prepared to pay a bit for them however.

I also have an all steel Redfield peep the less expensive model and several Williams 5D,s. Somewhat difficult to zero, but are rugged units.

I like the older Lyman 66 but prefer tang sights like the Marbles or this MVA sporting tang sight on my 38/55 the 32 win on the bottom has a Lyman 66

Yes! Like I needed one more!!!!

I have a Redfield Sourdough front sight and a Lyman #56A on a 1949 vintage 94 carbine in 25-35. When I got it, it had a huge white bead front sight that was about useless beyond 100 yards and totally useless when hunting snow covered ground in northern New England. Hard to beat the 64s, sadly so few people under age 40+/- appreciate the Winchester 94s and most have never seen, shot, or even heard of a 64.

PS - At one time, probably pre-WW2, Lyman sold a peep sight insert with a gold(?) ring around the outside of the insert that really drew the eye. Mostly, I just leave the inserts at home when I'm hunting and save them for the range.

My 64

When someone mentions "deer rifle" to me this is the first thing that pops into my mind!



260 Remguy,

I remember we had those gold ring Lyman apetures still in store stock in the 1980's!

Very nice rifles!!!!

I have a "real" 64, a carbine in 25-35, and an "almost" 64, an NRA Commemorative rifle. When I was a kid, hunting in northern New England, there were still more old-timers shooting 71s than there were anybody shooting 64s.

Speaking of 64's this one is mine and wearing a Lyman 56. Hornady 170 gr. FP over 33.5 gr of W-748.

Not a very good pic but I cobbled this one together into a pretty good shooter. One of the new Lyman tang sights.

1907 receiver. 1938 dated postal stamped barrel. 30wcf. Some dolt hammered out barrel retainer band making the dovetail useless. So I found a Mag cap for a model 64 and a little mill and MIG work. Had me a button mag Hunter!

I bought a couple of tang sights and got rid of them shortly there-after. They interfered with where I wanted my hand to be.

Lyman, Williams, and old Redfield sights all work. I use old Lyman and old Redfield sights. But I think those skinnersights look very nice and would buy one if I didn't already have aperture sights on my Marlins.