1897 shooting high - 06/28/19
Picked up this 117 yr old Marlin in Louisville earlier this month. Love the gun, lots of finish and good bore. Mechanics are spot on. Its shooting high about 6" with the rear sight on the lowest rung of the riser. Need to lower the rear sight or raise the front. It has a Rocky Mountain front sight blade, and a buckhorn rear. The rear sight blade has a screw that looks to hold the V-part of the rear blade which can be raised or lowered. But its in the lowest position, resting on the bbl. Thinking about making a new higher frt sight blade, or gnawing off metal on the bottom of the rear sight blade. Any suggestions if it was yours. I removed the riser completely in the pic below, it is still shooting 3 or 4" high.
Charlie
Charlie