Best open sight for marlin underlever?

[Jacobm557]

Hi all, any recommendations for open sight for a 44 marlin underlever? For target

 

[SSN100]

When I learnt to shoot an SA80 it was using a peep sight. At the time I didn’t know what a peep sight was. With hindsight I realise what a remarkable bit of kit they are and if I had a rifle that would take one I would add one.

 

[scrumbag]

Probably Lyman

 

[Greenmist]

Williams and Skinners both do a peep site

 

[Dalua]

Williams and Skinners both do a peep site

You seem to share my view that the best iron sight for a Marlin is not an open sight, but an aperture/peep/ghost-ring. My Marlin's got a Skinner - excellent on the range!

The OP wants open, though?

 

[SSN100]

You seem to share my view that the best iron sight for a Marlin is not an open sight, but an aperture/peep/ghost-ring. My Marlin's got a Skinner - excellent on the range!

The OP wants open, though?

Interesting. I read “open” and assumed not an optic rather than a notch or V.

 

[Greenmist]

You seem to share my view that the best iron sight for a Marlin is not an open sight, but an aperture/peep/ghost-ring. My Marlin's got a Skinner - excellent on the range!

The OP wants open, though?

I may be confusing the name, what I'm suggesting is a ring sight, which is still open in my view (no pun), however both the companies I mention list them as peep sights, I know someone at my club uses one in the open class, personally I just put a red dot on mine

 

[SimpleSimon]

Hi all, any recommendations for open sight for a 44 marlin underlever? For target

I like the Skinner aperture sight with their Bear Buster front blade, I find the blade much more precise than bead types and it obscures less of the target.

 

[SSN100]

No personal experience but this strikes me as a good arrangement.

 

[nic531]

skinner was a good sight on my old underlever

 

[Colonel]

I have a Williams peep sight on my 44 Marlin, great bits of kit

 

[Smellydog]

Always used Williams.

To be honest I don't like receiver peeps. In low light they are a pain. A tang is better in my opinion.
Lever action.
Under levers are under barrels as in an air rifle.

 

[Toots]

My 1894 .357 wears a Ranger Point Precision rear peep sight (was on when I bought it and wouldn't change it) with a Skinner Bear Buster front post. Its a great set up.

 

[sy247]

I've got a Skinner aperture sight but I only use it for target. It's excellent.

 

[Jacobm557]

Hi all thanks for recommending sights , think I will go for the Williams

 

[Smellydog]

On my legacy 94 in 357 I was able to get a folding leaf rear sight that when the Williams peep sight inner was removed I could sight the rear sight through the now Williams ghost ring which was set up for reduced power loads but the peep or ghost ring was set for full chat loads.

 

[Smellydog]

Another trick I do is buy a tiny pot of fluorescent lime or yellow coloured paint and dab a tiny amount on the prepared surface of the front sight.

 

[Jacobm557]

Another trick I do is buy a tiny pot of fluorescent lime or yellow coloured paint and dab a tiny amount on the prepared surface of the front sight.

I’ve heard some people buy dead black paint for the front sight aswell

 

[Smellydog]

I’ve heard some people buy dead black paint for the front sight aswell

That's good if you are shooting paper with a six o'clock hold and or suffering from sunlight illuminating one side of the front sight. If it's shiny it will cause you to hold off a touch.

 

[Jacobm557]

That's good if you are shooting paper with a six o'clock hold and or suffering from sunlight illuminating one side of the front sight. If it's shiny it will cause you to hold off a touch.

Hopefully when I get a new sight my groupings will be a lot tighter