Southmountain
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See attached picture for a comparison, post-64 1980's 223 rem Featherweight. at the top, pre-64 (pre-war type 1) 30-06 standard at the bottom. The left side of the receiver for both is tapped for a rear peep sight. However, the post-64 one sits lower on the receiver. A Lyman 48 WJS sight fits into the pre-64's factory-drilled holes, but does not fit on the post-64.
I'm new to the world of aperture sights, having only used scopes before. I thought the locations of drilled and tapped holes should be standard? For example, if you buy a Lyman 57 sight these days, it seems like the assumption is that it will fit on all Win. Model 70's, Rem. Model 700's, etc. But this is evidently not the case here with the post-64 model.
Perhaps post-64 Winchesters were not factory drilled and tapped on the side, and these holes were made afterwards in a poor location?
I'm new to the world of aperture sights, having only used scopes before. I thought the locations of drilled and tapped holes should be standard? For example, if you buy a Lyman 57 sight these days, it seems like the assumption is that it will fit on all Win. Model 70's, Rem. Model 700's, etc. But this is evidently not the case here with the post-64 model.
Perhaps post-64 Winchesters were not factory drilled and tapped on the side, and these holes were made afterwards in a poor location?