Red Dot on a Winchester ‘73 ?
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silicosys4
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You aren't going to put it on the receiver.
I guess you could monkey *(&*? it onto the barrel, although why you'd want to is beyond me.
I guess you could monkey *(&*? it onto the barrel, although why you'd want to is beyond me.
Steve Milbocker
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Do something like this instead if you’re having a tough time with the buckhorn sight. The Marbles are very good too.
Steve Milbocker
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Marble sight with the eye piece unscrewed makes it kind of a ghost ring and very fast to pick up. I actually had the eye piece attached at the time I took this buck but later took it off. Much better for hunting especially in low light
dh1633pm
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Might be fun to have it added on. I would want a non permanent install as to not ruin the esthetics of the firearm. Even for a non original (clone) of the 1873.
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Is that a “real” Miroku manufactured Winchester 1873 chambered in 357?
Oldschool shooter
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To each his own, I guess. Not my cup of tea, but it is your rifle. I've seen worse.
Steve Milbocker
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It is a real Miroku Winchester but chambered in 45 Colt
jmorris
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That may be the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen!
Steve Milbocker
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Tell him the peep will do everything the red dot will and he will save himself from disgrace
I’m 68 and wearing progressive bifocals. It just plain works
I’m 68 and wearing progressive bifocals. It just plain works Oldschool shooter
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I can relate. At 64, my eyes aren't what they used to be. I have a Rossi 92. My eyes and the buckhorn sight didn't get along. I'm now using a bullseye peep sight in its place and it madea big difference for me. If he needs the red dot, by all means.
Charlie98
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It's not as bad as you would think. I sold my Marlin 336 to a friend, who then wanted to tac it out. I said no, but I would help him put a tasteful red dot on it so he could go hunt piggies... this is what I came up with...
XS Sights makes this scout rail for some lever-actions, including the Winchester 94AE... but not the 73. Whatever that thing was that jmorris posted above... that looks like the hot ticket, assuming the Burris dovetail fits the 73's cutout.
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I'd do some measuring and see if the Turnbull mount could be modified/bedded to fit the '73 dovetail and contour. I'd bet highly on my own ability to make that modification. I use the Turnbull mounts on an 1894 and a 336 with a Burris FF and a Trijicon RMR dual-illum, it really improves the utility of the rifles for me.
I put this on not a Winchester '73 because the Mojo Peep and my eyes didn't get along any more.Tell him the peep will do everything the red dot will and he will save himself from disgrace
chicharrones
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My eyes have advanced in age past hunting/defense sized apertures to red dots or magnified optics.
I can still use target sized apertures . . . in bright light.
I can still use target sized apertures . . . in bright light.
