Elric
Well-Known Member
The days are getting shorter and the squirrels are cleaning up the Mulberry trees... and some Hickories...
The thought of a peep sight base shorter than that of the 1885 appeals to me. The original screw space between the front screw and the rear screw is 2.180, but the kicker is the distance between the center of the front screw to the tip of the hammer spur when cocked is @ 0.400" . So the front edge of any sight base must not extend more than 0.400" from the front screw [10-32 x .342, IIRC].
Would a 336 Marlin bases' front mounting hole give me a front sight edge overhang of 0.400" or less?
The thought of a peep sight base shorter than that of the 1885 appeals to me. The original screw space between the front screw and the rear screw is 2.180, but the kicker is the distance between the center of the front screw to the tip of the hammer spur when cocked is @ 0.400" . So the front edge of any sight base must not extend more than 0.400" from the front screw [10-32 x .342, IIRC].
Would a 336 Marlin bases' front mounting hole give me a front sight edge overhang of 0.400" or less?