Winchester M64 Front Sight AFIXXED

[348win]

How did the factory mount the M64 Front Sights

Me thinks you knock the insert out the dovetail and find a mounting screw hidden inside base......

[Malamute]

How did the factory mount the M64 Front Sights

Me thinks you knock the insert out the dovetail and find a mounting screw hidden inside base......

The earlier ones had the ramp made from the same metal stock as the barrel, at some point they started silver soldering them on. Its possible to knock one off, perhaps the solder wasnt as well done in later hears. I had one that was epoxied on, not from the factory, someones home repair, I had no idea for years until I managed to knock it off. Had an old school gunsmith silver solder it on, it was fine until I ended up putting an early carbine front sight on it, also silver soldered on.

Early carbines (SRC type) had sight bases with very fine dovetails, peened into place, and were silver soldered on, very tough. Many think they were made from the same metal stock as the barrel, and some may have been, but they way they did them with the dovetail, peened and solver brazed was nearly indestructible. Many assumed it was one piece, until someone removed one and took pics showing the attachment method.

The Winchester collectors site has some really good info about sights. One guy has an extremely detailed study of sights with pictures and info, quite interesting to old winchester nerds and fans. Weve lost a lot over time. They had various height front sights to match various rear sights, different chamberings, different step elevators for different cartridge types, as in, they were intended to be zeroed on the lowest step at 50 or 100 yards, and each step was a 50 yard increment in range, with different elevators to use with different calibers. The little screw and slider in the rear sight was to fine zero with the correct front sight. it was a complete system. Now we get what we get, some mass produced, cheapest supplier front sight to fit every model and caliber, same for the rear, move the elevator to whatever to zero, sort of, no step range increments, and nobody remembers the old stuff.

https://winchestercollector.org/forum/w ... s+Project/

The sights on the new production Winchester 73 rifles and other early winchester types are hideous. The italians beat the winchester people all up one side and down the other with their vintage rifle sights, fortunately, they are available.....

[348win]

Excellent link

I love it when someone puts a report together like that w all info indexed

[Pat C]

Pre war ramps were part of the barrel forging just like on the 1894 and 1892. My 1948 ramp is still forged as part of barrel.

Not sure exact date of change to soldered ramp.

[Bob Hatfield]

I had a 1982 top eject Winchester 94. I thought the front ramp was brazed on but no it was forged with the barrel.

Bob