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Offline alleghanybhntr

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mM1895 Winchester Peep?
« on: March 25, 2007, 04:42:55 PM »
I  have a m1895, ser.#3xxx, cal .30 U.S.(.30-40 Krag). This rifle has a dovetail cut in the top of the bolt. My question is did this rifle come with a bolt peep and if so where might I find one. I inherited this rifle from an uncle and really don't know much about it. Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: mM1895 Winchester Peep?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2007, 05:28:06 AM »
I've never seen one that had a bolt mounted peep sight.  If it did, it may have been after market.  There were several receiver mount peep sights to put on them, but I've never seen a bolt mounted peep on an 1895.
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Re: mM1895 Winchester Peep?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2007, 07:08:37 AM »
Contact Frontier Americana, Box 887, Fargo, ND, 58107, 1-701-241-4440.  This outfit advertises a copy of the original Winchester bolt peep for the 1895.   They should be able to help.
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Re: mM1895 Winchester Peep?
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 01:27:14 PM »
i think it will be the same bolt mounted peep that was installed on the model 71 . i have also seen a factory bolt peep on a model 64 in 219 zipper . the best way to find out is to get a winchester book either by  G. MAIDIS , or  A. PIRKLE  . very good reference books .
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Re: mM1895 Winchester Peep?
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2007, 02:14:10 PM »
I found a pic, where an aftermarket XS peep was installed on an M95 bolt - no dovetail, though. It looks like a D/T job, IMHO.

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Re: mM1895 Winchester Peep?
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2007, 12:56:00 PM »
The bolt peeps on the M95, M64 and M71 would not be that similar since each of their bolts has a different width, depth and contour.  I strongly suspect your dovetail is from someone adapting some other type of sight since the bolt peeps I've seen were simply drilled and tapped, not dovetailed.  I still think it best to call Frontier Americana for starters.   
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Re: mM1895 Winchester Peep?
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2007, 08:34:30 AM »
buffalo arms has the old lyman style peep for the 95,  it is the most common one i have seen.
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