Author Topic: sights (Read 525 times)

GRIMJIM · « **on:** July 12, 2008, 04:09:04 PM »

I'm pretty new to the contender world. I have a 14" 30-30 barrel with a rear sight that I'm wondering about. Is it stock? I can't seem to find anything about it. I'm sorry this is the only pic of it I have. It seems to be an overengineered adjustable sight. Maybe someone else has a pic that I can compare it to.

Czech_too · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2008, 12:41:21 AM »

Williams makes two types of sights for the Contender, the FP and the WGRS. Looking at the picture, it doesn't seem to be the WGRS. I don't know if Lyman ever made any sights for T/C, haven't come across any reference to one YET.
http://www.williamsgunsight.com/gunsights/gunsightsdefault.htm

RonF · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2008, 12:56:59 AM »

Some of the earlier Super 14 barrels came from the factory with this type of sight; I had one on a .35 Remington. They were made by Williams, and I would not describe them as "over engineered" but, rather, as very precisely made. They are a target type of sight and are precisely adjustable. Their placement also maximizes sight radius and assists with accuracy. I believe they were very popular among silouette shooters.

Hope this helps.

RonF

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:46:47 AM »

Thanks guys.

I used overengineered to be descriptive not to be critical, sorry if it csame across that way. I saw a barrel yesterday with the same sights and was just cutious if they came from tc or not

RonF · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2008, 09:53:58 AM »

No offense taken about the use of "over engineered." I'm an engineer and the better we can do something the more we like it!

RonF

Ken ONeill · « **Reply #5 on:** July 15, 2008, 02:01:47 AM »

The original Super 14's circa 1978-early 1979 came with this "side saddle" type of target sight. It is of the Williams style, but much of it was cast,and I believe was either made by T/C or sourced from another supplier. In any event, they were indeed used by many of us who were shooting silhouettes at the time. They were sturdy enough, but were not quick to adjust and not as easy to keep track of adjustments as those that were introduced in 1980, and remained the standard rear sight for many years. I still have several of the original "side saddle" sights in my parts boxes. The standard Super 14 front sight shown on your gun was also replaced at the same time as the rear sight, about 1980.