Good Afternoon, J. J. Magnum here.
I thought I would drop by and post a couple of pics of my two "Survivors". I thought you might like to see the completion of my "sighting" project for the NEF's. I bought the original 308 model when I still lived in South Carolina as a back-up to my Ruger bolt-action deer rifle. It of course came with just the scope rail and no other sights. This was fine with me at the time but I wanted something more in keeping with the "survivor" idea; what would happen if the scope failed? So I cast around and found the XS (Ashley) ghost ring sight. That left putting a front sight on the 308. A couple of years went by and I relegated the project to the back burner so to speak.
Then last January I found a great buy on the 45/410 at my local Gander Mtn. It came with NO sights (just a bead). I knew that wouldn't do, especially since I didn't get as much accuracy from the 45 LC at 50 yds. as I had hoped (my S&W 25 was better).
About this time I met a new friend who was a retired gunsmith looking for some small projects, so I dropped the whole kit and caboodle in his lap. This was the result:
(the blued one is in 308 and the nickle one in 45).
Here is a close up of the Ashley Ghost Ring sight on the 45.
This is a view through the ghost ring to the front sight. A very quick acquisition indeed.
Both weapons will now take either scopes or irons. The next two projects with these rifles is to acquire a second Ashley Ghost Ring (for the 308) and a Red Dot for the 45...
