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Offline wileynet

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how to Determine dove tail size for sights
« on: July 10, 2011, 08:11:33 AM »
How to determine the size of a dovetail for ordering front and rear sights, i have several older rifles that were given to me missing one or the other?
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Re: how to Determine dove tail size for sights
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2011, 08:41:50 AM »

Good info in the Marble's catalog. Just found it the other day.
http://www.marblearms.com/pdf/Marble%20Arms%20Catalog.PDF

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Re: how to Determine dove tail size for sights
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2011, 10:25:22 AM »
            .375 / 3/8 is pretty much standard on Rifles .
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Re: how to Determine dove tail size for sights
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2011, 11:19:30 AM »
thanks marbles site was just what i needed
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