How to determine appropriate sight height for Remington 141?

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deadcoyote

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I just picked up a Remington 141 in .35 remington. It's missing the rear sight, and has a Marbles tang sight mounted on it but the tang sight is stripped out (won't stay in the upright position) and missing the aperture. Lyman has the model 16 rear leaf replacement sights for $17, figured it'd be an affordable way to get back in the game pending a possible later purchase of a tang sight. The Lyman sights come in .350, .400, and .500 heights. What's the best way to determine which height is right for my rifle?
 
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Both front/rear sight heights above the bore c/l should be about equal for ease of zeroing.

To achieve your goal, I would suggest that you first measure the height of your front sight, from the bore c/l to the very top of the sight (write the measurement down somewhere).

Then, measure the barrel outer diameter (OD) @ the center of the rear sight dovetail (It's ok to take the measurement horizontally ILO disassembling the rifle); divide the rear diameter measurement by 2, then subtract that figure from the front sight measurement you took previously to find the height needed for the Lyman #16.




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unique

The old Rem pumps had unique rear sights, that sat very low. The front sights were pretty low themselves.

There used to be a guy in TX, Gary Fellars(?) that advertised in SGN for vintage sights.

The 14/141 family were grand old, classic pumps. My clan had a thing about them, especially .35's.
 
My first deer rifle I bought with my hard earned paper route money was a 141 in .35. Fast forward 25 years and i decided I wanted another one. I was having a hard time finding one for less than $600, lucked into this one which is in great shape outside of the sight issue, for $400 flat with two boxes of shells, 20 brass and a set of dies.
 
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