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Re: Merkel open sights
24/11/07 06:07 PM

On a Merkel, I'd opt for no 2 - change front/rear both. Pity that Merkel doesn't offer decent sights, but they're far from alone. I find square notch/post sights useless on a rifle.

A double is really at it's best with express sights. The problem with express sights today is that few of those on the new guns are any good. The rear should be a wide, shallow V, with the face sloped forward and a platinum center wire. The front should be a flat faced bead (I prefer platinum) that's not too large. I don't like anything over .080". Beads any larger than that are no easier to pick up quickly, and just cover more minutes of angle to no benefit.

Also, as well as having a flat face, the bead itself should lie flat on the face of the stem, and not be enlongated like the one in your second photograph. Enlongated beads like that one give me fits from glare and sidelights.

No, done professionally, such work should not require a re-black.

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Merkel open sights	93mouse	23/11/07 01:34 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	25/11/07 01:07 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	ozhunter	25/11/07 01:17 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	zimhunter	25/11/07 01:58 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	93mouse	21/01/08 07:37 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	93mouse	07/03/08 07:12 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	93mouse	26/11/07 07:39 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	400NitroExpress	27/11/07 03:30 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	93mouse	27/11/07 05:47 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	28/11/07 05:14 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	93mouse	28/11/07 06:47 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	DarylS	08/12/07 03:35 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	08/12/07 04:56 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	400NitroExpress	08/12/07 07:48 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	08/12/07 11:51 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	400NitroExpress	10/12/07 01:33 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	10/12/07 01:39 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	400NitroExpress	11/12/07 02:56 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	11/12/07 03:35 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	93mouse	24/12/07 07:43 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	peter	24/12/07 08:29 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	25/12/07 01:50 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	hoppdoc	11/12/07 12:12 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	93mouse	10/12/07 08:11 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	JabaliHunter	08/12/07 04:44 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	93mouse	08/12/07 01:09 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	400NitroExpress	08/12/07 07:05 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	08/12/07 01:53 AM
Re: Merkel open sights	Bill_Cooley	28/11/07 01:47 PM
Re: Merkel open sights	9.3x57	27/11/07 01:14 AM
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Re: Merkel open sights	CptCurl	23/11/07 02:50 AM
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Re: Merkel open sights	400NitroExpress	24/11/07 06:07 PM
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