Big Horn sight question

[olywa]

Thanks to all for the great information on this forum. I'm new to BP and just bought one of the new Knight Big Horn rifles from Wholesale Sports. I also ordered one of the old stock Williams FP sights in the Knight packaging from Numrich Arms ($36 versus $64 for a new one on Midway).

My question, has anyone put a Williams FP on their Big Horn, and did it work well with the stock front sight?

[Morse_FJ40]

I did and love it!

[huntitup]

 I put one on a few weeks ago bought my sight at the same place actually ordered two one for a buddy got the sights one was a sample had been opened one set screw was missiing and the peep was all rusty sent it back got a diff one the peep on it was rusty tired of the runaround of sending back  cleaned up ok with toothbrush and gun oil as for shooting first peep i have ever looked through put it on a stainless night bighorn carbon stock  and absolutely love it when you shoulder the gun your eye self centers the front sight in the peep every time        my  

[Sabotloader]

Thanks to all for the great information on this forum. I'm new to BP and just bought one of the new Knight Big Horn rifles from Wholesale Sports. I also ordered one of the old stock Williams FP sights in the Knight packaging from Numrich Arms ($36 versus $64 for a new one on Midway).

My question, has anyone put a Williams FP on their Big Horn, and did it work well with the stock front sight?

I certainly like them... just order one for 'shorthair15'

check this

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,72657.msg906658.html#msg906658

[olywa]

Got the sight in the mail on Friday. Per the instructions I mounted it in the front two of the three mount holes on the rear of the receiver. However, the vertical arm of the sight contacts the stock when mounted that way,  so I moved it back to the two rearmost mount holes. That helped a bit, but I think I'm going to have to grind the stock just a bit with my Dremel in order to completely eliminate any contact.

[huntitup]

there was a little contact with the stock but once i got my elevation adjusted it did not touch the stock anymore

[huntitup]

And i also put it in the last two holes

[olywa]

huntitup - That's good to hear. Think I'll adjust it up a bit and get it on paper before I take anything off the stock. Did you leave the stock fiber-optic front sight on?

[huntitup]

I did leave the stock sight on it is nice and brite i usually bow hunt so the peep and fiber optic are pretty familiar to me but 100 yards on a sunny day the glow from the sight you will pretty much be covering your target completely really even on a overcast day at that yardage the front pin is pretty big diameter and still covers target

[mikep12345]

I have the Williams FP on my big horn and i don't have any problems with it touching the stock and it is mounted in the very back too. I love it. I just went out shooting today and put my first three shots within two inches of each other and right on the bull. I would like to get a smaller front fiber optic as well.

[olywa]

All sounds pretty positive, I appreciate the responses. I have the vertical slide set at the exact mid-point and there is no contact. However, I will have to do a little stock grinding if it needs to go much lower.

[HardCorpsHuntr]

there was a little contact with the stock but once i got my elevation adjusted it did not touch the stock anymore

 

[huntitup]

olywa let me know what you find  thanks

[plainshot]

I could use a little help with mounting the peep sight to my Knight Bighorn.  I got the new old stock Williams FP peep from Numrich  but when I try to mount it the thumb safety on the left side of the receiver is in the way?  I does not matter which of the tree holes behind the breech I try to use.  Any suggestions?  (The Knight package says mfg#900170)

Thanks
John

[Sabotloader]

I could use a little help with mounting the peep sight to my Knight Bighorn.  I got the new old stock Williams FP peep from Numrich  but when I try to mount it the thumb safety on the left side of the receiver is in the way?  I does not matter which of the tree holes behind the breech I try to use.  Any suggestions?  (The Knight package says mfg#900170)

Thanks
John

This is the way mine mounts on the receiver... It really does not even come close to the thumb safety...



You can see in the bottom Left hand picture the sight mounted and clearing the thumb safety..