owners of ruger/marlin .357 & .44 mag. carbines

[rockquarry]

Does your factory barrel sight have plenty of elevation adjustment?

 

[TheTinMan]

My 1894 Trapper in .44 Magnum came with a Skinner rear sight. Mine is pretty much bottomed out.

If you are referring to a semi-buckhorn sight like older 1894s, the adjustment isn't very precise but it works.

 

[Wyo]

The factory front sight on my .357 carbine was too high. The gun shot 6" low at 25 yds. with the rear sight at full elevation. I replaced the front sight with a lower Lyman bead and the problem was solved. It now shoots to POA at 50 yds. with the rear sight in the second notch. Not a big deal, really, but I expected better with a new rifle. Other than that glitch it's a wonderful little rifle!

 

[rockquarry]

Thank you both for the replies. Mine is shooting about 6"-7" low at 50 yards with the rear sight raised to max elevation.

 

[biku324]

I replaced my 1894C rear sight with a Williams aperture sight right out of the box.

 

[Wyo]

Thank you both for the replies. Mine is shooting about 6"-7" low at 50 yards with the rear sight raised to max elevation.

The lower front sight will solve that problem. I think I used the lowest bead sight that Lyman had and it works fine. I also have a .44 carbine. That one would have had the same problem but I put a Skinner rear on it. That added enough extra height on the rear to make the sights useable without changing out the front. Either way will solve the problem but I wish Ruger would get this right. This is a very common problem on an otherwise really neat little carbine.

 

[rockquarry]

The lower front sight will solve that problem. I think I used the lowest bead sight that Lyman had and it works fine. I also have a .44 carbine. That one would have had the same problem but I put a Skinner rear on it. That added enough extra height on the rear to make the sights useable without changing out the front. Either way will solve the problem but I wish Ruger would get this right. This is a very common problem on an otherwise really neat little carbine.

I like those ideas as well.