Rolling Block sporting rifle sights

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bcowern
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Rolling Block sporting rifle sights

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Is there a standard dovetail size for the front and rear barrel sights on Rolling Block sporting rifles, and are they the same?

Is there a standard distance from the front end of the barrel to the front sight dovetail?

Thank you for your consideration.

Regards
Bradford
bcowern
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Re: Rolling Block sporting rifle sights

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buckeyebill,

Thank you for your reply.

I know exactly which version of the Remington Rolling Block rifles I have. They are civilian sporting rifles marked E.Remington & Sons on the barrel. The sights are mounted in dovetails in the barrel. There are no screws in either the front or rear sights.

They are referred to as Remington No.1 Rolling Block Sporting Rifles by Roy Marcot in his book:

Remington Rolling Block Rifles, Carbines & Shotguns SPORTING & TARGET RIFLES.

I will try contacting rollingblockparts.com and montanavintagearms.com, as you suggested, to see if perhaps they will be able to answer my questions about Remington No.1 Sporting Rifle barrel sights.

Regards,
Bradford
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