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Author Topic: Playing with my TC  (Read 4400 times)

Online KDubs

Playing with my TC
« on: August 13, 2024, 10:13:50 AM »
 So I recently turned 60 and with that has come some vision issues, mainly cloudiness.  Making it hard to see that little notch in the rear sight
  I thought well I have this buckhorn sight from the hawken shop so why not.
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 Sure can see that front sight now.
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What would be a more hawken looking front sight.
 Simple flat blade ?
 
 Anyways I'll be playing with the ol boy a bit see how this all shakes out.
Kevin
 
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Re: Playing with my TC
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2024, 02:31:46 PM »
Was it already drilled to the T-C hole spacing, or did you have to do that yourself?  I'm thinking of a Skinner sight for the Hodgepodge rifle, knowing that I will need to drill & tap it to mount that puppy.
https://skinnersights.com/collections/peep-sights/products/thompson-center-renegade-sight?_pos=1&_fid=230a7cd26&_ss=c

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Online KDubs

Re: Playing with my TC
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2024, 04:12:04 PM »
When ordered everything to convert my TC the rear sight was back ordered. So they sent a pre drilled one the was slightly offset on the holes.  It fit the spacing fine just offset on the alignment.
 After awhile I got an as cast one from them, no holes so I drilled it out myself.
 They came out offset too so.... Whatever.
 Kevin
 
 
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USAF Medic 1982-1992  Aim High

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Re: Playing with my TC
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2024, 06:48:17 PM »
Hey Kevin, is the tail on that sight facing the front sight or the lock. I got one of those sights from The Gun  Works Oregon, and it has 3 holes drilled in it to accomodate an old or new TC. I think the holes lined up on that one.


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Re: Playing with my TC
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2024, 07:11:55 PM »
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 points at the front sight.
 I'll try the front but I'd like to change it out for something more hawkenish if that's a thing.
 Kevin
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Re: Playing with my TC
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2024, 07:36:26 PM »
I couldn't tell from the other picture. I thought I might have mine on backwards. I have a square notch in the back and a TC blade in the front. But I wasn't worried about authenticity. I just wanted to be able to see the sights.


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