Marlin 795 Rear Sight

[Donny1]

I'm picking this up in another.... 149 hours, lol.

I'm not interested in a scope at this time but I can see the sights need an upgrade and I was wondering what people are using for good sites. I've read the Tech-Sights are awesome but I don't really want to spend $80 unless I'm sure they are what I want. I will run a 500 lot of rounds through it to make sure everything is ok first but then.....

I'm new to rifles. So, what's your preference?

Do I need to replace both, or just the rear?
Fiber Optic or not?
Open, Peep, Bulls-eye?

Thanks in advance!

[shrap]

I have two Marlin 60s which are pretty much the same as the 795. One has the Tech Sights and the other has a 3-9x scope.

You probably need to replace both sights since the stock ones are mounted very low to the barrel. Mounting anything on the dovetail will likely put the rear sight too high to use the front sight.

I would highly recommend the Tech Sights or a decent scope. Low-end scopes may even be cheaper than the Tech Sights. I have used buckhorn sights with the high-viz front post on my Marlin 60 SB; they are a little nicer than the stock black blade and open rear, but still drastically inferior to the peep sights. I would not spend any money on anything other than peep sights or optics.

[Donny1]

Thanks shrap.

I was kind of hoping for a few more opinions. Are any other sights decent? Williams, Lyman, etc?

One more question. The Tech Sights are very highly recommended by most for accuracy, does this type of site work well moving from target to target quickly, or are open sights better for that.

[shrap]

I could not easily find a set of Williams sights (front and back) that attach easily to the Marlin. I didn't have any interest running around and figuring out what height post I needed or getting gunsmithing done, etc. To install the Tech Sights, you just unscrew the front sight, replace it with the Tech Sight front, and bolt the rear sight onto the dovetail, it was too easy.

Open sights may be slightly faster to acquire, but it's much harder to get consistent accuracy out of them.

[shrap]

This article describes the different kinds of sights:

Choosing the Right Sight

[Donny1]

Awesome! A very good read.

Thanks again.

[Jayhawker]

I've found that by just taking a file to the U shaped rear sight and squaring it out can be a big improvement. You don't have to take it very deep, just simply widen it enough to see daylight on each side of the blade. Apply a little cold blue and your done. It won't cost much to try it.