Budget target rifle idea : am I crazy?

[jsg_nado]

Hello all,

Not sure if this should be here or in gunsmithing, but I have been dissapointed with the results of my research amd was hoping someone might have some advice for me.

I shot air rifle marksmanship in JROTC in high school and loved it. I recently purchased a marlin .22 with a heavy target barrel and I would love to figure out a way to put some aperture competition sights on it.

The big issue is the barrel has no dovetail of any kind. Is there an alternative method to attach a globe style front sight to a barrel without some serious gunsmithing work/tools? How do the palma and smallbore folks do it? I dont want to end up spending a huge amount of money to prepare the rifle for a front sight.

[ar15barrels]

There are clamp-on sights that do not require dovetails.
They require the barrel to be of a specific diameter.
They cost more than your rifle.

[jsg_nado]

There are clamp-on sights that do not require dovetails.
They require the barrel to be of a specific diameter.
They cost more than your rifle.

Yeah I was worried it would cost a lot. I know the sights alone will cost as much as I paid for the rifle, which I am ok with (If I decide to compete later I could move the sights to the new competition rifle)

[ar15barrels]

I can turn your barrel down at the muzzle if it's not the correct size for any of these:

https://www.phoenixprec.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=5&zenid=c74bc9e594bbbf8933026f83222358d7

https://rilesmachine.com/

https://www.okweber.com/sights-irises-bases/22mm-Adjustable-Height-Front-Sight

https://www.hps-tr.com/en/ladder-foresight-22mm

[colossians323]

I got a butt ton of .22's with competition sights, and, a bunch of competition sights just laying around doing nothing.
What area are you in?

[jsg_nado]

I got a butt ton of .22's with competition sights, and, a bunch of competition sights just laying around doing nothing.
What area are you in?

Currently in San Diego, in Sacramento pretty often as well. I would definitely buy one of those sets of sights from you.