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Anyone seen one of these? Curiously it’s on an FN mauser chambered for .416 Rigby (not my rifle). I wonder how much adjustment you can get out of it.

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That’s a great sight, I believe it’s the same one Weatherby uses on their custom shop safari rifles. No idea who makes them
 
Yes that rear sight is the # 458RS that I have made for years.
Its a copy of the old 458 Winchester rear sight, but I make it with a one piece height adjustment screw
Weatherby used it on their Dangerous Game Rifle, until they moved to WY

Right now I am out of inventory and not sure when the next batch of sights will be.

J Wisner
 
Yes that rear sight is the # 458RS that I have made for years.
Its a copy of the old 458 Winchester rear sight, but I make it with a one piece height adjustment screw
Weatherby used it on their Dangerous Game Rifle, until they moved to WY

Right now I am out of inventory and not sure when the next batch of sights will be.

J Wisner
If you could let us know when you do get around to it, I'm sure there will be a market here. Thanks.
 
I will buy one when you get them available.
 
Yes that rear sight is the # 458RS that I have made for years.
Its a copy of the old 458 Winchester rear sight, but I make it with a one piece height adjustment screw
Weatherby used it on their Dangerous Game Rifle, until they moved to WY

Right now I am out of inventory and not sure when the next batch of sights will be.

J Wisner
I’ve purchased numerous parts from you over the years. Glad to see you here.
 
Yes, it looks like pre-64 Model 70 Express sights. I see them come up on ebay from time to time. Are they windage adjustable? I don't see any increment marks.
 
Yes that rear sight is the # 458RS that I have made for years.
Its a copy of the old 458 Winchester rear sight, but I make it with a one piece height adjustment screw
Weatherby used it on their Dangerous Game Rifle, until they moved to WY

Right now I am out of inventory and not sure when the next batch of sights will be.

J Wisner
Great to see Jim Wisner (The Second ?) posting here.
I think I got the last two he had in stock, a while back.

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Ontario Hunter,
Windage adjustment on the Weatherby Mark V DGR was done by drifting a dove-tailed front sight.
Not too awful to be limited a bit in front sight choices if you can have the charm of a Wisner-made
Pre-'64 Winchester M70 "African" Super Grade subtype rear sight.
Here is my .416 WbyMag all set, zeroed for barrel sights and scope:

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I can live with it for the charm. Got them on
a 500 A-Square, which worked great for minute of bison with barrel sights:
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a .358 STA:
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a .458/.338 Lapua Magnum Unimproved:

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and of course,
.458 WIN MAG:
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The 500 A-Square re-do was actually called a .510/.460 Weatherby Improved Jenkins And Berry:
.510 JAB

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Notice that I defiled this Wisner ARS by filing it into a flat-top-square-notch for use with a sourdough/patridge blade front sight:

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I do not regret it one bit.
My last Wisner ARS might go onto the 10.4mm Spiridon Moor (.408/.338 Lapua Magnum Unimproved). Switch-barrel-capable with a barrel vise at the gun shop, not in the field.
I also have a 12.7x68mm Magnum (.500/.338 Lapua Magnum Improved) take-off barrel for this rifle.
Might use the last Wisner ARS there instead, leave the 10.4 Spiridon Moor slick-barreled, for scope-only use at longer Kodiak deer-hunting ranges
Decisions, decisions.
Thankfully the 22"-long .378 WbyMag take-off barrel for this 4-barrel set already has barrel sights,
no complications there except the unbraked muzzle blast and velocity loss compared to a 26" barrel.
 
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