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Posted: 8/27/2016 4:19:11 PM EDT
Anyone ever added iron sights to their Ruger American?  This is for a 308, I'm interested in converting it as a project gun.

I read on a web site one person who did it, but the front sight was incredibly tall.
Link Posted: 9/2/2016 7:03:15 PM EDT
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Best solution if you really need iron sights on a rifle like that is to take it to a competent gunsmith and have drill and tap the barrel for front and rear sights.  Then they should be able to add whatever kind of sights you want as long as they fit the barrel contour.  Doing it yourself will probably result in less than desirable results.
Link Posted: 9/15/2016 6:14:40 AM EDT
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NECG makes some sweet barrel band front sights that a gunsmith could add on. Just measure the muzzle diameter and buy the corresponding size.
Link Posted: 9/15/2016 9:21:27 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/10/2016 12:08:18 PM EDT
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Best solution if you really need iron sights on a rifle like that is to take it to a competent gunsmith and have drill and tap the barrel for front and rear sights.  Then they should be able to add whatever kind of sights you want as long as they fit the barrel contour.  Doing it yourself will probably result in less than desirable results.
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I addition to what has been said, in order to get the proper sight height, a smith may have to screw / solder on a block on the end of the barrel for a front dovetail sight. If you've ever had to deal with a crooked FSB on an AR, imagine how annoying it can be on a bolt gun.
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