I got one of the new production Marbles front sights and took it out today.

Here's the product listing from Brownell's:

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=20507&title=SOURDOUGH+FRONT+SIGHT&s=45361#45361

Well made product..... put it on a old Savage 99 / .250 Sav. Looks great!

But unfortunately, doesn't shoot that well for me. In bright sunlight, tended to 'wash out', and if a cloud came over, point of impact dropped noticably at 50 yards.

Don't know if it's just because it's new (might tarnish a little?), or if it's because I'm shooting at a black bullseye on a white target.... or what. I know that formal target shooting isn't what it's intended for.... but kinda frustrating, none the less. Sometimes 2 shots right on top of each other... then the conditions change, and the third one ends up who knows where.

Had much better results with the new XS (formerly Ashley Outlooks) front sight that I just put on my 336 / .35 Rem.

Tips - comments - suggestions? The rear sight is an old Redfield peep, opening of about 0.155" or so.

Mike -

Can't tell if this is the brass bead or the white bead.

Either way, have you tried smoking or blackening the sight to see if that would improve things for you?

Mine's brass.

Sadly, I did not think of that until the trip home. And I had a black marker that would have been perfect.....

It might need to make one more trip to the range to be sure.

I guess using it in the field is a different story than target shooting.... but... the Ashley was SO nice.... gonna think on it some more.

I was about to buy two or three of these. Send us another range report.

Had a Redfield Sourdough and Lyman peep on my first deer rifle (Win94) back about 1962. It seemed like a good rig at the time but what did I know at the ripe old age of 15?