IMPORTANT SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINCHESTER® MODEL 1885 CREEDMOOR VERNIER TANG SIGHT SET The Winchester® Model 1885™ has remained a favorite rifle of dedicated sportsmen and competitors everywhere for over 100 years. This is a genuine vernier tang sight, specifically designed for use on the Model 1885, just like those of yesteryear. Its unique design allows for windage adjustments as fine as 1⁄4 minute of angle.
FIGURE 1 10 4 5 3 6 8 1 2 7 9 1: Front Sight Insert 2: Front Sight Insert Sheet 3: Front Sight Insert Plastic Container 4: Front Sight Retaining Ring 5: Front Sight Body 6: Rear Sight Disks 7: Rear Sight Elevator 8: Rear Sight Ladder 9: Rear Sight Windage Knob 10: Rear Sight Elevation Knob SIGHT INSTALLATION WARNING: CAREFULLY READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING YOUR VERNIER SIGHT. ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR FIREARM POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. OPEN THE ACTION.
FRONT SIGHT— 1. If there is a front sight already installed on your rifle, remove the front sight by carefully tapping the base of the sight from the left to the right using a hammer and a soft non-marring drift. 2. The vernier front sight is installed with the spirit level to the rear. Start the base of the sight in the dovetail from the right side of the barrel. 3. Gently tap the sight base from right to left using a hammer and a soft non-marring drift until it is centered in the dovetail.
FIGURE 3 2 1 1: Sight Disk 2: Elevation Knob should not be allowed to touch the buttstock of the rifle as it will mar the rifle’s finish (Figure 3). A small fabric or leather pad inserted between the rear sight and the comb of the buttstock may help prevent marring of both the sight and the stock during transportation and storage. The rear sight assembly allows you to choose from sight disks in three different aperture sizes: .050", .060", and .070".
FIGURE 4 Spring steel sheet with eight separate front sight inserts INSERT INSTALLATION — 1. Remove the sight retaining ring from the front sight body by turning the knurled end counterclockwise (Figure 5). 2. Select which sight insert you wish to use and place it in the sight body. The sides of each insert are designed to fit snugly into the notches in the sides of the front sight body (Figure 6).
3. Before rethreading the sight retaining ring into the sight body, firmly snug the insert completely in the front sight body or damage to the insert will occur. Replace the retaining ring and tighten it firmly against the insert. SIGHT INSERT REMOVAL — 1. Remove the sight retaining ring from the front sight body by turning the knurled end counterclockwise (Figure 5). 2. Gently pick the insert out with a small screwdriver, being careful to not damage either the insert or the sight body.
left-hand thread. Therefore, clockwise turns move the sight body to the left. Counterclockwise turns move the sight body to the right. Move the rear sight body in the same direction you want the point of bullet impact to move. The windage knob features large and small index marks on the right side. Rotating the assembly from one large mark to the next results in 1⁄2 minute of angle of adjustment. Moving from a large mark to the nearest small index provides 1⁄4 minute of angle of adjustment.
FIGURE 7 26 Minutes of Angle Indicated To move the elevator up one minute of angle (to 26), turn the elevation knob clockwise until the first small index mark on the elevator aligns with the “30” index mark on the staff (Figure 7). To continue an additional minute of angle (to 27), turn the elevation knob until the second small index mark on the elevator aligns with the “35” index mark on the staff (Figure 8).
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