I took my Ranahan out for a brief range session.Yes, a ton of it. The Frontier loads shoot very well in my 16.1” Tikka, consistently giving excellent accuracy and 100 FPS more velocity than the box.
Drift out the front sight blade and you’ll find a second screw underneath it. Remove that and the front sight comes off.
If you want an easy step up from the factory irons, the receiver can be tapped for a Win 94 or Marlin 1894 receiver sight that works well with the front sight post. I did mine on a harbor freight drill press in the garage.
Really like the adjustability of the 94, ill look into it.
What's the best way to drift the front sight off to get to the screw underneath?
There’s a specific tool for this application. I would not use a punch and hammer unless you can fully support the lower portion of the sight. It does not take much to mess up the threads on the barrel doing something like that.
I’m glad to hear that about the Ranahan. I had one and removed the sights, but had the tool, so I used it. I had a bad experience trying to remove a front sight on another rifle without the tool so I’m likely just overly cautious.
I was also tempted to use the awesome open sights but ended up putting a scope on it. If you decide to ditch the open sights, I sold mine on Ebay for $100 within a couple days of posting.
