doc540 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Might not look the best, but it works. Wanted to shoot my 629 in both optic and irons classes in the silhouette matches. I could only find a Warne rail mount for the 629 that allowed use of the factory irons. Guess what? The sight plane is only 5" long. Emailed Warne and asked why they'd designed such a short sight plane. They answered, "It was designed to be a backup in case there was a problem with the optic." My gunsmith said, "No problem. I'll machine a taller front sight, and it will work just fine.. Picked it up today, went straight to the range, and it worked just fine at 50 yds. Both irons and optic with a Leupold QR rings! Front sight height needs to be .540 to work with the Warne rail. No permanent mod's. Hope this helps someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightUp_OG Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Sweet work-around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical_man Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Interesting. A fiber optic front would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc540 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 1st match with it this morning. Didn't win due to a bad case of CTI, but the system is working just fine. Irons are right on the money at 50yds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolguy Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Silhouette starts at 50 and goes to 200 meters. That's 217 yards. How are the irons at the longer distances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc540 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Our local silhouette match is only out to 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolguy Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 That is a nice setup. Glad it's working out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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