Thanks Hobie

I have just been shooting flat-top barrel-mounted rear sights since I was about five and despite the passing years, they still work for me. I like the easy-quick elevation adjustment of a conventional elevator, especially with a punkin' roller like the 45 Colt. I usually file the bottom step on for 100 yards, the second one for 200 and the third for 300.

As I age, I find comfort in things proven over time.

For me that's the whole thing in a nutshell. At my core I am a pistol shooter and my brain is geared for a flattopped site picture. Fortunately my vision is still good enough that I can hit well to about hundred yards and with prescription glasses, any distance I can see the target. This is a fairly recent revelation, confirmed by 200-300 yard shooting with various lever actions equipped with those types of sights.

I am told the Rossi's dovetails have changed some over the years, ranging between .385 and .400 inch. These dovetail seem to be substantially deeper than your typical US dovetail, which complicates matters a bit. Marbles has reportedly offered sites just for this dovetail, but I find that often do not bottom out and so have given up on them. I think it more efficient to take something that fits and go hammer and tongs on it until it becomes what I want.

I want to thank each of you that replied to this thread made offers of sending a sight. I don't need but one, though I wouldn't mind having a spare. I feel obligated to post this picture just so you know it's not going on an ugly rifle ;)