Another interesting to start to look for in these pics Phil. The WRA target barrels had two different types of front sight blocks. These were for the regular type lyman/redfield peep sights that were used on the Marine model 70 target rifles in competition. It looks from the 1954 team records I have, they used only the regular peep sights on the 30:06 model 70's. They used the 12x Lyman Super Targetspot on the Magnum model 70's.
There are two different variations of these blocks. The barrels before 1955 had a dovetail and the front sight was drifted in from the side. After 1955 they had holes for screws to screw the block on.
In some pics you can see the front blocks for the front peep sight. In some pics you can see the screws in the block. Which means they are a 1955 WRA barrel or later. Or possibly Douglas barrels had screw holes as well? I have no clue if the douglas barrels were drilled or not.
My 1956 barrel on my Marine 70 has the two screw holes like the pics below.
But something else to go back through the Nam photos and look for traits for. I wish my old computer hadn't crashed. I had a whole bunch of case studies and pics that aren't published. But I lost it all. The one pic of the front sight blocks is from Roger Rules book on the Model 70.
This one looks like a dovetail front block.
There are two different variations of these blocks. The barrels before 1955 had a dovetail and the front sight was drifted in from the side. After 1955 they had holes for screws to screw the block on.
In some pics you can see the front blocks for the front peep sight. In some pics you can see the screws in the block. Which means they are a 1955 WRA barrel or later. Or possibly Douglas barrels had screw holes as well? I have no clue if the douglas barrels were drilled or not.
My 1956 barrel on my Marine 70 has the two screw holes like the pics below.
But something else to go back through the Nam photos and look for traits for. I wish my old computer hadn't crashed. I had a whole bunch of case studies and pics that aren't published. But I lost it all. The one pic of the front sight blocks is from Roger Rules book on the Model 70.
This one looks like a dovetail front block.
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