Thanks Ron... it's kinda one of those "been there, done that" posts so I hope it helps him out. But... for anyone out there that runs into this problem, here's something simple that can help you determine what you may need if you're in a similar situation with your rifle as far as the front sight is concerned.

I know I've mentioned this before but...

Take a piece of 1/2" width electrical tape about 1" or so long and tape it onto your front sight as if you were wrapping it from right to left (or vice versa) onto the "blade" of your sight. Make sure it sticks above your existing sight by 1/16" to 3/32" or so. Trim it a bit if you don't have the narrow tape and all you have is 3/4 or 1" tape.

Adjust your rear sight so that it's near (but not totally at) the top of your setting and fire a few rounds at a relatively close distance, (25-30 yards). Then, with some very sharp scissors or a razor blade, trim the tape a very little at a time and fire a shot or two repeating the process until you start coming within 3 inches or so of center. Then adjust your rear sight until you're in the bull or where you want it to be.

Once you've done that... measure the height of your front sight from the top of your tape down to the barrel flat and write it down. Don't forget to add about 3/32" (or about .100 thousandths) to your measurement. Now, you should have a good idea about what you need for a replacement front sight as far as overall height from the bottom of the dovetail to the top of the sight is concerned.

BPS