Need help please
 

Does anyone have a tang for a Renegade (1") laying around in their spare parts? A 3 hole tang preferred.
My gunsmith was drilling the 3rd hole in my tang and the bit walked and the hole went out of alignment. So he thought he would mount the sight up a bit higher - just enough to clear the rear tang screw hole - and drill 2 holes to mount the sight. It worked out perfectly except for one thing. When I mounted it on the rifle and attempted to line the peep up with the open sights the peep would not go down low enough.
So now I have to either get another tang or have this one welded up and redrilled.

Man, that stinks.

I suspect a tang is going to be hard to come by. He screwed up a simple job and should make it right by either welding it up and drilling it correctly or replacing it. Didn't you say he had some TCs leaning against the wall?

EDIT: Another option (if your's satisfied with how the tang looks) would be for him to provide you a higher front sight.

You might want to try this trick to see how high a front sight would be needed, and whether you can live with it. http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...-how-high.html

Oh he is going to fix it but it He can't get to it until next week sometime. All the T/Cs are Hawkens with 15/16" barrels.
But what makes matters worse is the Williams sight required you to remove some wood from the stock. I did a beautiful job doing that but now the sight will be going back lower and I have to fill the stock back in. Looks like I will be refinishing it afterall.

Track of the Wolf

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Catego...ANG-TC-16-USED

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Search...arch=TC%20Tang

I looked there too Sabotloader. They're marked sold out.

Shoot! I did not check that - just knew that they carried them.

Try this one then...

http://www.cainsoutdoor.com/shop/item.asp?item=18498

I have an extra one in my parts box you can have but unfortunately I am in FL and it is in Tn. It will be 3 weeks before I can send it. If something goes south and you still need one, well, let me know.

Correction edit: I found one! Its yours if you still need it. PM me your shipping details.

I did check TOW as well as several other sites. And mjac I will let you know.

Could you post a picture of it with the dimensions?

I'd put finding a new gunsmith at the top of my list if I were you.

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He broke it, he should replace it.
If he used a center punch, the drill bit wouldn't have wondered.

JMHO

Never judge a person by one mistake. He just had a bad day is all. He has done lots of work for me and has done excellent work. In fact the way he did mount the sight after the error was beautiful and I would have preferred it that way (2 machine screws vs. 1 machine screw and 1 wood screw.) He had no way of knowing the sight would not adjust low enough in that position.

I'm sorry, but he should know that. Before drilling more holes. He should have checked if the sight lined up.

I know my gunsmith wouldn't make a simple mistake like that.

It's your guns and money. Your choice.

He couldn't - he didn't have the barrel, or the stock. Just the tang and the sight. I trust this guy and have for years. You won't find a better smith to do trigger, bedding and blueing work - period. You're too quick to judge.