Sight Upgrade for Lever Guns

Reader Mike touts the addition of a Williams sight to his lever gun. And Readers Ron and Paul have concerns about the 21 Sharp round.

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Todd Woodard
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The 22 LR, left, uses a heel-base bullet staked into the cartridge case. The 21 Sharp, right, is crimped in place. Winchester took a 22 Long Rifle round with its .2255-inch-diameter bullet and designed a .2105-inch-diameter bullet to fit neatly inside the existing 22 LR cartridge case. However, the 21 Sharp is not a necked-down 22 Long Rifle, but it is instead the same cartridge case with a redesigned projectile. Ammunition is not interchangeable.

Re “Lever Actions from Winchester, Rossi, and Taylor’s & Co. Joust,” 

August/September 2025

Todd, as always, your magazine is topnotch. I own a Ruger/Marlin 1894 in 44 Magnum, and I have dropped a lot of feral pigs with it using over-the-counter ammo. But I saw a big jump in accuracy once I had Williams Fool Proof sights installed. The gun now shoots 1.5-inch groups at 100 yards from a rest using almost any ammo. The sights make a good gun better, and they are a worthwhile investment.

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