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Academy has them today - Winchester Western 525 boxes for $27.99 - $0. 53 per round.  They have a 2-box limit so get there soon.

Closing this one out with good news.  I worked with my old gunsmith to get the right size sight by shooting a group an doing the calculations.  He had the right one on-hand but the dovetail was still too wide but with some peening and got it to fit solidly.  The height calculations were spot on with the elevation coming in 1/2 inch low on the first shot because the sight was a little taller than required.  Now to load up some ammo and re-zero with handloads.  Thanks to everybody for your help on this one.

Glad you got some ammo.  Enjoy shooting your new pistol!

I got word from Midwestern Gun Works that they didn't have anything they could offer to help.  Spent 15 minutes on hold with Winchester waiting for a parts person but had to hang up and get back to work.   The gunsmith did try to peen the dovetail but that didn't do the trick.  He's a younger guy that I was trying to support with some work and may not have thought of the other options.  I'm going to take it to my other gunsmith who is more experienced but more backlogged because he's really good. 

I've shot Federal 150 grain and 170 grain through it with consistent results.  Haven't tried any of my handloads yet because I wanted that out of the equation. There is a piece on the dovetail that adds additional elevation adjustment but that is as low as it gets as well.  The taller front sight is probably the best bet if I can get one to fit.  Just sent an email to Midwestern Gun Works customer service and will try to give Winchester  customer service a call as well. 

Thanks for the info.  To clarify, the 3 inches high was after I took the ramp completely out from under the rear buckhorn sight.  I also put on a Williams FP 94/36 rear sight and cranked that as low as it would go (scraped the bolt-ouch) and was still 3 inches high.  I will give Midwestern Gun Works a try to see if they have ideas/sights.  I was also wondering if putting a shim under the taller front sight would help tighten it up by wedging it up against the "roof" of the dovetail.

After learning a lot reading on the various forums, I figured someone here might be able to shed some light on a situation I have run into.   I recently picked up a pre-1964 Winchester 94 and love the rifle.  Unfortunately it shoots about 3 inches high at 50 yards with the rear sight as low as it can go.  The simple answer is a taller front sight but when my gunsmith tried to install the new sight it was too loose in the dovetail.  It turns out the dovetail for the front sight is .3825" rather than the normal .375" (3/8).  Williams doesn't carry sights with that width and neither does Midway.  Anybody run into this before or know who sells sights for the wider dovetail? 

I'll give a second to Tom at Lock Stock & Barrel.  He has always done a great job on my guns.

Arms & Ammo in Franklin has had some in stock whenever I've been in there over the last several weeks.  Good luck tracking some down.

Dick's in Cool Springs has had Federal 525 boxes on the shelf since Sunday.  You can only buy 1 and at $27.99 they are not too high.