Fire Sights on rifles carried in scabbards
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Fire Sights on rifles carried in scabbards
Does anyone have experience with them. Ive only seen them in photos, how would they stand up to carry in a scabbard in rough country and cold weather. I carry my rifle under my leg from the rear with sights up. danny
Last edited by BigSky56 on Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:37 am, edited 1 time in total.
I've hunted with a fiber optic sight on my muzzleloader for many years and have never had a problem. We always put the rifles in a sock when packing in or going long distances, otherwise it goes in the scabbard as usual. I made a buckskin wrap reinforced with plactic (a film canister) for my receiver sight, which I am always more worried about than my front.
We are butt to the rear and sights up also (see pic). Muzzy season is usually pretty temperate, so I don't know about really cold temps.
I have recently seen sight hoods with a hole cut in the top to let in the light. This seems like a very good idea and I may put the system on one of my 71s and try it out. So far I've only seen them for Marlins, though.
We are butt to the rear and sights up also (see pic). Muzzy season is usually pretty temperate, so I don't know about really cold temps.
I have recently seen sight hoods with a hole cut in the top to let in the light. This seems like a very good idea and I may put the system on one of my 71s and try it out. So far I've only seen them for Marlins, though.
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Agreed - perhaps a couple side-grooves cut with a Dremel would allow a Marlin one to fit right on!Pete44ru wrote:AT LAST ! ! An actual use, for the heretofor (IMO) useless front sight hood !
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I was in the gunshop in one of our small towns up here during BP season and a guy came in looking for a replacement front firesite for his front stuffer with no luck. The shop had a good selection of stuff for a remote hole in the wall, but those sights were not one of them. I felt bad for the guy because it meant driving to Denver, a 1 1/2 hour trip one way. So pretty much a wasted day for him, and he was from out of state so he was already spending a bundle on his elk trip. I would say protect it if you can, and carry a spare.
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Several of the pics on the Wild West page show "perforated" hoods:
http://www.wildwestguns.com/CoPilot_And ... ifles.html
Adn I found this in Midway but you need to buy the ramp to make it work:
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.e ... mid=372740
Ramp:
http://www.midwayusa.com/esearch.exe/se ... l_products
http://www.wildwestguns.com/CoPilot_And ... ifles.html
Adn I found this in Midway but you need to buy the ramp to make it work:
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.e ... mid=372740
Ramp:
http://www.midwayusa.com/esearch.exe/se ... l_products
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Re: Fire Sights on rifles carried in scabbards
My only experience with Firesights was with a Ruger 22/45 and my opinion is that they were somewhat fragile. I stripped the elevation screw on the rear without much effort at all. I don't believe it was steel; more like a zinc/aluminum casting. This was when they first came out several years ago. Customer service was excellent in replacing it, though. I have HiViz on that gun now and am happy. What ever you get make sure the base is steel. Even if the filament breaks the post will still work.BigSky56 wrote:Does anyone have experience with them. Ive only seen them in photos, how would they stand up to carry in a scabbard in rough country and cold weather. I carry my rifle under my leg from the rear with sights up. danny
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I was teasing earlier, but I've had several rifles equipped with fiber-optic front sights, ever since the technology was made generally available - and can say I've never had one damaged in any way, on all those guns in all those years.
I don't take any special care to protect the sights, either while hunting, shooting or transporting my guns - but there's also an entire laundry list of things I do take care to avoid.
Like: leaning a gun against a vehicle for "just a second", leaning one against a tree w/o taking care to put the barrel end in a bark hole, parting brush with the barrel as I stalk, use it as a wading stick , etc., etc.
I don't take any special care to protect the sights, either while hunting, shooting or transporting my guns - but there's also an entire laundry list of things I do take care to avoid.
Like: leaning a gun against a vehicle for "just a second", leaning one against a tree w/o taking care to put the barrel end in a bark hole, parting brush with the barrel as I stalk, use it as a wading stick , etc., etc.
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I'm not sure who makes a steel bodied rear sight but I do know the Marbles Glow front has a steel body.
I sell these to folks that have the 454 Pumas because the front sites that come on that are uasually too low and are made from aluminum
I sell these to folks that have the 454 Pumas because the front sites that come on that are uasually too low and are made from aluminum
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Have you tried a fine ivory or red bead yet? The ivory certainly helps in low light. If you lose the bead, you still have a perfectly adequate post.
I've never used a red bead. I have a few but I haven't figured out which rifle to mount one on yet. I don't know if they'll be too good in low light.
Ned Roberts wrote of putting a red ivroy bead front on every levergun he hunted with, so there must be something there. He was on horseback quite a bit, no doubt, and took multi-month hunting trips into the north country in the late 1800s. If it worked for him....
Food for thought.
I've never used a red bead. I have a few but I haven't figured out which rifle to mount one on yet. I don't know if they'll be too good in low light.
Ned Roberts wrote of putting a red ivroy bead front on every levergun he hunted with, so there must be something there. He was on horseback quite a bit, no doubt, and took multi-month hunting trips into the north country in the late 1800s. If it worked for him....
Food for thought.
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The green one picture here is the Marble Glo- sight snd is also available in red.
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