Skinner sight question

[silverbuzzard]

I have a 1894 cowboy limited.
Am looking at the Skinner Express in brass , or the black gold one , boy it is purty.
Anyway, anyone have one so I can get an opinion about the "carry qualities" . Do you notice the extra height in your hand when carrying the gun in a hunting situation?

Second choice is a Lyman tang but I think I prefer the Skinner

[Chuck 100 yd]

I have a Skinner receiver mounted peep on my 1894SS .44 mag. Very low profile and nice sight.
Don`t know if that is the same one as the Express you talk of or not. I think of Express sights as a shallow flat topped open rear sight with a possible folding leaf that is used in conjunction with a large post or bead front sight for fast close in shooting.

[claybob86]

I have a Skinner receiver mounted peep on my 1894SS .44 mag. Very low profile and nice sight.

Same here. No issues with carrying at all, for me anyway. (Wish they had offered stainless when I got mine. )

I looked at Skinner's website and saw the Express sights. They look pretty fine and sit even lower than the regular Skinner.

[Normac]

I just put one on my Henry Golden Boy 22 in brass and it fits + looks well and shoots easier for my daughter.
I addition I just ordered a blue one for my NEW... Miroku/Winchester 92 trapper takedown which I just picked up today

Well pleased with the service from Andy at Skinner

[stretch]

I have one on a 336 - no issues at all.
They are very unobtrusive.

-Stretch

[Sarge]

Guess I have been dragging 94's around too long because I can easily tell the difference between pre-64, post-64 and angle ejects by feel alone. Receiver sights have never bothered me though.

[Hobie]

I'm laughing but not at you. We often see the question of how anyone can use a receiver sight because "it hangs out there" or "it sticks way out the side" while ignoring that the tang sight is really more of a protuberance. Nobody ever asks about the XS or Skinner sights (or similarly mounted Williams Guide Receiver Sight). Nobody ever asks about the issue (OEM) open sight on the barrel either but I have known those to "grab" vines and grasses. The Skinner is a good product which major weakness seems to be limitations in vertical adjustment. It is less likely than even the issue open sight to grab anything because of its shape.

[piller]

During my recent trip to South Africa, the guide borrowed my guide gun while we trailed a wounded zebra. He said that he liked the short, handy rifle with the peep sight. It is a Skinner sight. The rifle performed very well a couple of days later on a blue wildebeest. The Skinner sight did not grab any brush or have even one problem to report.