Henry 45/70

[TC Campbell]

Iron sights not very accurate out of the box any body else have that problem?

[JEBar]

put a scope on ours very early on so no experience with OEM sights .... do know that firing full power loads can quickly introduce flinching into the mix

[inspcalahan]

My all weather 45-70 is plenty accurate with iron sights. I did upgrade to the skinner peep rear sight though.

[iplaywithnoshoes]

Lots of questions here:

Shooting offhand or the bench?
What ammo/loads are you using?
What distance are you shooting at and under what light conditions?
Any previous guns in .45-70?

I'm not assuming anything or doubting skill/experience, just curious. I've had interesting problems like this with different rifles before.

I didn't have any accuracy issues outside of my eyesight and getting used to irons again on the Henry so far, I also put an M95 ladder sight on it recently and can't wait to try it. In either case I remember needing to put in a lot of trigger time and bruised shoulders with my Buffalo Classic in the same caliber to get nice groups with irons and it's a 32" barrel compared to the Big Boy's 18.5".

[jwarrenod]

Did you need to change the front sight?

JW

My all weather 45-70 is plenty accurate with iron sights. I did upgrade to the skinner peep rear sight though.

[BigAl52]

Still use the irons on both my AW and the CCH 45-70. Ive had good luck with both guns with them.

[Stray Cat]

I had to drift my rear sight to the right and raise it to the center step (notch). Thereafter I had 5 shot groups 2" at 100 yds
shooting from a rest. I sighted in with Hornady 325 FTX

[Steve51]

My all weather 45-70 is plenty accurate with iron sights. I did upgrade to the skinner peep rear sight though.

I also changed to a Skinner rear sight. I have very good accuracy. Mine is sighted in at 50 yds.

[Mags]

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With both my Henry's that was the case. I don't consider that a problem though. I was expecting to zero myself.

Iron sights not very accurate out of the box any body else have that problem?

[inspcalahan]

Did you need to change the front sight?

JW

My all weather 45-70 is plenty accurate with iron sights. I did upgrade to the skinner peep rear sight though.

I did not sir - just a little adjustment for windage and the elevation was spot on. Probably a bit of luck involved. I've used the Skinner sights for years on several guns and have been super happy. Also, they make a blade piece that fills the old dovetail notch from the factory rear sight and it's threaded to carry an extra aperture if you're so inclined. First time I've ever had a back-up iron sight for the iron sights.