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Gotten too old and can't the buckhorn sights on my big boy 45 LC. Truglow and Hiviz both make replacement sights and I'm looking for opinions.

I put a Marbles .450x.531 fiber optic on the front of my BBS in 45 colt, on the rear I put a Marbles long Bullseye, better sight picture than a buckhorn style and the front sight jumps out at you. After I installed them, lasered it with a boresighter, took the rifle to the range and @ 40yds I put 5 in a 3" circle a little less than a 2" spread off a bench. They both cost about $35 delivered from midway.
The tool for installation was a Wyoming sight drifter $35 better than a hammer and drift, It's small a little bigger than an ink pen.

both are good brands .... we have Hiviz on shotguns and revolvers

Have you thought about a red dot perhaps

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 18, 2021 8:32 am

Have you thought about a red dot perhaps

I have, in fact I have one sitting on the shelf ready to install. Just not sure about a red dot on a lever gun.

There are a few others on here that have done it and it seems to work for them. I have one on a Henry Single Shot 357 and like it alot

Red dots work great on lever guns as far as function, anyway. Have used them quite a bit. Very fast and easy to use and an ideal sight for the typical lever gun shooting distances. It's a matter of personal taste whether you want to put one on a lever gun or not. Not traditional and I do get that. Each to their own.

I ended up putting a TruGlo on my Marlin 1894C. It has an open hood on it. So, it is mainly noticable when aligning the sights. Thus far, I am pleased with it.

I bought the HiViz. Now time to install them, ( I hate hammering on a gun).

Brass sight drifts are your friend