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Back to a Skinner

Post by Centaur » Thu Oct 21, 2021 6:29 pm

Had a scope on my brass 45-70, but just didn’t like the looks of it on that lever gun, so I put a Skinner barrel mount peep back on it, and all is well. Shot it yesterday, and after some fine tuning, the gun is ready for close range hunting, and the look and handling is more of what I want in a lever gun. I suppose that I am an old fuddy duddy, but so be it.
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Re: Back to a Skinner

Post by Steve51 » Fri Oct 22, 2021 4:28 pm

I feel the same as you. I scoped my Henry .22 Classic mainly for the grandkids. The rest of my lever guns have Skinner peep rear sights. I am not a long range shooter.
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Re: Back to a Skinner

Post by BrokenolMarine » Fri Oct 22, 2021 4:59 pm

I love the looks of the Skinner on my Henry 357 Carbine, and it's a shooter at the ranges at which I can see to shoot. :)

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Re: Back to a Skinner

Post by Centaur » Fri Oct 22, 2021 7:05 pm

Nice shooting, Devil Dog!
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Re: Back to a Skinner

Post by BrokenolMarine » Fri Oct 22, 2021 11:27 pm

Like George Washington, I cannot tell a lie. It was from a bench. But it wasn't in a mount or anything, I aimed 'er and pulled the trigger.
Before I switched to the Skinner Peep, I was shooting shotgun patterns. :? The eyes didn't like the factory blade sight. That Skinner reminds me of the sights on the M1 Garand, M14, or the M16... Shot them all out to 500 and 600 yards. Back when even my eyes were young. :lol:
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Re: Back to a Skinner

Post by Centaur » Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:48 am

Yes, I remember when M14 and M16 aperture sights were no problem on long range shots. That ship has sailed, at least for me, but the Skinner works just fine to 100 yards or so, and I don’t shoot at stuff much farther than that, anyway.
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Re: Back to a Skinner

Post by BrokenolMarine » Sat Oct 23, 2021 7:21 am

Centaur wrote:
Sat Oct 23, 2021 6:48 am
Yes, I remember when M14 and M16 aperture sights were no problem on long range shots. That ship has sailed, at least for me, but the Skinner works just fine to 100 yards or so, and I don’t shoot at stuff much farther than that, anyway.
Me either, If I don't have one of the Grandkids along, I can't see things that far away.
Isn't that what we HAVE grandkids for?
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