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buckhorn sights
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:49 am
by mr.streetglide
It just me i'm having trouble getting use the buckhorn sights. Any one else have or had this issue ? I'm thinking about going with skinner.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:55 am
by RanchRoper
I like buckhorn sights but lots have changed to skinner ones and have good success.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:17 am
by leverjc
I have always liked peep sights better than open sights because that is what I did most of my shooting with when I was young and competing with a 22.
Now that I am 66 I have more of a problem with both but a peep sight seems to be the best. Just put the front sight on the center of the blear.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:37 pm
by fortyshooter
Well you could custom make a nice ghost ring insert from an old piece of hacksaw blade. Works very well for older eyes!
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:49 pm
by BigAl52
Couple of guys have used the ranger point sights and like them also. Have you thought about a red dot. I have one on the SS in 357 and I like using them. There small and lightweight
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:01 am
by GFK
I switched to the RangerPoint Cloverleaf for my Henry, and a TruGlo front post for a Marlin. Both were fairly simple to install. But, the front post was a 1/5th of the cost of the Cloverleaf. I went with a Cloverleaf, because my Henry is a 30-30. And, I went with the front post, because the Marlin is a .357. So, effective range was a factor in determining which part of the sighting system to replace. Plus, I wanted to use open sights on both rifles. In both cases, I have a clear picture of the front post.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:25 am
by Lyman
I went with the Marbles Bullseye. I like it a lot. Once I got used to it I am in the black on a 100yd target.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:31 am
by JEBar
very nice .... glad you've found one that works for you
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:55 pm
by markiver54
leverjc wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:17 am
I have always liked peep sights better than open sights because that is what I did most of my shooting with when I was young and competing with a 22.
Now that I am 66 I have more of a problem with both but a peep sight seems to be the best. Just put the front sight on the center of the blear.
Ditto!
I have since scoped mine though.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:30 pm
by dasmoeturhead
I was taught with buckhorns on my Winchester 94. Not really a fan of the Silverboy's but I hit what I aim at. If I shoot much my eyes go blurry with the little Henry sights.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:12 am
by Conax
As a younger guy I never noticed any trouble with buck horns on any of my guns. Then I got older and started looking into various peeps, dots and scopes. Weakening eyesight makes changing to easier sights a good idea.
I tried a Williams adjustable peep sight but it needed a very high front post to work on the Henry .22wmr.
Now I have a scope on the .22wmr and a Skinner Express peep on the .44, but the .44 also needed a slightly taller front. I put on a Skinner 3/8" .600" high blade. I never liked the big bead front on the rifle that much anyway. The sharp post helps to draw a tight bead on plinking targets. I can regularly hit a shotgun hull at the 50 yard backstop.
Peep sights are a big help to older eyes.
There are definite advantages to buckhorns. They are easier to use in low light/ evening than a dim peep and they are faster at acquiring moving targets with their open design. It sucks to get old.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:20 pm
by Team Roper
Conax wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:12 am
As a younger guy I never noticed any trouble with buck horns on any of my guns. Then I got older and started looking into various peeps, dots and scopes. Weakening eyesight makes changing to easier sights a good idea.
I tried a Williams adjustable peep sight but it needed a very high front post to work on the Henry .22wmr.
Now I have a scope on the .22wmr and a Skinner Express peep on the .44, but the .44 also needed a slightly taller front. I put on a Skinner 3/8" .600" high blade. I never liked the big bead front on the rifle that much anyway. The sharp post helps to draw a tight bead on plinking targets. I can regularly hit a shotgun hull at the 50 yard backstop.
Peep sights are a big help to older eyes.
There are definite advantages to buckhorns. They are easier to use in low light/ evening than a dim peep and they are faster at acquiring moving targets with their open design. It sucks to get old.
Tell me about it. I just came in from testing some loads in my 45 Colt lever and only using the buckhorn sights. Not only am I fighting these 73 year old eyes but now I am trying to look through a blurry cataract on my right eye.I have a sight coming tomorrow to replace the buckhorn. Its from Ranger Point and it's one of those rear sights with the circles, forget what they call it. ( Marbles Bullseye), I think. I doubt it will help so I may have to do what I don't want to do and that is scope this rifle. Growing old ain't for the weak.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:45 pm
by Keystone
I enjoyed the buckhorn for targets and shot well with them. I recently (last week) “upgraded” to a Ranger Point Cloverleaf peep sight and enjoy it. I did the change because I’ll be using my 45-70 for hunting and wanted a faster sight acquisition. I am going on a bear Hunt with it in September which is why I skipped a scope. I have had a bear in a scope once before and got lost in all the black. I could not for the life of me figure out where on the body I was. For a target gun, the semi buckhorn would have remaimed on my gun probably.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:55 pm
by markiver54
Keystone wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:45 pm
I enjoyed the buckhorn for targets and shot well with them. I recently (last week) “upgraded” to a Ranger Point Cloverleaf peep sight and enjoy it. I did the change because I’ll be using my 45-70 for hunting and wanted a faster sight acquisition. I am going on a bear Hunt with it in September which is why I skipped a scope. I have had a bear in a scope once before and got lost in all the black. I could not for the life of me figure out where on the body I was. For a target gun, the semi buckhorn would have remaimed on my gun probably.
Understandable Keystone. Used to bear hunt, so I understand about the scope/all black issue. Probably better with iron sites of some kind, or a very low power scope. Most of my shots, if not all, were at 50 yards or less.
Re: buckhorn sights
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:58 pm
by dasmoeturhead
Speaking of the semi- buckhorns that came with my rifle, the other day I was shooting my .22 Silverboy with the sun to my back. The result was fantastic, because the sun illuminated the gold paint on the front site, and made it so nice to line up.