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Post by Woodrow F Call on Jul 11, 2014 8:23:44 GMT -5
I've got a Ruger Bisley that shoots a little high with the loads I'm using (265 gr, 23.5 gr H110, 1100 FPS). I've got a few things to work out first, but I'm curious on what everyone likes and why on a hunting (maybe long range) sight. I'm looking for some education here. If this topic works better in another forum, please let me know.
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Post by TERRY MURBACH on Jul 12, 2014 11:55:45 GMT -5
THE ONLY SIGHTS I THINK APPROPRIATE on a sixgun are of the Patridge post front sight or the Baughman front ramp SHARPLY serrated, all of the correct height to sight in the pistol at around fifty yards. I assume you do know that the top screw on your rear sight adjusts UP-per-click so there is NO reason for any load to shoot " a little low."
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Post by Woodrow F Call on Jul 12, 2014 16:05:25 GMT -5
I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote low. I meant high. I corrected my post. It shoots high with the rear sight bottomed.
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Post by zeus on Jul 12, 2014 16:20:28 GMT -5
I'm with Terry on the sight types.
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Post by Woodrow F Call on Jul 12, 2014 18:01:53 GMT -5
Thanks.
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Post by bradshaw on Jul 14, 2014 12:22:29 GMT -5
Woodrow F Call... easiest way to lower POI (point of impact) without installing a taller front sight is to load a lighter bullet. As to color of sights for hunting, terrain and season as well as your eyesight determine which sight picture facilitates contrast. Black sights, so versatile on the target range and in much open country hunting, may be difficult to register under mottled light filtering through forest canopy.
Unlike so-called "combat" training, where "front sight!" is sung like a mantra, the hunter must clearly align front & rear sights, in unwavering order of importance 1) front sight, 2) rear sight, 3) target. When one has to hunt for his or her sights, they are the wrong color, or material. David Bradshaw
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Post by Woodrow F Call on Jul 14, 2014 18:46:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the input Bradshaw. I do hunt in some thick brush.... I may have to try a couple of ideas.
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Post by oregon45 on Jul 14, 2014 19:09:57 GMT -5
For thick cover hunting I like a red fiber optic bead. They don't look good, but they work.
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Post by woody on Jul 14, 2014 19:32:47 GMT -5
For thick cover hunting I like a red fiber optic bead. They don't look good, but they work. I have a gold bead on a few guns and works good in Lower light and looks nice too. Plus not susceptible to damage like some fiber optic front sights.
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Post by woody on Jul 14, 2014 19:34:16 GMT -5
For thick cover hunting I like a red fiber optic bead. They don't look good, but they work. I have a gold bead on a few guns, both leverguns and handguns. They work good in low light and looks nice too. Plus not susceptible to damage like some fiber optic front sights.
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Post by sixshot on Jul 14, 2014 23:15:27 GMT -5
For precise shooting in good light the black on black sights will always be the best choice. If you are using your sixgun to hunt then they probably are not the best choice, because as mentioned you have to have contrast in bad light so you can pick up the front & rear sight & still settle in on your target (game animal) I use either a fiber optic or a painted & narrowed front sight. The painted sight will always be painted white, then let it dry & paint over it with your color of choice, mine is almost always red or orange but you must paint it white first. Its always wise to do some shooting, sighting in, etc. in bad light conditions because thats usually what you'll be facing when that buck or bull steps out of the black timber right as the sun is fading in the west, true story! I've shot very few animals at high noon!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 1:34:41 GMT -5
a white stripe baughman ramp is working really well for me right now. may have to switch to a fiber optic at some time down the road though.
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Post by zac0419 on Jul 15, 2014 6:09:02 GMT -5
I like the green fiber optic for hunting and the patridge for shooting.
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Post by 45spades on Jul 15, 2014 7:45:56 GMT -5
I think you have asked a very good question. I like a white striped front sight in combo with a white outline Bowen rear sight. Gallager made up my front sights. I hunt a lot from a ground blind. The white stripe shows up better, for me, in the late and early light conditions. I've tried the gold in the front sight but it faded quickly in low light. I don't care for the look of the fiber optic BUT......they are certainly effective. There will come a day when I appreciate the function and effectiveness of the fiber optics more than I do now.
Spades
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Post by bulasteve on Jul 15, 2014 9:26:33 GMT -5
There's a couple of folks above, with LOTS of experience. So I'll just add that I'd go for a thinner front sight, for precision. I think F/O type sights are fast, but "blur out" and are best for short range, fast shooting. If that's your kinda hunting shot, OK..
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