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Post by foxtrapper on Jul 22, 2012 15:18:36 GMT -5
Put my order in for one of Ken Oneill's front sight blades . Also went on Bowens site and ordered one of his target sights. I have been trying to like the v rear blade with the gold dot front but having a Bowen and patridge on one of my other revolvers , I realize that I shot better with all things square ;D
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jul 22, 2012 17:14:12 GMT -5
Can't shoot that Vee Bead combo either!!!
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Post by 500fksjr on Jul 22, 2012 17:45:52 GMT -5
+1
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Post by bushog on Jul 22, 2012 17:51:38 GMT -5
2+
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Post by wildwillalaska on Jul 22, 2012 18:24:14 GMT -5
+3 here. I really like Bowens target rear. Have a couple of his rough country with white outline, but his plain target with serrations still my favorite.
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jul 22, 2012 22:23:26 GMT -5
I shoot the V-rear and front bead better at shorter distances, say w/in 25 yds, but beyond that I also like things square. I seem to get on target faster from a holster with that set up. I typically have that set up on my short bbl side arms that I carry as a secondary weapon, say as back up in archery season, etc. For a primary hunting weapon a Bowen rear rough country and a front post or partridge are more suitable, to me, for that purpose (longer distance hunting). My $.02 for what it's worth.
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Post by wildwillalaska on Jul 22, 2012 22:47:34 GMT -5
Makes sense, I've seen them on dangerous game close-range rifles and FA calls em' their express sights. I have them set up on one of my FA 454/45 83's. Really like them, but shooting purdy patterns on paper I do much better with more references allowed by square notch and blade. V and bead sure do look cool though.
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Post by whitworth on Jul 23, 2012 5:50:53 GMT -5
+ 4 -- I can't shoot 'em either. I can on a rifle, oddly enough, but not on a handgun.
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Post by AxeHandle on Jul 23, 2012 6:49:49 GMT -5
That V rear and bead front may be a wonderful fit some applications. However, there is a reason why iron sighted pistols built for precision shooting, after 100 years of evolution, remain square and black front and rear. It isn't just because they look good on the gun..  |
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Post by hammerdown77 on Jul 23, 2012 7:58:18 GMT -5
Makes sense, I've seen them on dangerous game close-range rifles and FA calls em' their express sights. I have them set up on one of my FA 454/45 83's. Really like them, but shooting purdy patterns on paper I do much better with more references allowed by square notch and blade. V and bead sure do look cool though. Yeah, with the bead front, V rear on my FA 83, I found I could hit pie plate sized stuff offhand at 50 yards all day long, but trying to determine if 26 .5 grains of powder X was better than 26 grains by group size....eh, not so good for that. I also found out that gold/brass bead does NOT stay shiny for more than a couple of shots when there's a Magna-Port on either side of it. In fact, it turns a color and texture that precisely matches that of the dirt berm you are aiming at, rendering it invisible.... |
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Post by mhblaw on Jul 23, 2012 10:18:59 GMT -5
All my Rugers, new, old and Bowen custom, have his target rear sight. Works as good as I can shoot.
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jul 23, 2012 13:03:00 GMT -5
Hammerdown, I have that exact problem on a Reeder 510 GNR that's ported and it blacks out my front brass bead of fiber optic sight after about 5 shots, and the world goes black! One of these days I'm gonna replace the barrel with a non-ported one. Till then I'm thinking about changing front and rear sights on the gun with another Reeder of mine and swapping V-rear/bead for Rear notch/front post.
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Post by whitworth on Jul 23, 2012 15:11:34 GMT -5
Just fill the holes (ports) with epoxy. ;D ;D
I'm not serious.
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jul 23, 2012 15:29:18 GMT -5
Whit- what about JB Weld? I'll try that first.  |
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Post by avidreader on Jul 25, 2012 19:10:30 GMT -5
Does Ken have a website, or does he work from a forum??
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