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Post by Lee Martin on Nov 9, 2020 14:18:23 GMT -5
Red fiberoptic front with greenfiberoptic rear dots come into play as Ruger 03 blasts aerial water jug. Ronnie Wells brass Bradshaw Bisley grip frame with Cocobolo scales. Load, .45 Colt: Sierra 240 JHC (Jacketed Hollow Cavity); 27/H110; Federal 155 primer; Starline case; COL=1.542"; Velocity 1,306 fps (Oehler 35P). First photo of fire ring with exploding jug.  Closeup of Ruger 03 with RW brass Bradshaw Bisley grip frame, fire ring, bursting jug. Notes: 1) RW brass Bradshaw Bisley shows less muzzle rise at time of fire ring than same load with Ruger Bisley grip frame. More conmparison necessary. 2) Axis of FIRE RING appears to be above BORE/TARGET AXIS. In other words, fire ring eccentric in direction of recoil to bullet path.  Ruger 03 with red front, green rear fiberoptic sights.  Sight picture. Widened rear sight as seen through wide-angle lens. Proportions closer to naked eye. A rear window which looks this wide to the shooter would ruin consistency at long range.  Fiberoptic sights----red front, green rear----allow a FLASH SIGHT PICTURE against visual noise to get Ruger 03 on target for a slice of time the thickness of a feeler gauge.    Sierra .45 240 JHC @ 1,300 fps vs aerial gallon jug....   -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by Fowler on Nov 9, 2020 15:14:27 GMT -5
OK David, good timing with my just starting to wear eye glasses. I got out on Saturday to try and shoot with glasses for the first time and no matter how I hold my head I can not look through my glasses and see a crisp clear front sight, I can see the front sight pretty danged cleat looking over my glasses but then it is hard to see the target very well. I can shoot up close for defensive purposes just fine but precision shooting is not there yet.
My past experience with the fiber optics, is that I struggled with them for precision, I could never get a clean front sight image just this glowing green ball of light for a front sight. Worked great for ISPSA type speed shooting but wasnt worth a whooey for precision. With glasses I may revisit the whole sight option.
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Post by contender on Nov 9, 2020 22:01:17 GMT -5
Great pics!!!!!!!!!!!
Red vs. green for the front. A lot depends upon the individual & how THEIR eyes see things.
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Post by bradshaw on Nov 9, 2020 22:54:03 GMT -5
OK David, good timing with my just starting to wear eye glasses. I got out on Saturday to try and shoot with glasses for the first time and no matter how I hold my head I can not look through my glasses and see a crisp clear front sight, I can see the front sight pretty danged cleat looking over my glasses but then it is hard to see the target very well. I can shoot up close for defensive purposes just fine but precision shooting is not there yet. My past experience with the fiber optics, is that I struggled with them for precision, I could never get a clean front sight image just this glowing green ball of light for a front sight. Worked great for ISPSA type speed shooting but wasnt worth a whooey for precision. With glasses I may revisit the whole sight option. ***** Bill.... shooting distance is the next challenge. Shall report my results, good or bad. As for not seeing your front sight clearly with new glasses, I am on my second prescription and it’s been out of date for years. Think I was in my early 40’s when I got my first prescription. Brought a pistol to the optometrist. He measured my eyes as I aimed. Should have got my glasses free, or charged for giving him breathing, sighting, & squeeze tips. Which he proclaimed an EYE OPENER. At any rate, I walked out with glasses which enabled me to focus the front sight, while aligning rear sight and registering target. The doc said it was important to measure my eyes while aiming. (The measurement can be taken while holding an object at arm’s length which matches distance between eye and front sight (eye relief). If your glasses are ground for you to focus the front sight they need rework or replacement. Tyrone.... thanks for the kind words. I’m used to same color tritium dots front & rear. Need more time with the fiberoptic colors to approach a conclusion. David Bradshaw |
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Post by contender on Nov 10, 2020 21:31:25 GMT -5
I started using fibers a while back in training & competition. I found that most folks can see the green over the red or orange better.
But, as noted,, longer ranges,, or serious precision is not as good with them as a solid set of irons. Well, SOME iron sights. I have found that Fermin's front sights have helped my aging eyes enjoy irons again.
And yes,, if you wear prescription glasses,, you should always get a set made just for shooting. Front sight focus is necessary for accuracy.
I have used the fibers in many of my clinics for the older ladies, and at closer distances. It seems to work really well for many of those ladies.
I use the description; "Think of the round green/orange dot as the sun. Put the sun in the cradle of the valley, (rear sight) as if in a perfect sunset. Everything equal all around. Now, put the top edge of the sun directly under the spot you want to hit."
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