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Post by wyomingnimrod on May 21, 2023 20:21:25 GMT -5
Thank you all. I will definitely bug you asap, Fermin. Thanks for the contact info and willingness to share your expertise. I probably should buy a couple different types and experiment. And I should add that I recently lucked out with a mtn goat tag here in WY in the Tetons that I hope to be able to fill with my FA 97. So that is the impetus for hunting-capable sights. And I know that most likely if and when I find myself on the receiving end of a grizzly’s negative feedback it’ll probably be a spray-n-pray proposition, but I’d surely hope that properly aligned sights on target make their way into the mix. Hopefully this is all theoretical. But proper preparation….
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Post by oddshooter on May 22, 2023 11:49:54 GMT -5
I might also mention that the nail polish painting gives you the ability to adjust for shooting high or low. Just paint the ramp a little higher up or a little lower down. It is also quick and easy to change as opposed to filing down a front sight which is permanent.
Prescut
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Post by junebug on May 22, 2023 14:06:12 GMT -5
I was shooting my single six yesterday afternoon with a florescent green front blade from under a porch roof. When I tilt the gun down to load the front sight POPS with color. When you raise it to eye level it is black on black, not even a hint of color. What allowed me to still shoot was I have thinned the front blade enough that I have a sliver of light on each side for me at arms length. For my hunting revolvers I want just a touch more light as the single six sights can get lost in the shade and shadows. You only discover this by taking them out into the sun ,shade, and shadows yourself and seeing how your eyes react. Try as many combinations as possible and see what works for your eyes. Good luck on your hunt this fall.
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Post by potatojudge on May 23, 2023 15:21:34 GMT -5
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Post by wyomingnimrod on May 23, 2023 16:18:09 GMT -5
Is that a S&W 69 with a Bowen rear? That looks like a fast arrangement
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Post by potatojudge on May 23, 2023 16:18:56 GMT -5
Yep. Dawson? Front. Bowen rear. 4 inch 69.
Set it up that way thinking my uncle might take it to Alaska.
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Post by wyomingnimrod on May 23, 2023 16:36:50 GMT -5
Yep. Dawson? Front. Bowen rear. 4 inch 69. Set it up that way thinking my uncle might take it to Alaska. Very cool, and a lucky uncle. I have a Redhawk .44 Mag receiving the “Kodiak” conversion treatment from Bowen at the moment and in discussing sight configurations with him he discouraged my pursuing such a set-up (much to my chagrin) due to being too difficult to regulate the sights in-house due to widely varying individual sight pictures and pointed me in the direction of his white outline rear and his white line front ramp, which I look forward to playing with. But your setup is mighty fine looking and really what I had in mind for a defensive handgun. Thanks for sharing
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Post by bigbore5 on May 23, 2023 17:46:55 GMT -5
Get Bowen to fit both sights, not much more considering what a Kodiak costs.
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Post by potatojudge on May 23, 2023 18:11:42 GMT -5
Get Bowen to fit both sights, not much more considering what a Kodiak costs. Think he'd get charged for shooting for sight regulation twice?
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Post by wyomingnimrod on May 23, 2023 19:41:41 GMT -5
Get Bowen to fit both sights, not much more considering what a Kodiak costs. Think he'd get charged for shooting for sight regulation twice? I’d imagine so, but will let the guy that works their phone tell me one way or the other tomorrow. Thanks, gents. Good idea on doing both. I guess I could just buy the other sights from him and mess with it m’self, too, eh?
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Post by prisedefer on May 28, 2023 11:56:47 GMT -5
Whatever is on the gun will be the best one if you can close your eyes, bring the gun up and see them aligned.
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Post by wyomingnimrod on May 28, 2023 11:58:21 GMT -5
Whatever is on the gun will be the best one if you can close your eyes, bring the gun up and see them aligned. Thank you for that tip, I was not aware of that test but it makes perfect sense. Greatly appreciated
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Post by bigbrowndog on May 28, 2023 15:41:50 GMT -5
Sounds to me like That test has more to do with muscle familiarity and the grip frame, than whether the sights are good for their intended purpose. Taking the same exact sights and place them on a Glock and a 1911, and muscle memory from presenting one to the target will not translate to the other. The same can be said for Ruger Bisley grip and traditional plow handle grip or FA.
Trapr
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Post by bradshaw on May 28, 2023 17:10:49 GMT -5
Sounds to me like That test has more to do with muscle familiarity and the grip frame, than whether the sights are good for their intended purpose. Taking the same exact sights and place them on a Glock and a 1911, and muscle memory from presenting one to the target will not translate to the other. The same can be said for Ruger Bisley grip and traditional plow handle grip or FA. Trapr ***** Fact is, the concert of Body & Mind can remember a lot of different movements, tasks, and tools. Which is why I want different guns to have their own feel----so I can tell tham apart without looking. Marksmanship is a task. “Task” implies an activity made familiar through repetition. Muscle memory & brain memory reinforce one-another. I’ve just come in from shooting aerial water jugs, which started with a K-22, and finished with the Ruger 03 with .45 ACP cylinder. Totally different grips with totally different triggers. the K-22 double action, the Ruger 03 with single action trigger of 1-1/2 lbs. To grasp either sixgun activates technique specific to the gun. Last time I shot thrown water jugs I started with a Ruger MK II Target 5-1/4” tapered bull, followed by a Colt Delta Elite 10mm Auto and finishing with a Les Baer 1911 Super Tac .45 ACP; each has its own distinct trigger. A session before that, I started with a Ruger MK II Government Model .22LR (6-7/8” bull barrel), ending with Ruger .357 Maximum 10-1/2”. The eye goes to the target. The sights come to the eye. This is the way. The eye does not hunt for the sights, because then you lose the target. Once the sights are to the eye, the eye speed-reads the sight picture. THE EYE LOOKS; THE MIND SEES. As the eye provides the mind its target. eye focus simultaneously pulls back to the front sight. The mind tells the eye where to focus. This conscious act becomes somewhat second nature through practice. The more conscientious the practice, the stronger the CO-ORDINATIONS of MARKSMANSHIP become. Dry fire is a good thing. Practice co-ordinations of marksmanship and oxygenate body & mind at the same time. David Bradshaw
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Post by 45MAN on May 29, 2023 7:07:32 GMT -5
DEEP DAVID.
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