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Post by hounddogman on Aug 26, 2023 11:58:24 GMT -5
Just ordered a #9 for my 5 inch half lug Gp100. Seems like it should work well with the brass bead front.
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Post by RDW on Aug 26, 2023 13:36:11 GMT -5
Does the white line on the square white outline sight “run off” the top edge of the blade? Hard to tell in the pics. They dont at this moment but you are the second person to ask that question so maybe i need to add the option. |
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Post by RDW on Aug 26, 2023 13:36:47 GMT -5
Just ordered a #9 for my 5 inch half lug Gp100. Seems like it should work well with the brass bead front. That is what it was designed for. |
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Post by hounddogman on Aug 26, 2023 13:50:55 GMT -5
Just ordered a #9 for my 5 inch half lug Gp100. Seems like it should work well with the brass bead front. That is what it was designed for. Thanks for making these. I'm anxiously awaiting to try it out. |
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Post by markwell on Aug 29, 2023 8:52:16 GMT -5
Got my 2 #3s in the mail yesterday. Took longer to locate the proper screwdriver for the Ruger windage screw than it did to install the sight blade. Took just a bit of fiddling around to get it to slide into the sight body with the spring, but if I can do it anyone can. The fit of the blade contour to the rear of the factory sight boss is amazingly precise; quite the piece of engineering Ronnie!
Will go up to the bench to shoot the #1 .32H&R SS this afternoon.
Have you thought about offering a "wide" notch version of the #3? On my #1- 4 5/8"SS, with Fermin's bead front, there isn't a lot of light on either side of the front sight. The #3's notch measures .1135", as best I can tell. I opened the factory blades on two of my 4 4/8" SSs to .1350" and .1500" respectively. Granted, I just took a file to the sides of their sight notches until they "looked about right", hence the difference. Anyway, off to the bench this afternoon for my first field test your new product.
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Post by AxeHandle on Aug 29, 2023 9:18:11 GMT -5
Saw one in real life last week. Looked pretty good.
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Post by bcelliott on Aug 29, 2023 18:34:57 GMT -5
That is what it was designed for. Thanks for making these. I'm anxiously awaiting to try it out. hounddogman, what height and width did you select? Also, could you post a photo of the sight picture? I have a .327 blue half-lug GP100 that might benefit from this rear sight with the front bead. |
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Post by hounddogman on Aug 29, 2023 21:17:14 GMT -5
Thanks for making these. I'm anxiously awaiting to try it out. hounddogman, what height and width did you select? Also, could you post a photo of the sight picture? I have a .327 blue half-lug GP100 that might benefit from this rear sight with the front bead. I ordered standard height and width. I couldn't decide exactly what sight to try so I went with the standard. I figure this is the first of many of these sights. And yes, I'll post a picture when it is installed. I hope it shows up tomorrow, I only get mail delivery three days a week. |
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Post by markwell on Aug 30, 2023 17:15:07 GMT -5
Shooting update
I ordered 2 #3 std. height sights for my two 4 5/8" .32 H&R single sixes, each with Fermin's bead front sight. Put the std. height blade on ss#1 and it shot 3" high at 25 yards with the rear cranked all the way down. load is 125gr swc going about 950fps. Took the blade off of #1 SS and installed it on #2 SS. Same result, except #2 shot 4.5" high with the sight cranked all the way down; same load. Talked to Ronnie and he suggested the Low profile .340" sight blade. Two of those are on the way. Hope this helps someone avoid any confusion or trouble. More info in when the .340" blades arrive.
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Post by oldsam on Sept 2, 2023 21:36:57 GMT -5
Yep. I asked for one of these for the flattop and quite a few SB/SBH that happen to also be wearing your frames. Thanks for getting this done.
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Post by hounddogman on Sept 6, 2023 19:10:59 GMT -5
Still waiting for the sight to arrive. I think the mail service between Texas and Colorado is a slowest in the union.
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Post by Fowler on Sept 7, 2023 13:16:32 GMT -5
hounddogman, what height and width did you select? Also, could you post a photo of the sight picture? I have a .327 blue half-lug GP100 that might benefit from this rear sight with the front bead. I ordered standard height and width. I couldn't decide exactly what sight to try so I went with the standard. I figure this is the first of many of these sights. And yes, I'll post a picture when it is installed. I hope it shows up tomorrow, I only get mail delivery three days a week. Where in Colorado are you at where you only get mail service 3 days a week? Just curious... |
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Post by hounddogman on Sept 8, 2023 0:27:11 GMT -5
I ordered standard height and width. I couldn't decide exactly what sight to try so I went with the standard. I figure this is the first of many of these sights. And yes, I'll post a picture when it is installed. I hope it shows up tomorrow, I only get mail delivery three days a week. Where in Colorado are you at where you only get mail service 3 days a week? Just curious... Well it's a Canon City address but I'm about 30 miles from there and 3000 feet higher. The closest town is Cripple Creek. |
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Post by markwell on Sept 8, 2023 9:25:35 GMT -5
Sounds like the mail delivery here in the Alleghenies. We get our mail at the PO and the guy who works there often apologizes for the lack of mail or tells you how many pieces of mail they got on a given day. Yesterday was really a low volume day as the only thing in the mail was the weekly newspaper. Hopefully our shorter batch of the FG/RW sight blades arrives today.
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Post by RDW on Sept 8, 2023 10:07:38 GMT -5
Hey Guys, Ronnie Here.
Been a Rear sight and Hammer machining fest here the last couple of weeks.
Everything and all orders that have been placed are now in route as of this morn.
Sorry about the delays. Just trying to get a handle on this and have enough of the popular versions on the shelf from here on out. As Fermdawgie stated we had no idea which ones would be the most popular.
We speculated but we were wrong. Hahaha.
I think we got a pretty good handle on it now.
R
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