Bowen Rough Country rear sight tested

[bigbrowndog]

You know how folks make claims and they sound awesome but too good to be true. Well I pulled a bone head move today, I was out driving a ranch and noticed a worker on a tractor brush chopping some young mesquite. He was in the other side of a 4 strand barbwire fence, and I was about to check loads in my double rifle. I wanted him to know I would be shooting but not in his direction so don’t be concerned. I wear my Bowen SRH 500L in a Randy Miller chest rig, and knew it would be tough slipping through strand 2 and 3 while wearing the rig.

So I took it off and placed it on the hood of my little ranch truck. I figured the hood would allow me to see it and remind me to grab it. I slipped somewhat easily through the two strands. Spoke with the gentleman and proceeded back across. I was In A hurry as daylight was fading fast and I had several loads to test. Got in the drivers seat did a nifty 3 point reverse turn around and just glimpsed something  slide off my hood as I caught third gear in my rush to get to shooting. By the time I stopped I was 20-30 feet away and not too terribly worried as the gun is stainless and the holster “kinda” protected it,….i thought.

When I picked it up there was dirt and grass shoved into the holster, the cylinder gap, the cylinder rear face, and dirt and grass shoved down into the rear sight, screws, and gaps under the sight and in between where it sits in the topstrap. I had to take a knife blade and clean out the windage screw slots, clean out the gap under the sight base and clean out dirt and grass from the elevation adjustment screw, and clean out where the rear sight blade face slides left and right.  I was pissed at myself for forgetting about it and relieved that no apparent damage had been done to the notch or rear blade.

i went and shot it to verify zero and it was still zeroed, still tight, and no dents or dings to catch light. It is Texas pasture, Toyota hood, tested tough. 

thanks Hamilton, it’s a nice sight……….Oh, and Randy your holster kept the gun snug and safe without unlatching the strap and stud attachment, all my holsters will be fitted this way from now on, you make good stuff too my friend 

Trapr

[bushog]

Gulp.....I'll take care of it for you....

I backed over a custom rifle on an elk hunt once. Killed an elk with it. Still a bonehead move...

[bigbrowndog]

Had a competitor drive over someone else’s rifle case once at a match, the rifle didn’t survive, the scope did though..

Trapr

[contender]

We all have had those "Uh-Oh" moments. Not always with guns,, but still,,,,,,!

Glad yours is ok.

[bigbore5]

Mar 9, 2024 22:29:01 GMT -5 bigbrowndog said:

Had a competitor drive over someone else’s rifle case once at a match, the rifle didn’t survive, the scope did though..

Trapr

Did the driver?

[Gunny268]

"Long ago in a galaxy far, far away"... I watched a 5-ton truck pull a 155mm howitzer over two M16A2s that were left leaning on the gun's trail. I yelled at them to "Stop! Just F*ing Stop!" I then yelled at all the arty bubbas riding in the back to "Get Outta-the-F*ing Truck! Right F*ing Now! and Look At This F*ing Sh*t!." I picked up the rifles and held them up and lost it... laughing.
Holding the two remnants up vertically with the muzzles touching, they formed a perfectly shaped Valentine's Day Heart. If I could have then and there, had those Marins do push-ups for such a bonehead maneuver this planet's orbit would be out past Jupiter. I still get a chuckle when I recall the look of terror on those young Marines' faces alongside the heart shape formed by those rifles.