Buffalo Cartridge rifles BPCR looking for sights
Apr 22, 2024 10:41:47 GMT -5
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Post by bearskinner on Apr 22, 2024 10:41:47 GMT -5
I have owned an absolutely gorgeous 1874 Shiloh Sharps in 45Long for 30 years, and have not hunted with it much, as I sure don’t want to scratch it up. So it’s only taken 2 Elk, 2Hogs and 1 Black Bear.
So I have been looking for something of a “plain looking” 74 sharps, 1885, etc single shot. The goal is that I can drag it thru the woods and Not worrying about it as much. A friend told me about an estate sale of “a whole bunch of old single shots” long story short, I ended up with an Unfired C sharps, with a monstrous octagon 34” barrel, two Browning 1885’s, both heavy long barrels. One round one octagon. Two Ruger no1’s with custom long heavy aftermarket custom barrels. Only one is in a caliber I enjoy, so there will be some re chambering, and the no1’s will be severely shortened into handy walking around rifles.
Long intro…… here’s my issue, none have sights. Does anyone have decent quality take off sights for any of these firearms, and interested in trading, selling them. I know there are many available new from many quality company’s, the MVA sights on my Shiloh are great, but after this purchase I’m trying NOT to go crazy on sights.
Just slapping modern sight or scope on the 3 older designs just doesn’t seem right. I am toying with a Leathereood long scope on the 50-110 Express C Sharps as that BPCR is too big and heavy to walk around with!
Open to ideas and pics of yours. Terrible thing is I 99% of the time hunt with revolvers, so I’m diving into an unfamiliar pool here. I just love big bore lever guns and Buffalo Rifles to play with too.
So I have been looking for something of a “plain looking” 74 sharps, 1885, etc single shot. The goal is that I can drag it thru the woods and Not worrying about it as much. A friend told me about an estate sale of “a whole bunch of old single shots” long story short, I ended up with an Unfired C sharps, with a monstrous octagon 34” barrel, two Browning 1885’s, both heavy long barrels. One round one octagon. Two Ruger no1’s with custom long heavy aftermarket custom barrels. Only one is in a caliber I enjoy, so there will be some re chambering, and the no1’s will be severely shortened into handy walking around rifles.
Long intro…… here’s my issue, none have sights. Does anyone have decent quality take off sights for any of these firearms, and interested in trading, selling them. I know there are many available new from many quality company’s, the MVA sights on my Shiloh are great, but after this purchase I’m trying NOT to go crazy on sights.
Just slapping modern sight or scope on the 3 older designs just doesn’t seem right. I am toying with a Leathereood long scope on the 50-110 Express C Sharps as that BPCR is too big and heavy to walk around with!
Open to ideas and pics of yours. Terrible thing is I 99% of the time hunt with revolvers, so I’m diving into an unfamiliar pool here. I just love big bore lever guns and Buffalo Rifles to play with too.
