Whadda you folks think about full buckhorn sights?
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Thursday, June 28, 2012, 23:13 (4322 days ago)
I grew up with the typical "semi- buck horns on several .22s and my dad's Monkey Wards 303-30. Started using full buck horns when I started shooting and building
loaders. I have found that I could use the horns part as a large peep or ghost ring sight for hitting a fast moving jack rabbit with my percussion rifle. I could also "draw a fine bead" by sinking the front sight into the small notch at the bottom of the horns.
Is this how they were intended to be used?
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Whadda you folks think about full buckhorn sights?
It is that very tendency, to use the buckhorn as a peep (and consequently shoot high) which I do not like about them. My favorite barrel-mounted sight is still the old flat top, found on Winchester 94's made through the 50's.
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I've got a perfectly good, all steel Lyman 66 sitting in a tool box because I get along with the Winchester OEM sight so well.
http://sargesrollcall.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-you-nuts-94-winchester-at-330-yards.html
Yes.
by JLF , Friday, June 29, 2012, 14:49 (4321 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
My dad called them "shootover sights". The horns are *only* for double-quick minute-of-coin-toss close in work. But they do optically center the blade for your eyes to suck it as low into the bottom notch as it will go, and *then* you're on the money. As long as I remember to bury that blade in the bottom notch, they work very well for me.
JLF
I like them OK and have use them for CAS shooting
by Cherokee , Medina, Ohio, Friday, June 29, 2012, 16:38 (4321 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
with my old Marlin 1889's in 32-20, but the semi-B is what I use the most and I think that would be my choice. The fine bead of the buckhorn is nice for accurate shooting with the 32-20 but I can do as well with the semi-B.