The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - I like them OK and have use them for CAS shooting

I like them OK and have use them for CAS shooting (reply)

Cherokee — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:38:40 +0000

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.

Yes. (reply)

JLF — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:49:58 +0000

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

Whadda you folks think about full buckhorn sights? (reply)

Sarge — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:38:13 +0000

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.

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

Not so great in CAS (reply)

Bud — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:25:41 +0000

they are too tall and get in the way when going to multiple targets.

Had those on my Rossi 92 - liked them (reply)

Catoosa — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:46:39 +0000

That's my understanding of how they were intended to be used. Don't currently have a full B/H on anything, but the forward mounted Williams large-aperture peep on my SKS carbine is lightning fast.

Since my eyes ain't what they used to be anymore, I have considered taking a Dremel to one of the notch sights on a .22 and grinding it out to a sort of open-top aperture to center the bead in. Would work like a full buckhorn- just haven't gotten around to it.

Had those on my Rossi 92 - liked them (reply)

stonewalrus — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:45:31 +0000

But it shot way too high with them and I had to replace them. I really liked them and yes I think it was sort of intended as a ghost ring.

Whadda you folks think about full buckhorn sights?

Rob Leahy — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:13:52 +0000

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?