Henry BBS .44 mag. rear sight malfunction
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:57 am
Rifle is Henry BB Steel side-gate in .44 magnum. Shoots great, but noticed one minor problem.
The slide/step adjuster on the rear sight will "jump" its notches due to recoil of the .44 cartridge. The first two notches will not stay put when shooting. The problem seems to be that the teeth/notches of the slide adjustment are not tall enough to engage and hold the elevation of the sight.
Shoot a couple of shots and the sight is back down to the bottom. I realize this is a Marbles sight, but it sure isn't of the high quality of this Henry rifle.
If the steps/notches were simply taller on the slide, the sights elevation would stay in zero.
I realize that I can put the slide up on the 3rd or 4th notch, and then adjust with the small diamond sight window in the center of the sight, but this doesn't change the fact that Marbles needs to make these sights to proper specs.
Anyone else have this problem?
I have a scope on the rifle now, but rear sight is pretty much an ornament.
The slide/step adjuster on the rear sight will "jump" its notches due to recoil of the .44 cartridge. The first two notches will not stay put when shooting. The problem seems to be that the teeth/notches of the slide adjustment are not tall enough to engage and hold the elevation of the sight.
Shoot a couple of shots and the sight is back down to the bottom. I realize this is a Marbles sight, but it sure isn't of the high quality of this Henry rifle.
If the steps/notches were simply taller on the slide, the sights elevation would stay in zero.
I realize that I can put the slide up on the 3rd or 4th notch, and then adjust with the small diamond sight window in the center of the sight, but this doesn't change the fact that Marbles needs to make these sights to proper specs.
Anyone else have this problem?
I have a scope on the rifle now, but rear sight is pretty much an ornament.