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I’m outside now testing my Bb44 mag after the third attempt at a repair.
I like the look an nostalgia of the semi buckhorn sights a lot. My problem is that I shoot them well at 50 yards and absolutely suck at 100! (Picture below from before repair)

I purchased a Skinner and really like it , but the front sight didn’t work so I replaced the front.
At distances over 65 yards I have a similar issue that I had with the buckhorns. My 55 year old eyes just won’t get it done.

I just installed the True Glow fiber optic sights in orange and green and WOW! These things are awesome at longer ranges from simply looking through them!
I haven’t sent any lead with them, but I believe they will be the ticket!
I hate the look and vibe of fiber optics on this rifle, but nostalgia isn’t any good if you can’t hit what you’re aiming at.
This might be an answer for folks who need a sight with better contrast! They look great with my 20/210 vision and glasses looking at them with tired eyes!
FYI

That 65 yd group is awesome, and the 100 yd would certainly do the trick.
Nice shooting even before the repair.

Looks like you found what you were looking for.
Jake

Well, I guess that you are a happy camper. Happy shooting!

Good shooting for open sights. Glad you found something that works for your eyes.

Great group. Are those loads reloads or factory.

Well I'd be satisfied with either of your results.

I’m in the same boat with my tired 55 year old eyes with heavy astigmatism. I put the Skinner receiver mount peep sight on my Marlin with their solid brass “Bear Buster” front sight on my Marlin and it made a huge difference for me, but I’ve only shot it at 25 yards so far.
I was thinking about doing the rear sight replacement Skinner on my Big Boy carbine 45 Colt so that I don’t have to change the front, but now you have me thinking about the receiver mount with with the fiber optic front. It rides on my 4 wheeler with me for ranch work. I love the look of the original sights and used to be great with them, but aging is taking its toll.

You are definitely NOT alone Forge.

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:17 am

You are definitely NOT alone Forge.

Yeah, sadly, even scopes are becoming a booger. I wear trifocals and it they shift at all, I have trouble finding the sweet spot to get clear crosshairs in the scope. It’s problematic when sitting in my blind hunting with my head all bundled up. Oily skin tends to make the glasses want to slide down the nose a bit too and I end up having to xxxx my cheek weld to find the sweet spot in my glasses to get a clear sight picture in my rifle and crossbow scopes.
Sorry about the hijack!

Again...I share the same problems. Can be very frustrating. Especially finding that "sweet spot"

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:12 pm

Great group. Are those loads reloads or factory.

These are factory.
Sellier & Bellot 240 SJSP

Looks like a good box of factory loads to keep around.

Red dots are an option to. You can get some very slim and trim red dots for the leverguns.

I bought some TruGlo fiberoptic sights for my 357 Mag Big Boy Classic, but I have not yet installed them. I have been thinking about it though I just can't bring myself to make any changes to my Henry quite yet. I LOVE the way it looks, and it shoots pretty darn well with the factory sights. I also purchased the scope rail mount that Henry sells. I have that stuff sitting in a drawer and I can mod the rifle pretty easily if I ever get in a situation where I need better sights or a scope. If I ever need to really reach out long distance my 357 might not be the best choice for that sort of thing in the first place.

The sights that came with my BBX are so good, I changed out the front sight on my Glenfield. That front FO does the trick for me, and I replaced the rear on the BBX with a RPP aperture. I am totally comfortable with rear ghost and adjustable apertures. The front FO allowed me to be able to pick up the front sight clearly too easily, and if I don't have my glasses on, if /i can make out the shape of the target, I can hit it. Amazing what wearing proper glasses will do for ya!

I've only put 30 rounds through my 357M/.38 special brass Big Boy, but I realized I couldn't see the front sight without glasses. I have a pair of cheap yellow tinted "aviator" readers that fixed that for me, but I don't use the gun to hunt so I don't need long range accuracy. I shot it at 25 yards with 20 rounds of .38 158 grain and 10 rounds of .357M 158 grain. Not much difference in recoil. I just wish the side gate version had been available when I bought the rifle. That tube magazine is a major PIA.

Congratulations on your new rifle and welcome to the forum.
BTW, I personally have no problem with the tube magazine. I don't really hunt much anymore and don't see myself using a side gate for target shooting.

I use Tru glo TFO sights on all my handguns.
They are tritium and fiber optic. Bright light, low light, doesn't matter. They are great. Front green, back are yellow. I have a bbx in .45 Colt.
Came factory fitted with a pretty good fiber optic sights. I emailed TruGlo about what I wanted. I haven't heard anything.