Magnum Wheel Man
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top break S&W's...
about a year and a half ago I started collecting various black powder cartridge era guns, mostly the smaller framed "pocket guns" typically the front sights on these guns are pretty thin ( I suppose because they are pinned into a slot in the top rib of the barrel, & the thinnest part of that rib at the muzzle determines how thick the front sight can be ) specifically talking the S&W's right now, though most were copying them... the normal ( for these guns ) was a 3" barrel, & the front sight is almost too thin to see in anything but bright range light, certainly not in dim self defense type shooting light... I also have a couple snubbies that were shortened "back in the old days" & these shorter barreled guns all wear thicker more useable front sights... well... I just picked up a 5" barrel top break 38 S&W, & the front sight is litterally "paper thin" ( these ribs taper, so it stands to reason, that the longer the barrel, the thinner the front sight has to be )
... I know they made a 6" barrel in these guns ( anyone have one ??? ) if so, is the front sight thick enough to keep from bending in regular use ???
about a year and a half ago I started collecting various black powder cartridge era guns, mostly the smaller framed "pocket guns" typically the front sights on these guns are pretty thin ( I suppose because they are pinned into a slot in the top rib of the barrel, & the thinnest part of that rib at the muzzle determines how thick the front sight can be ) specifically talking the S&W's right now, though most were copying them... the normal ( for these guns ) was a 3" barrel, & the front sight is almost too thin to see in anything but bright range light, certainly not in dim self defense type shooting light... I also have a couple snubbies that were shortened "back in the old days" & these shorter barreled guns all wear thicker more useable front sights... well... I just picked up a 5" barrel top break 38 S&W, & the front sight is litterally "paper thin" ( these ribs taper, so it stands to reason, that the longer the barrel, the thinner the front sight has to be )
... I know they made a 6" barrel in these guns ( anyone have one ??? ) if so, is the front sight thick enough to keep from bending in regular use ???