bamaranger
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sights
Not so many years back, when I first joined this forum, I used to taunt frequently "No scopes on your lever carbine". At age 55, my eyes turned the corner, and now, near 59, a scope is a definite asset. But I still have peeps on several of my short carbines. The problem of course, is getting that front sight in focus.
The front sight I am seeing best, I think, is the XS sight with the white stripe. There may be something about the strip against the serrated blade, I dunno, but the stripe seems to stand out better for me, I think even better than fiber optics....which are also a bit delicate in my limited experience with them.
XS sells those blades in various heights, and two blade thicknesses. Mine mounted in a Ruger dovetail easily. The little Marlin .357 will get one soon.
Not so many years back, when I first joined this forum, I used to taunt frequently "No scopes on your lever carbine". At age 55, my eyes turned the corner, and now, near 59, a scope is a definite asset. But I still have peeps on several of my short carbines. The problem of course, is getting that front sight in focus.
The front sight I am seeing best, I think, is the XS sight with the white stripe. There may be something about the strip against the serrated blade, I dunno, but the stripe seems to stand out better for me, I think even better than fiber optics....which are also a bit delicate in my limited experience with them.
XS sells those blades in various heights, and two blade thicknesses. Mine mounted in a Ruger dovetail easily. The little Marlin .357 will get one soon.