bamaranger
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I've threatened to do it for for some time and finally did.....I put Skinner
Lo-Pro peep on my dainty .32 CVA caplock. Had correct hole drilled/drilled & tapped on the tang where the hooked breech fits. The shaft of the Lo-Pro screwed right it. Sight is brass and matches the brass hardware on the rifle and looks like it belongs there. Removed the rear sight assembly, which left a dovetail at mid-barrel. I hope to fit a decorative filler there, maybe a brass inset with a turkey track, maybe a US quarter that has the gobbler embossed on the rear.....I dunno yet.
First range trip was with mixed results. I liked the sight picture, my old eyes can stil run a peep better than traditional bead and blade. Intial shooting yielded that my self cast .32 Maxiballs (yes, they existed, I have two factory boxes in addtion to my mold, cute little things) landed 3" low with the Skinner spun up to maximum elevation. Filing the OEM front was not an option, I would have had to file the entire bead away, and the resulting stem was just to fine for me to see.
Internet to the rescue. Found a fat post type blade with the correct size dovetail and ordered same. Last night, I went to fitting. As is typical with any dovetail job I try, I made a small mess of it, but the new, lower front sight is installed and I can touch the mess up later. Back to shooting and zero soon. I did the math, the new front sight SHOULD work, we will see.
My hope is that I can zero with the conicals, but have sufficient adujustment to get roundballs on target as well should I choose to shoot those tiny peas. Desired zero for the conicals is projectile landing on top of the post at 50 yds for holding "on". Interestingly, the RB's come in a bit higher, likely due to their higher initial velocity and less drop. Charge is 25gr of real 3F for either projectile. Thinking in print, I could likely drop the RB powder charge and get the impacts to meld w/o sight adjustment. Hope to shoot when the weather moderates a bit.
Lo-Pro peep on my dainty .32 CVA caplock. Had correct hole drilled/drilled & tapped on the tang where the hooked breech fits. The shaft of the Lo-Pro screwed right it. Sight is brass and matches the brass hardware on the rifle and looks like it belongs there. Removed the rear sight assembly, which left a dovetail at mid-barrel. I hope to fit a decorative filler there, maybe a brass inset with a turkey track, maybe a US quarter that has the gobbler embossed on the rear.....I dunno yet.
First range trip was with mixed results. I liked the sight picture, my old eyes can stil run a peep better than traditional bead and blade. Intial shooting yielded that my self cast .32 Maxiballs (yes, they existed, I have two factory boxes in addtion to my mold, cute little things) landed 3" low with the Skinner spun up to maximum elevation. Filing the OEM front was not an option, I would have had to file the entire bead away, and the resulting stem was just to fine for me to see.
Internet to the rescue. Found a fat post type blade with the correct size dovetail and ordered same. Last night, I went to fitting. As is typical with any dovetail job I try, I made a small mess of it, but the new, lower front sight is installed and I can touch the mess up later. Back to shooting and zero soon. I did the math, the new front sight SHOULD work, we will see.
My hope is that I can zero with the conicals, but have sufficient adujustment to get roundballs on target as well should I choose to shoot those tiny peas. Desired zero for the conicals is projectile landing on top of the post at 50 yds for holding "on". Interestingly, the RB's come in a bit higher, likely due to their higher initial velocity and less drop. Charge is 25gr of real 3F for either projectile. Thinking in print, I could likely drop the RB powder charge and get the impacts to meld w/o sight adjustment. Hope to shoot when the weather moderates a bit.