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Offline David R. Pennington

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Rear sight placement
« on: December 24, 2016, 11:01:13 PM »
Rear sight placement. Forged and filed out rear sight for current build. Well it's time to cut dovetails and I am struggling with how far forward to place rear sight. Behind balance point (where my hand would be to carry it) it is a little fuzzy. Ahead of balance point the focus is better but it is over 15 inches from breach. This is a four foot long barrel. Looks odd to me that far forward. What to do?
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Offline Scota4570

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2016, 11:06:33 PM »
Ahead of the balance point.  Your eyes will thank you as you age. 
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Offline bgf

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2016, 11:50:57 PM »
It will look better to you if you can see it to shoot with it :). 
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Offline David R. Pennington

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2016, 11:55:27 PM »
Yes I do intend to shoot it and my eyes are already 59 years old.
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Offline James Wilson Everett

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2016, 12:36:07 AM »
Definitely ahead of the balance point.
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2016, 12:43:43 AM »
Ahead of balance point + 1/2 inch.
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Offline Long Ears

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2016, 01:08:45 AM »
I always put mine 15" from the breach. Old eyes. Bob
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Offline David R. Pennington

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2016, 01:58:53 AM »
Well I don't feel so lonesome now. I will put it forward. I was going to use a store bought front sight but I don't like any I have so I will make one. Any one ever do bone blade?
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Offline SingleMalt

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2016, 03:57:27 AM »
I usually file the notch a few thousands wider than the blade for a better sight picture.
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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2016, 05:23:37 AM »
Ditch the rear sight....mount a small peep on the tang just behind the barrel...
Easy to carry..sight out of the way...... plus your gain 15 inch sight radius
and you can shoot this sight till your 100.
3 bucks in material.

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Offline David R. Pennington

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2016, 06:36:08 AM »
The peep would be nice, but they are illegal in our local matches.
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2016, 06:44:20 AM »
Quote from: David R. on December 24, 2016, 11:01:13 PM
Rear sight placement. Forged and filed out rear sight for current build. Well it's time to cut dovetails and I am struggling with how far forward to place rear sight. Behind balance point (where my hand would be to carry it) it is a little fuzzy. Ahead of balance point the focus is better but it is over 15 inches from breach. This is a four foot long barrel. Looks odd to me that far forward. What to do?

On the few rifles I have made,the rear sight was the last thing I installed.
I move it along the barrel until it's clear and sharp to ME and then mark
the barrel and mill the dovetail.I used a folding tang sight on the long range
.451 I built in 2003. I made it as well with a 40 thread per inch elevating screw
and used a 17A Lyman with a level in the base and windage adjustment plus
Lee Shaver's inserts.

Bob Roller
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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2016, 05:11:59 PM »
  Me too. just ahead of your hand when carrying. I built just one gun with it further back for a YOUNG man. He said he preferred it there. On my guns I file the rear sight notch wide enough to APPEAR twice the width of the front sight when sighting. This leaves plenty of light showing on each side of the front sight. Although a wider sight notch seems less precise, I actually shoot better with it.
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Offline Kermit

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2016, 07:01:37 AM »
Bob Roller is right. Again.  ;D
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Offline David R. Pennington

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Re: Rear sight placement
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2017, 07:15:37 AM »


Well here be the sights. I finally got them filed out. Front silver blade from old morgan dollar with bronze base. Rear forged from wrought iron. Now to cut them in.
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