Did you just stick with the buckhorn rear or go with a ghost ring/peep? and pics and suggestions. My uncle bought a 45/70 standard model, cool gun, but I don't shoot that well with open sights offhand, and the buckhorn isn't my fav. He says I cna shoot it whenever I want and let's me make calls on modifications.
Thanks.
Red
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Posts: 4742 | Location: Fresno, CA | Registered: 21 March 2003
marbles makes a flat bottomed ramp-style open and peep sight that looks good- comes with two discs in different size openings. the sight is marketed for octagonal barrels, it would fit the top of a marlin receiver-
Go and visit the beartoothbullets website. In the Tech notes (I think) is an easy and cheap way to utilise a Williams 5D peep and Weaver base/rings to make a QD set-up on the budget! The 2.5Leupold is awesome on a 45/70 as is any low powered scope ... maybe a VX1 1-4x?? Cheers... Con
Posts: 2198 | Location: Australia | Registered: 24 August 2001
I've got the Wild West Guns ghost ring on mine, and my fiance has the Williams Peep on hers. But I believe I like the XS sight that I helped a buddy put on his the best.
My rifle also has a 1.5x Leupold pistol scope mounted on a XS Scout rail and that really works well if you can wrap your mind around the Scout Scope setup.
hth
Posts: 1912 | Location: Charleston, WV, USA | Registered: 10 January 2003
2X B & L pistol scope mounted "out front" a bit on an XS-Scout Mount. Love It..!! My eyes have aged past the point where I'm comfortable hunting with iron sights at any range over about 50 yds.
Posts: 953 | Location: Florida | Registered: 17 March 2005
I replaced the factory rear sight on my 1895CB with a Smith Enterprises Buckhorn Ladder sight(http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=12783&title=FLIP-UP+REAR+SIGHTS) for looks and to get better elevation with some of my warmer loads. I took it to Africa in 2004 and used it with a Leupold 3X to shoot a Zebra, Wildebeest and Kudu. It did just fine except on the longer range shot on the Wildebeest, which was later taken by another hunter after I just grazed its brisket. If I had it to do over again, I would relegate that rifle to SASS competitions and use something flatter for game hunting. It's kind of long for hunting whereas an 1895GS or similar works just fine.
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