So I got my lever action,and went shooting yesterday, and figuired out I dont
really know how to properly aim/line up the sights with my open sights.
Does anybody have a diagram or advise on how to properly use them.
Thanks,
W.
ps. Please call call me a dumb ass for not knowing how to line them up.

A) U-notch and post, B) Patridge, C) V-notch and post, D) express, E) U-notch and bead, F) V-notch and bead, G) trapezoid, H) en:ghost ring. The gray dot represents the target.

jackfish has shown sight alignment.

Now you must figure out how you want to "zero" your sights.

For hunting, some people zero their rifles to put the bullet impact on top of the front sight.

Or maybe an inch or two higher at 100 yards.

Others zero the point of impact to be in the center of the front bead.

I like to zero my open sights using a lifesize real looking animal target.

What NE .450 No2 said, +1. I like my .45-90 and .405 WCF to shoot 1" high at 100 yards with a six o'clock hold. Special sightings can be made for very light or very heavy bullets.

Hey NE 450 No2!

Where does one acquire a life-size real-looking gorilla target?

(snort, giggle, etc...)

When are you coming back North?

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Originally posted by john113wyo:
Hey NE 450 No2!

Where does one acquire a life-size real-looking gorilla target?

one just asks me for pix of my ex-girlfriend....

With a dot-ghost ring, like in "H", I like to put the dot exactly where I want the bullet to go. With a post, I've tried the 6 0'clock hold, but I found it hard to get used to. So with a post, which seems to be the majority of cheap open sights, I set the post level with the top of the notch and that centered on where I want the bullet to go.

Jackfish has shown the classic " 6 o'clock" hold with open sights. You should know,however, that it is very important as to just how far down you draw the bead in a "6 o'clock" hold -or put the post front sight "level" with rear. In a snap shot at,say, a white tail bounding away, you need to get that muzzle up and pointed at the deer (It's the angle where the bullet comes out that matters now!) If the bead is not down (and, I mean, really down in the "notch")that muzzle will not be up sufficiently to be a good aim with a "6 o'clock" hold. With a "post" sight, you have to make sure that there is a rather precise "level" of post front with rear sight and although I think a bead is better on open sights on a snap shot, I don't argue with anyone who uses a post front sight beccause I have seen too many deer taken on snap shots with that type of open sight. I grew up with the "6 o'clock" hold using a bead front so I stayed with it (until I discovered a Lyman receiver peep sight) If you are young with good eyes, open sights may work fine for you in close at fast moving game. You do have to learn to make it an automatic coordination of eyes and sights if open sights are to be effective. Any problems in doing so then I suggest going to a peep (If not a low mag scope)

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Originally posted by john113wyo:
Hey NE 450 No2!

Where does one acquire a life-size real-looking gorilla target?

(snort, giggle, etc...)

When are you coming back North?

I do not know about a gorilla target, but I do know how to shoot the real thing.

I will be going to Idaho next June, so I might sto by in May on the way up or in July on the way back home, depending on my schedule.

I will give you advanced notice, and maybe we can shoot some prairie dogs.

By a Skinner rear sight

oopps BUY a Skinner sight

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one just asks me for pix of my ex-girlfriend.... Eeker

What did she look like before she was your ex? I can't imagine she changed that much.