Marlin Model 1889 44-40 Manufactured in 1891, with a new Tang Sight

[Savvy Jack]

I finally got to shoot my 1889 with a tang sight installed.
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After only a few adjustments, I was able to score 5 1/2", 6 1/4" and 6 1/2" groups at 100 yards. I could not see the yellow @ 100 yards so I was somewhat guessing where the center was since I had the targets tacked onto white poster board. I am not a Marksman so I call this good for this old boy!
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[Savvy Jack]

I also shot a Reloder 7 group in my 44-40 Uberti, 7 1/2" Magnum frame revolver @ 25 yards

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[Bazoo]

Pretty neat, thanks for sharing. I bet It'll do better when you have a more defined sight picture.

[onelight]

That tang sight looks right at home on that rifle and for my eyes the only iron sights I can get deer hunting size groups at 100 yards.
Nice job.

[BFJ]

Interesting rifle. Thanks for posting.

[pietro]

I finally got to shoot my 1889 with a tang sight installed.


I could not see the yellow @ 100 yards so I was somewhat guessing where the center was since I had the targets tacked onto white poster board.

Yeah, I get much better sighting results by using targets with a much larger, high contrast center - like black on white.

Wavering on the large center can be minimized by using a 6-O'clock hold (when shooting for group or zero, hi location doesn't matter as long as the POI coincides with the POA).

I also use black on fluorescent yellow Shoot-N-C targets that show hits in the black with a bright yellow ring around the shot (I use a spotting scope for hit verification).





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