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01-20-2007, 09:30 PM
Guys:
I have a fine Stevens Model 24G, Series N .22LR over 20 ga. (the short model with the ammo trap in the buttstock) which we use as a "farm gun" on rat-coons, bobcats and other predators, and to put down ailing sheep. Most of this is shotgun "point and spray" or close in "between the eyes" work, but I tried the .22 barrel out at 25 - 50 yds at the range the other day, and found the stock open sights (a wide, deep rear "V" and a square blade front) too coarse for the accurate shooting these handy combos are noted for. Can anyone recommend an adjustable open or large-aperture rear sight that can be used in either the existing dovetail or - better - in the tip-off grooves on the upper barrel? The front sight is built into the barrel-coupling band, and I'd rather not have to mess with it. Actually, a hunting aperture mounted toward the rear of the gooves would be just fine for use with a six-o'clock hold, for my purposes. I'd use a low-power .22 'scope, but the instructions advise against firing the shotgun barrel with a 'scope attached - probably due to recoil effects with the very light gun, and I want to be free to select either barrel in a hurry, when I hear a commotion out in the chicken yard. Thanks in advance.
floodgate
I have a fine Stevens Model 24G, Series N .22LR over 20 ga. (the short model with the ammo trap in the buttstock) which we use as a "farm gun" on rat-coons, bobcats and other predators, and to put down ailing sheep. Most of this is shotgun "point and spray" or close in "between the eyes" work, but I tried the .22 barrel out at 25 - 50 yds at the range the other day, and found the stock open sights (a wide, deep rear "V" and a square blade front) too coarse for the accurate shooting these handy combos are noted for. Can anyone recommend an adjustable open or large-aperture rear sight that can be used in either the existing dovetail or - better - in the tip-off grooves on the upper barrel? The front sight is built into the barrel-coupling band, and I'd rather not have to mess with it. Actually, a hunting aperture mounted toward the rear of the gooves would be just fine for use with a six-o'clock hold, for my purposes. I'd use a low-power .22 'scope, but the instructions advise against firing the shotgun barrel with a 'scope attached - probably due to recoil effects with the very light gun, and I want to be free to select either barrel in a hurry, when I hear a commotion out in the chicken yard. Thanks in advance.
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