Proper sight alignment for a Buckhorn?

[2ndAmendmentNut]

Just became the proud new owner of a sweet little Browning 92 in 357. I am a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I have never used a buckhorn or semi-buckhorn style sight.

Do I hold the front sight even with the top of the horns? Or do I hold the front sight down in the skinny little groove at the bottom? What is the proper way to line them up?
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[phonejack]

Bead at the bottom, 6'o clock hold

[ReloaderFred]

It's the skinny little notch at the bottom. I've got a couple of them, but they're not my favorite rear sight.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[2ndAmendmentNut]

Thank you gentlemen.

[MaLar]

Your going to love this carbine! You will find it will only like round nose bullets or jacketed.
If I had to keep only one firearm this would be it. Mine eats 158 grn round nose as fast as I can feed it.
6 grns of Unique works very well in mine. I won a open sight high power sporting rifle match with this load.
When they saw what I was shooting I wasn't very popular with the other shooters. :-D

LaMar

[dragon813gt]

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[fecmech]

Put the peep sight on the back and "fuggedabout" that buckhorn!:kidding: I understand the"traditional" thing.

[Dan Cash]

+1 on what fecmec said. The buckhors are nostalgic and all that but I don't like being nostalgic about being able to hit things. All of my non-scoped rifles, and that is more than a few, wear aperture sights save for one Puma leveraction and two #1 SMLEs.

[dragon813gt]

I recommend an aperture sight as well. Buckhorns are no fun to shoot w/. I highly recommend Skinner Sights: http://www.skinnersights.com/index.html

They are the only aperture sights I use.

[Outpost75]

In blackowder calibers, the buckhorn sight provided an estimated holdover for longer ranges without the bead obscuring the target. With the .44-40 the bead pulled tightly into the notch, taking a " fine" bead, point of impact was at the top of the bead. With the bead "floating" above the notch, taking a "coarse" bead, point of impact would coincide with the bead at about 150 yards, and if the bead was raised to hover between the tips of the buckhorn, point of impact coincided with the bead at 300 yards, with blackpowder loads.

With the semi-buckhorn sights on .30-30 Winchester 94s, each step on the rear sight elevator changes the zero by 50 yards. Taking a fine bead with the sight drawn down tightly into the notch, the bottom step on the sight elevator gives a point of aim = point of impact hold at 50 yards. The second step 100 yards, etc.

The shoulders of an Army E silhouette fit the notch at 100 yards. If the distance is far enough that the bead covers the silhouette, you then "float" the bead between the ears of the semi-buckhorn and cover the target with the bead to provide a point of aim = point of impact hold at 250 yards or metres with a 100 yard base zero with factory loads.

[missionary5155]

Greetings
I might add in my opiion that is a semi-buckhorn. The "old style" had ears that wrap around leaving a slot at the top. A near closed loop.
With my "full" buckhorn on my 50-95 I can easily hit a 6" target out to 200 yards (if I can see it) or at 150 or any range just by knowing the "hold over". Takes just a bit of practice but once the sight picture is known it is fast as can be. My "full buckhorn" sight has enough space at the top opening so the bead front sight nicely nestles in the open space. Sight is as accurate as I can shoot and fast. Do a search in your saerch engine.. buckhorn sight and the full "wrap around" type should come up.
Mike in Peru

[enfield]

How do the skinner sights adjust for elevation, do you just loosen the allen screw and slide it up & down or are the threaded ?

[dragon813gt]

The eyes are threaded so you loosen the Allen screw and move it in and out. You obviously don't do this in the field. You need to know proper holdovers for your loads.

[2ndAmendmentNut]

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2489/semibuckhornandbeaddn4.gif

Perfect! Yes technically my rifle is equipped with semi-buckhorn sights. I was able to shoot the rifle freehand at a few 75yard targets on Saturday. The semi-buckhorn sights do not have near the precision of aperture sights I have used on friends ARs. For the rifles intended purpose though the semi-buckthorns are really fast, and accurate enough. Also the sights just look "correct" if that makes any sense. For some reason I think receiver mounted aperture sights just look out of place on a classy lever action.

[2ndAmendmentNut]

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2489/semibuckhornandbeaddn4.gif

Perfect! Yes technically my rifle is equipped with semi-buckhorn sights. I was able to shoot the rifle freehand at a few 75yard targets on Saturday. The semi-buckhorn sights do not have near the precision of aperture sights I have used on friends ARs. For the rifles intended purpose though the semi-buckthorns are really fast, and accurate enough. Also the sights just look "correct" if that makes any sense. For some reason I think receiver mounted aperture sights just look out of place on a classy lever action.

[2ndAmendmentNut]

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2489/semibuckhornandbeaddn4.gif

Perfect! Yes technically my rifle is equipped with semi-buckhorn sights. I was able to shoot the rifle freehand at a few 75yard targets on Saturday. The semi-buckhorn sights do not have near the precision of aperture sights I have used on friends ARs. For the rifles intended purpose though the semi-buckthorns are really fast, and accurate enough. Also the sights just look "correct" if that makes any sense. For some reason I think receiver mounted aperture sights just look out of place on a classy lever action.

[2ndAmendmentNut]

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2489/semibuckhornandbeaddn4.gif

Perfect! Yes technically my rifle is equipped with semi-buckhorn sights. I was able to shoot the rifle freehand at a few 75yard targets on Saturday. The semi-buckhorn sights do not have near the precision of aperture sights I have used on friends ARs. For the rifles intended purpose though the semi-buckthorns are really fast, and accurate enough. Also the sights just look "correct" if that makes any sense. For some reason I think receiver mounted aperture sights just look out of place on a classy lever action.

[rickomatic]

;);)
Perfect! Yes technically my rifle is equipped with semi-buckhorn sights. I was able to shoot the rifle freehand at a few 75yard targets on Saturday. The semi-buckhorn sights do not have near the precision of aperture sights I have used on friends ARs. For the rifles intended purpose though the semi-buckthorns are really fast, and accurate enough. Also the sights just look "correct" if that makes any sense. For some reason I think receiver mounted aperture sights just look out of place on a classy lever action.

That bears repeating......... ;)

[pietro]

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[dragon813gt]

;);)

That bears repeating......... ;)

A fifth time?

Receiver mounted apertures are worth the cost of "looks" if that bothers you.