A few years ago I purchased an 1895SBL. It is a fun gun considering it can take (relatively) mild trap door loads all the way up to grizzly stopping bear loads. Seriously, those bear loads are no joke.
One thing I would like to change out are the iron sights. It has XS ghost ring sights on it. These have a fairly large aperture and are made for quick aiming at close ranges with big toothy critters.
There's always that one guy that says large aperture sights should be accurate to 100-150 yards, but I'm going to call a bluff here. I have a SMLE .303 British I can pretty consistently hit a 10" gong at 100 yards with iron sights but I have always struggled with the large aperture.
I know the SBL has a rail for a scope, but I don't want to scope this rifle. I have my grandpa's model 70 for long range if I need it.
Also, I know the .45-70 and levers aren't meant for long range accuracy, but I think any rifle worth its salt should be able to consistently hit a target at 100 yards. I'm not expecting MOA accuracy, but at least being more consistent.
I admit I'm not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to types of iron sights. I guess there are a few to choose from for this rifle because it's based off a 336.
I have been looking at skinner and those seem nice. Or maybe a buckhorn style rear sight? Maybe they make an insert for my existing sight that tightens up the aperture?
Thanks for any and all suggestions!
One thing I would like to change out are the iron sights. It has XS ghost ring sights on it. These have a fairly large aperture and are made for quick aiming at close ranges with big toothy critters.
There's always that one guy that says large aperture sights should be accurate to 100-150 yards, but I'm going to call a bluff here. I have a SMLE .303 British I can pretty consistently hit a 10" gong at 100 yards with iron sights but I have always struggled with the large aperture.
I know the SBL has a rail for a scope, but I don't want to scope this rifle. I have my grandpa's model 70 for long range if I need it.
Also, I know the .45-70 and levers aren't meant for long range accuracy, but I think any rifle worth its salt should be able to consistently hit a target at 100 yards. I'm not expecting MOA accuracy, but at least being more consistent.
I admit I'm not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to types of iron sights. I guess there are a few to choose from for this rifle because it's based off a 336.
I have been looking at skinner and those seem nice. Or maybe a buckhorn style rear sight? Maybe they make an insert for my existing sight that tightens up the aperture?
Thanks for any and all suggestions!