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New hunting sight - Don McDowell - 07-25-2012
Here's the ivory sight from Curt Hardcastle.
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RE: New hunting sight - Old Jim - 07-25-2012
Looks pretty nice! Eager to hear about them as hunting sights.
Jim
RE: New hunting sight - Don McDowell - 07-25-2012
Jim I may just peel the target sights off the 44, looks like my shooting season is probably done except for Ekalaka and I can shoot that with the ladder sights and be perfectly happy. So hope to catch a cool damp morning and go out here south of the house on the 200 yd range and see what the thing can do with this sight.
RE: New hunting sight - Stephen Borud - 07-25-2012
Don looks like a fine sight! How is it in the sun?
Stephen
RE: New hunting sight - Don McDowell - 07-25-2012
Stephen , I don't know about them in the sun yet, but I wonder if they won't yellow a tad.
RE: New hunting sight - Caprock - 07-25-2012
(07-25-2012, 10:20 PM)Don McDowell Wrote: Stephen , I don't know about them in the sun yet, but I wonder if they won't yellow a tad.
They will for a fact Don. You can hurry it a little by soaking in tea. A little of the lube on them will mellow, age, and protect them from cracking.
RE: New hunting sight - Don McDowell - 07-25-2012
Might be a good place for a drop or two of jojoba?
RE: New hunting sight - Lumpy Grits - 07-27-2012
Wonder how brittle they are.
Sure are nice looking.
Gary
RE: New hunting sight - Don McDowell - 07-27-2012
Got it mounted this afternoon, haven't shot it yet but after I widened the notch in the rear sight, when you put that blade against a background it shows up great. Sorta loose it staring off and not pointing it at anything in particular.
RE: New hunting sight - rdnck - 07-28-2012
(07-27-2012, 10:25 PM)Don McDowell Wrote: Got it mounted this afternoon, haven't shot it yet but after I widened the notch in the rear sight, when you put that blade against a background it shows up great. Sorta loose it staring off and not pointing it at anything in particular.It will be interesting to see how that sight works out. I have some warthog ivory to try. I understand that it doesn't turn yellow like the elephant ivory does over time. white or yellow doesn't matter as long as you can see it. Shoot straight, rdnck.