Good article, thanks for the link. Well written and pretty informative.Originally Posted by misanthropist
I have used Skinner sights for many years, but not the barrel mounted kind. How did you find them compared to a more traditional peep or ghost ring?
SLG, probably not an issue in lower 48. I know when my wife harvested a brown bear with a Guide Gun, and I backed her up with my Guide Gun, we both fired a few shots, both topped off a few more, fired more, and topped off again. I like that the Marlin stays in a firing position as you top off.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
Everyone has different preferences. As I think I've said before, LA's are just not the serious tool for me, that they can be for others.
I'm not writing off the 45-70 in anyway, as I'm actually going to start loading for it, but I'm leaning towards a 45Colt as a do everything LA. If Ruger 45C loads are capable of taking Cape Buffalo, I'm sure that out of a LA, those loads will approach 45-70 power. Lighter bullet, sure, but not sure what they couldn't handle on any continent if that's the case.
Hey, thanks very much. I'm really happy you found it worthwhile.
I found them quick as hell, although I have to admit that unlike a lot of people here, I don't think I'm super particular about sights. I'm not sure whether I'd notice a major difference between this and a lot of ghost rings. Definitely faster than any traditional peep sight I have used. I didn't spend a ton of time trying to wring out precision, though, so I can't comment too intelligently on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the skinner that was on there.
This is a thread where I built a boat I designed and which I very occasionally update with accounts of using it, which is really fun as long as I'm not driving over logs and blowing up the outboard.
https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....ilding-a-skiff
Ok, thanks. I will have to try them out sometime.
If you have other articles that you can link to online, I'm sure that would be appreciated by more than just me.
You know I'm hypocritical, in that I love seeing (and asking for) photos, but I rarely post my own guns. Here is the David Clay that I gave my wife as a present a few years ago. He did an amazing job. His lever is the best sized and shaped I've ever used. Might be hard to tell from the pics, but he reshaped the wood to taper nicely and it not only fits the hand reallt well, it looks amazing. His attention to detail is really beyond the norm. He really made this gun into a great present, and though I won't show it, he engraved it to her for me as well. I like Skinner sights and Brockman sights, but these are David's own sights from XS. The bluing looks like old school Smith bluing as well. Just stunning in person, yet very basic and functional.
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That is a beautiful rifle, I am sure she loved it.
May it bring her many years of happy service.
Wow. That is a beautiful carbine. I've been back and forth over the years on a 1894 Marlin vs a 1892 clone of some sort in .357. I have those sights on my 1895 Guide gun. they work well.
Beautiful lever, only suggestion might be protective ears on the front sight.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
I'm not really a fan of ears. Unfortunately, though this was a legit present for the wife, I do shoot LA's a bit more than she does, so some of my preferences were factored in. She has not found them worth changing yet. Maybe down the road though.
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