Hartford front sight

[Stephen Borud]

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I finally got around to building myself another front sight for my 44/77 Sharps! Some final touches and it will be done! I installed a brass post this time, I usually use bronze!

Stephen

[Don McDowell]

Looks good!

[Kurt]

That is a fine looking sight Stephen.

What are you using for a rear sight?

I'm going to have to make one of those for my Hartford when I get my lathe doing again. if I ever will.
I use the Lawrence on my .44 hunting rifle but the front blade had to be filed down to just about the top of the rabbit ears to get a 130 yard setting with the ladder down and it is just to fine for me to see when the sun gets low.

I'm going to make the base so it's just above the flats that will give me a little more height for the blade so I can pick it up better.
This will go on my Hartford .44-77 with a Lawrence back sight and it will not be fitted with a tang.

I'm hoping this rifle will be done when I get to Big Timber in a couple days.
Leaving in the morning.

Kurt

[Stephen Borud]

That is a fine looking sight Stephen.

What are you using for a rear sight?

I'm going to have to make one of those for my Hartford when I get my lathe doing again. if I ever will.
I use the Lawrence on my .44 hunting rifle but the front blade had to be filed down to just about the top of the rabbit ears to get a 130 yard setting with the ladder down and it is just to fine for me to see when the sun gets low.

I'm going to make the base so it's just above the flats that will give me a little more height for the blade so I can pick it up better.
This will go on my Hartford .44-77 with a Lawrence back sight and it will not be fitted with a tang.

I'm hoping this rifle will be done when I get to Big Timber in a couple days.
Leaving in the morning.

Kurt

Kurt I use a semi buckhorn rear! I could never get use to a lawerence sight for some reason but others swear by it! this sight has a total height of .298! This is third sight I have installed like this on my hunting guns! I have one on my 50 2.5, 45 2 4/10th and now my 44/77! It shoots dead on at a 100 yards with a six o clock hold and when I raise the ladder up on the rear sight with the slide all the way up I can aim using the bottom of the U of the rear sight and it's dead on at 200 yards using the 6 o clock hold! The only rifle I have that shoots a little flatter then that is my 50 2.5 it's dead on at 220 yards! This one I put a brass post in so it will be interesting to see how it fairs on the plains of Wyoming in the mid day sun in September on a antelope hunt!

Stephen

[Kurt]

I had to open the notch a little on the Lawrence with a 1/4" three corner file that made it just right.

I been thinking about putting the MVA Combination Front Sight on this rifle for hunting.
That sight is only .445 from the bottom of the dovetail to the top of the blade. That should work just right for the standard weight barrel this rifle will have. I shouldn't have to file to much off the blade.

Well I have to hit the sack. I will head out at 0400 and try to make the shoot at Medicine rocks this weekend then head to the Q.

Kurt

[Stephen Borud]

Sounds good Kurt good luck and God speed!

Stephen

[rdnck]

That is a fine looking sight Stephen.

What are you using for a rear sight?

I'm going to have to make one of those for my Hartford when I get my lathe doing again. if I ever will.
I use the Lawrence on my .44 hunting rifle but the front blade had to be filed down to just about the top of the rabbit ears to get a 130 yard setting with the ladder down and it is just to fine for me to see when the sun gets low.

I'm going to make the base so it's just above the flats that will give me a little more height for the blade so I can pick it up better.
This will go on my Hartford .44-77 with a Lawrence back sight and it will not be fitted with a tang.

I'm hoping this rifle will be done when I get to Big Timber in a couple days.
Leaving in the morning.

Kurt

Kurt I use a semi buckhorn rear! I could never get use to a lawerence sight for some reason but others swear by it! this sight has a total height of .298! This is third sight I have installed like this on my hunting guns! I have one on my 50 2.5, 45 2 4/10th and now my 44/77! It shoots dead on at a 100 yards with a six o clock hold and when I raise the ladder up on the rear sight with the slide all the way up I can aim using the bottom of the U of the rear sight and it's dead on at 200 yards using the 6 o clock hold! The only rifle I have that shoots a little flatter then that is my 50 2.5 it's dead on at 220 yards! This one I put a brass post in so it will be interesting to see how it fairs on the plains of Wyoming in the mid day sun in September on a antelope hunt!

Stephen

Stephen--In my experience a brass front sight will glare out and be harder to see than one out of bronze. Your eyes may like the brass better, but I think I would look check it out really good before I got it on the prairie chasing antelope. I would bet a cup of coffee and a piece of pie that you wind up using bronze. Shoot straight, rdnck.

[Stephen Borud]

Bill let's not bet I will just make you a cup of coffee and a homemade pie! I prefer bronze and that's what I have always used, BUT I have to try it! I better get up to Orville's and try it out! Thanks Bill!!!

Stephen

[bobw]

Bill let's not bet I will just make you a cup of coffee and a homemade pie! I prefer bronze and that's what I have always used, BUT I have to try it! I better get up to Orville's and try it out! Thanks Bill!!!

Stephen

I want to hear about the 45-90, what model,barrel how it's chambered etc and what sights you got on it. I need to think about another gun,something to dream about maybe. bobw

[Stephen Borud]

Bob it was my first Shiloh! 45 2 4/10th, Hartford, 32" #1 Heavy barrel! Orville's pp chamber .474 at the mouth! Shoots 490 to 550 grain pure lead bullets very well! My load is 85 grains of Fg express or Swiss. .025 card, 3/16th lube, .025 card and a .440 or .441 paper patch bullet wrapped with 9lbs onion skin paper! Its killed 2 antelope bucks and a antelope doe from 150 to 200 yards! Blowing down the muzzle every few shots it proven to shoot 40 rounds without wiping!

Stephen