Fibre Optic sights on Lever Gun

[new nelly]

Hi everyone.

I have just acquired a Henry H012 all weather, in .357/.38. She is adorable, in all regards, excepting the semi-buckhorn sights. I'm no longer 20, and I simply cannot focus close enough to use the black on black irons.

Although a red dot of some kind would likely be best for my application, the damage to the aesthetic is beyond my capacity at present, and the "good" replacement sights (Skinner, for example) seem to be out of availability or reasonable cost on this side of the 49th parallel.

I see both TruGlo and Hi Viz make replacement sight sets for this rifle, which would likely function for my purposes (20 years experience of using handguns with irons and tritium dots, so I expect the three dot view would be pretty reflexive, for a 100 yard gun, in comparison to my previous duty pistol experience).

I have some concerns about how robust the TruGlo or Hi Viz options are - internet legends seem to be 80% "They're great!", followed by 20% "They're junk! Broke when I farted too loud!", so I was hoping that there may be some here with actual experience with these sight systems? I appreciate any lore you might pass along.

Thanks all, for your time. Find something good in this day, no matter what!

 

[cody c]

I haven’t used mine much but the ones that came with my bullseye sights seem to hold up so far. They are a bit exposed and at risk to damage though. Can’t shroud them without blocking light to the too.

 

[The ROC]

Hi everyone.

I have just acquired a Henry H012 all weather, in .357/.38. She is adorable, in all regards, excepting the semi-buckhorn sights. I'm no longer 20, and I simply cannot focus close enough to use the black on black irons.

Although a red dot of some kind would likely be best for my application, the damage to the aesthetic is beyond my capacity at present, and the "good" replacement sights (Skinner, for example) seem to be out of availability or reasonable cost on this side of the 49th parallel.

I see both TruGlo and Hi Viz make replacement sight sets for this rifle, which would likely function for my purposes (20 years experience of using handguns with irons and tritium dots, so I expect the three dot view would be pretty reflexive, for a 100 yard gun, in comparison to my previous duty pistol experience).

I have some concerns about how robust the TruGlo or Hi Viz options are - internet legends seem to be 80% "They're great!", followed by 20% "They're junk! Broke when I farted too loud!", so I was hoping that there may be some here with actual experience with these sight systems? I appreciate any lore you might pass along.

Thanks all, for your time. Find something good in this day, no matter what!

What I've done with my lever rifles with a brass bead front sight is paint the bead with matt white paint, nail polish or similar will work and don't need much for a couple of coats. For me, the white gives me enough contrast between the rear semi buckhorn and front sight.

You could try different color nail polish, maybe a flurescent color, to meet your needs based on shooting enviroment and background.

 

[porpoise]

I use Fibre optic front sight and like them, also glasses prescription that allows me to see both the sight and the target ok, try drugstore + 1.25 reading glasses

 

[smokeater40]

Just put HyViz on my lever H001 Excellent visibility and contrast. Range only so far, can't speak to durability yet. All metal so should be good as long as you don't abuse your firearm.