Edward Teach
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The front sight is just mounted in a dovetail, so unless it's an oddball size, it shouldn't be too hard to find a taller one that will fit.
The front sight is just mounted in a dovetail, so unless it's an oddball size, it shouldn't be too hard to find a taller one that will fit.
Skinner also sells brass front posts that start off quite tall and are made to be filed down to the correct height.
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FOXER, the fiber optic front sight that I have on my 45 came from Steve Young and is the same height as the original one. With standard pressure loads (Wolf 250g reloads) and the skinner rear peep sight poi=poa at 100 yards. This was not the case with the original front sight and a Marbles Bullseye rear. poi was about 6-8" high.
Best I can figure I have about a 4 pound trigger on mine.
I am curious if Steve's Safety replacement rear sight will be POA to POI on the ranch hand. http://store.stevesgunz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19_20_27&products_id=5
For me this is gonna be setup as a 25 yard gun. This is bear defense only for me. Well a little bit of fun too.
It took a lot of file work to bring my rear sight down. I think I am about spot on now. Next time out I will get it dialed in a little more.
For now I am looking into the sharp loading ramp and heavy trigger.
All in all a fun gun and should be perfect for woods defense.
Just picked mine upno time for shooting yet, but some first impressions:
It's no where near as smooth as my other rossi. It may break in nicely but i think it may need a little 'touch up' a'la steve's vids.
The trigger on mine isn't that bad at all. I was expecting it to be a little heavier after some of the posts. It's not match, but it's pretty crisp and not that heavy.
If you hold it like a pistol and cycle the action you're going to get hit in the forehead with a shell casing (or snap cap as the case may be.) and look pretty silly.
It's lighter and more comfortable to hold than my henry 22.
I love it - i'm betting once it's a little customized it'll be a hell of a lot of fun to shoot.
Lighter then your .22 mare's leg?
Mine cycles very smoothly I have another rossi that is not so smooth mostly due to the ejector spring.
I tried to take mine apart tonight, planning to refinish the wood, broke the head of a screw, split it right in two. Just a heads up to anyone planning to refinish their stocks.
Don't suppose anyone has ordered the holster? I am curious how the gun will ride in it. I am right handed but carry my knife and misc gear on my right side, so I think a left handed holster would work well, draw the gun with my left, slide the left hand along the gun while the right hand takes to the lever and trigger. Just curious how the holster carries.
Hard to say - don't have any 22 snaps to do a side by side right now. It's certainly got a lot less slack and creep. But probably not a BIG difference as to how much pressure right when the hammer drops.
My other rossi cycles like a dream. THis one i think the loading ramp is maybe rubbing a hair on the side or something - it's just not quite as smooth. It's not BAD at all, just not as slick as the other one. Nothing a little slap and tickle can't fix i suspect. It's not the spring tho, it's doing it dry. It's actually a little better with the snaps in.
ahhI was more curious about the actual weight of the gun
I'm pretty sure the ejector spring can effect the cycling whether it's loaded or not but it's been a while since I watched Steve's DVD.....