Buffalo classic flip up sights

[ratdz]

I know this has been discussed before, but I can't seem to find exactly what I'm after.
I am thinking about ordering a buffalo classic barrel for my nef. I would love to use the 1873 trapdoor sight for the rear. I know I will have to have my barrel drilled and tapped for it to fit. What I want to know is who has used this sight on the buffalo classic barrel, and what front sight did you use? Was it pretty accurate as far as adjusting the sight from 100 to 200 etc? I am not looking for anything to compete with at long ranges, I would just love to be able to do some long range milk jug shooting for fun.
Thanks for any help.
Allen

[Cottonwood]

Greetings

I have used the 1879 Springfield Trapdoor sight.. same as the 1873 but the 1879 has windage adjustment.

Your question is great and I can answer from personal experience as well.

The sight you have chosen is marked up on the step ramp to 500 yards, and when you bring the ladder up, it is marked up to 1500 yards.  The front sight I used was a silver front blade sight BUT you can use the current globe sight with a post/ball insert or the short post insert if you can see them.  I had chose the silver front blade sight mainly because the Buffalo Classic was not set up for Long Range Matches but my own long range shooting hitting steel hanging buffalo targets that I had made and could set out to what range I wanted.

In most cases I was using cross sticks to shoot off of, like the old bison hunters would have done.

If you don't care about windage you've chosen a good sight.  Just be prepared to slide the front sight back and forth on a windy day