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Offline badass58

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H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« on: February 25, 2008, 04:11:40 PM »
New to this forum.I have a 38-55 target put smith enterprises ladder sight on it.It shoots about 4in.high at 100yds.Shootin 265gr.gas checks with h4895 powder.17A front sight appears to be.584tall.Any help please;Tom
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2008, 04:22:51 PM »
Welcome aboard! If that's with the buckhorn, you need a taller front sight, or shoot heavier bullets!!  ;D

If it's with the slider, you need to shoot 200yds with it in the bottom position I think.

The sights are measured from the bottom of the dovetail base to the center of the globe.

Tim

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,1731.htm
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2008, 04:41:25 PM »
love this forum. it appears I have the .584tall sight,have looked but dont appear they make them taller
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 04:53:45 PM »
Quote from: badass58 on February 25, 2008, 04:11:40 PM
New to this forum.I have a 38-55 target put smith enterprises ladder sight on it.It shoots about 4in.high at 100yds.Shootin 265gr.gas checks with h4895 powder.17A front sight appears to be.584tall.Any help please;Tom
just put the front blade at the botom of the bull then you will be dead on, as tim said if you are using the slider the very botom is 200 yards .
bernie :)
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2008, 04:25:57 PM »
Williams makes a .250 dovetail raised base.  It would be better to get the correct height globe but the raised base is cheap...
Tim
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2008, 01:07:19 AM »
shootin high with the buckhorn just lowering the front of the muzzle so can barely see front sight at the bottom of the buckhorn.I see brownells has a 17a .824 high.Might have to try it if  I can drift the other one out,sounds like they come out hard
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2008, 01:52:39 AM »
badass58: I knock out the front sight just the other night off the target model
I have to say with a brass punch and padded vise I had to get a larger hammer but it did drift out from left to right
I replaced it with a .404 fiber optic front red sight
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2008, 03:59:09 AM »
 gonna try some different loads and get one zeroed in I like an then see how high it shoots;then i will adjust sights accordingly.really like this gun just tryin to shrink the 2.5" groups.Thanks for the input!
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2008, 04:25:48 PM »
Just move the target up 4" and your rifle will be sighted dead on.... ;D ;D ;D
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Re: H&R 38-55 target shooting high
« Reply #9 on: February 29, 2008, 01:50:15 PM »
  ;D I'll try that this weekend! now if I can move the target fast enough to get em all in the same hole I'll have it made
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