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Offline Neutron

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1885 highwall Uberti
« on: November 15, 2005, 03:11:28 PM »
Got one the other day and am thinking about changing sights from the rear buckhorn & front post to a lyman front globe and some kind of ghost ring or peep rear sight.  My eyes are not what they used to be and the buckhorn is hard to be very accurate with for me.   I will want to use for hunting some so don't really want a tiny peep that will be hard to see thru at low light conditions.  I will be shooting  mostly 300 grain factory loads.  The rifle has a 30" octagonal barrel.  Any suggestions on sights?  Will a ghost ring work where the dovetail is for the rear sight or is that too far forward?   How do I tell what height front or rear sight to order?  Does anyone know the dovetail size uberti uses?  Thanks.

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1885 highwall Uberti
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2005, 08:11:59 AM »
The Marbles tang sight is available for these rifles. They are fairly easy to adjust for windage and elevation and aperatures can be had with different hole sizes. This allows for sight in and load developement with a fine hole and hunting with either a large hole aperature or no aperture at all. This last will act as a "ghost ring" sight. Being close to the eye they work quite well and are a fairly easy install.
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