I may be misunderstanding, but the sight you're holding in the pic is a Weihrauch. It won't fit correctly on an FWB.
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FWB Found a gem.
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That’s correct I just switched the iris.
I bought last summer from someone in California. I remember when I got it and held it up and looked through it, it was blurry?
My 300s vision is perfect. I think Jeff suggested to switch the 2. If it rains today I will. Crow
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One aperture is probably larger than the other.
You can open up the smaller of the 2 with an appropriate drill bit.
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If you do that touch up that hole with some cold gun blue to eliminate any reflected light, or at least help.
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I use a lighter quite often to blacken a sight. Just hold it near the tip of the flame for a second or two. That soot lasts well in an iris. A blade front sight will have to be touched up now and then. I soot the irises on my vernier sights quite often.
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blueing would be good for a freshly drilled and degreased hole. Never thought of soot on an iris, it might have some lubricating properties.
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I actually had to drill out a couple of the irises on my hunting rifles that were a bit small for lower light conditions. I sooted the holes and never had to do it again. The faces of the irises once in awhile. Absolutely no glare!
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What's that rifle? My guess is a Browning/Winchester lo wall. I have one of the big Browning BPCR (black powder cartridge rifle) in 45-70. Big heavy gun 30 inch half octagon half round barrel, globe front sight and a Solue type rear tang sight basically a copy of the 1885 Winchester Hi Wall.
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No need to apologize. I’ve never seen a rifle like that. Just gorgeous. Love the sights.Good eyeYou have a dandy rifle as well! Sorry for sidetracking your thread Crow! View attachment 559731
I’m not into powder burners. Not really familiar. Amazed by the workmanship.
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Mine is in the back of the safe, kind of hard to get to right now so I found this picture on the internet. As you can tell by the barrel it is not made for carrying around in the woods, but is a long range silhouette, or target rifle. I have only shot mine using a 535 gr Postell lead bullet over a full, slightly compressed load of FFF gr black powder. It is what is called the high wall action. This one is a reproduction made my Miroku in Japan.
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They are rather amazing. If you look back at a little chapter in US history, in Sept 1874 at a place on the Texas plains called Adobe Walls a buffalo hunter by the name of Billy Dixon killed and indian chief at a range measured at a l538 yards with a borrowed Sharps rifle in .50 caliber. His personal rifle was .45 and he did not think it would reach that far.
I have read that the trajectory of some of the guns most commonly used in the current long range(1000 yard) matches reach something like 50 feet at the highest point, I just wonder what it would have been for that 1500 yard shot using a big, heavy bullet powered by black powder.
That was using a 50-90 caliber Sharps rifle, The bullet commonly used was 473 grains and velocity was around 1500 fps, so it's hard to imagine the skill involved, makes our air gun shooting look rather pathetic.
I have read that the trajectory of some of the guns most commonly used in the current long range(1000 yard) matches reach something like 50 feet at the highest point, I just wonder what it would have been for that 1500 yard shot using a big, heavy bullet powered by black powder.
That was using a 50-90 caliber Sharps rifle, The bullet commonly used was 473 grains and velocity was around 1500 fps, so it's hard to imagine the skill involved, makes our air gun shooting look rather pathetic.
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Amazing story. Those shots remind me of shooting my 77-97 in .25 cal. Imagine that 50 cal. hitting him.
I am so glad I’m only into springers. It’s damaging enough. And powder burners are so accessible. Couldn’t imagine. Crow
this is my sun set tonite 8:20. Lost 10 big branches off that tree in ice storm.
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