gatsby
(.375 member)
03/07/14 03:01 PM
Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances?

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100, 150 and 200yards.



This is why a brass bead, slanted at 45 degrees to catch any light.



Copy of an 1850 S. Hawken rear sight & the blade front sight to go with it.




Sharps Carbine, 1868 in .50/70


A master with a brand new, unfinished iron sighted rifle, shooting the Wyoming Plank shoot. Since building that rifle, I don't think Dan has let anyone else win. The open iron sights have the allowed "shaders" to increase the contrast, eliminating sun's glare on the steel.


Here's an old "Wood Cut" of the same type of match, just in case you were wondering about the authenticity of a Plank Shoot.







Winner takes all.




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