(Unless youre Ilhan Omar, in which case this post is “.45-70 bear gun eleven”)
After I mentioned that I had upgraded the sights on my .45-70 BruinBuster I got a couple emails from people asking for more details on the sights. Okay. Basically, its a protected rear sight with a high-visibility front sight.
Very nicely machined and finished. The colored front sight (or front sight of color, I suppose) is easy to pick up quickly and accurately. Workmanship is excellent. They also included the necessary allen wrench and a little tube of blue threadlocker.
The natural comparison of these sights is to the Skinner Sights. I have a set of Skinner SIghts on my .30-30. They are both very, very similar. I will say, the XS seems a bit more refined and finished. Really, its a six-of-one-half-dozen-of-the-other situation. I ordered the XS sights and received a quick confirmation and tracking number, an email query to Skinner has, so far, gone unaswered. Ok, guess I’ll spend my money with the people that were responsive.
Still gotta pick a bullet, load up some ammo, and head to the range. But not this weekend…its a three day holiday weekend and I plan on being up in the hills for a chunk of it.
Nice. Very sleek compared to a Lyman 66 on my Marlin .444 (now long gone, alas). That front sight blade appears to need some protection from outside damage though. Its pretty high.
Nice upgrade sir.
Will the white front site make it difficult to see in snowy conditions? Seems orange would be brighter and easier to pick out quickly. I last saw snow in 2014. Only an inch and it only lasted until 2PM. I just don’t have enough experience with snow.
Since the white front sight is within a black background, I dont foresee any issue.
Check out:
https://www.bear-hunting.com/tactics?ID=fe3318be-00c1-48aa-b9e3-045bf6cb66b5
The article is more about the weapon, but lists ammo choices.
My choice is Cor-Bon.
Regards!
John in Alaska