32wcf Bowen Sights. I like it.

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32wcf Bowen Sights. I like it.

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I can’t find the post to give a hat tip to. Somebody recently got Bowen classic sights for their Blackhawk. Thanks 🙏🏼
I really like them! Today was the first day I got to use them. They are bottomed out and I’m using 7 1/2 grains of little gun.

And somebody recently posted about their experience with six gun magic. I’m gonna have to do that! I can’t shoot a faster bullet with the sight set up that I have. Hmmm. $400 well spent? I’m thinking…

Anyway here’s a 20 yard target, first day out with the Bowen Sights. 7 1/2 grains of little gun, 311316 bullet, 50-50 lube, 20 yards. I know this can do better, I am not a handgunner. A tad over 4.5”.

I’m really happy. I’m gonna miss the gun while it’s gone…
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Re: 32wcf Bowen Sights. I like it.

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They are nice sights.

I'd say that it's shooting "minute of woodchuck", not all that bad for 20 yds and a revolver you're not used to yet.

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Re: 32wcf Bowen Sights. I like it.

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Cowboy Tutt posted that article on accurizing a sixgun by lapping. I’ve had great luck on a few rifles lapping. This gun had .310” cylinders and .312” barrel at the throat and .313” at the muzzle. It now sports .314”+ chambers and .313” muzzle. Shoving a soft lead pill in the muzzle slides smoothly to the breech with light pressure and that pill drops easily but not loosely through the cylinder.

Thanks Tutt!
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Re: 32wcf Bowen Sights. I like it.

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Aww shucks Tycer! Bowen sights are really well designed and high quality and I love mine on my Bisley as well. That was a really, really good article. Sounds like you have the dimensions of your firearm well worked out now. I am looking how to ship my Bisley back to Sixgun Magic for repair, but might load up some fire lapping bullets for this Saturday's trip to the range before I do. Thank you Brother! -Tutt
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Tycer, can you post a close up of the sights? Looks like fun! :D
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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:20 pm Tycer, can you post a close up of the sights? Looks like fun! :D
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I did have to remove a fair amount of metal from the grip frame to fit the sight. Was easy enough.
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SWEET!!! 8) :mrgreen: 8)
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Tycer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:37 pm I did have to remove a fair amount of metal from the grip frame to fit the sight. Was easy enough.
Interesting..........
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:18 am
Tycer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:37 pm I did have to remove a fair amount of metal from the grip frame to fit the sight. Was easy enough.
Interesting..........
Very nice sight! It looks like the old Millett Sights replacement rear sight for S&Ws and Rugers from the 70s & 80s. I had added one to my Old Army and my Dad's too (and also had to remove some metal from the frame).

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