Woods bumming 32-20
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Woods bumming 32-20
I took my 1895 vintage Marlin 1894 32-20 out for a stroll today in search of some small game. It was an enjoyable 55 degrees, but it became heavily overcast shortly after I ventured out of the house. Stalking my way back to my deer stand a rabbit presented itself a mere 20 yards away. I quickly shouldered the old rifle but struggled to find the front sight in the buckhorn, and get lined up on the rabbit. A few seconds too long, she took off. Aging eyes are tough to accept sometimes. Maybe on a brighter day I could have made the shot. We will try again.
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Re: Woods bumming 32-20
RDS for old eyes.
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"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
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"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
Re: Woods bumming 32-20
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It wouldn't be too hard to set up an aperture sight for bench use and 'ghost-ring' it for use in regular hunting situations.
Not sure which brand/model would be the vintage for such a gun, but I'm sure they're out there....!
In my case, my guns are mostly not 'collector' guns and are more 'shooters', so I just put on what I need to see the target.
Sadly, while in my 40's I had to transition from 'gold bead and notch' to 'gold bead and aperture', but now I'm past that and needing to transition to 'low power scope' if I want to make out more than a fuzzy brownish blur when I'm drawing down on a deer or rabbit (...unfortunately for them though, Raccoons in the chickenhouse are way easier to spot...
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It wouldn't be too hard to set up an aperture sight for bench use and 'ghost-ring' it for use in regular hunting situations.
Not sure which brand/model would be the vintage for such a gun, but I'm sure they're out there....!
In my case, my guns are mostly not 'collector' guns and are more 'shooters', so I just put on what I need to see the target.
Sadly, while in my 40's I had to transition from 'gold bead and notch' to 'gold bead and aperture', but now I'm past that and needing to transition to 'low power scope' if I want to make out more than a fuzzy brownish blur when I'm drawing down on a deer or rabbit (...unfortunately for them though, Raccoons in the chickenhouse are way easier to spot...
)It's 2025 - "Cutesy Time is OVER....!" [Dan Bongino]
Re: Woods bumming 32-20
I have been looking for a vintage tang sight but haven't found the correct hole spacing.
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Re: Woods bumming 32-20
A number of years back, I was having trouble with beads and blued blades and found that XS had a ramped serrated blade front sight with a recessed white stripe. After my first one, I put one on all of my peep sighted rifles. Became much easier to hold elevation and windage. Increased my personal accuracy a good bit. Really helped around sundown too.
You might check to see if they're still available.
You might check to see if they're still available.