Ranch Dog wrote:pricedo wrote:If I owned the gun I'd replace it with the Steve's Gunz peep sight........takes about 5 minutes to install........out with the bad......in with the good.
I've spent some time browsing Steve's Gunz. I like the idea of the safety plug replacement peep but I do wonder about a sight that is on a moving part, the bolt. Are you using this sight on your Casull? Do you or anyone have any experience with Steve's Bullseye Ghost Right barrel mounted sight?
I'm positive that I need a something different for the front sight as the simple blade is almost invisible too me. The choices are now brass or white beads and large or small. In that Steve is in Texas, I suspect that he might be able to offer some advise as I just about bet he has hunting my country down here.
I'm positive that I need a something different for the front sight as the simple blade is almost invisible too me. The choices are now brass or white beads and large or small. In that Steve is in Texas, I suspect that he might be able to offer some advise as I just about bet he has hunted my country down here.
dpe.ahoy wrote:Congratulations on the find Michael!! I've yet to lay my eyes on a real one, only seen pics of em. Would you please verify that the 480 Rossi is not a "bigfoot" rifle, (heard of, never seen), soon as you get it?
Same here but I suspect it is real or at least at this point I hope it is real!
Life's about putting things in their proper perspective.
I'm a firm believer in the KISS principle & "If it ain't broke don't fix it".
I'm an engineer and I tend to think about mechanical devices as "systems" designed to accomplish a purpose all the while minimizing infrastructure minutia (unnecessary fuss & details) & cost.
If you're designing a gun (shooting system) to win a 1000 yard competition you'll need the Macmillan stock, the Krieger barrel, the Surgeon action, the Schmidt & Bender or Nightforce scope & YES it wouldn't do to have a sight that is installed on a moving part of the rifle because the error introduced would be significant enough to defeat the purpose of the shooting "system" you're designing.
But for hunting deer and hogs @ < 150 yard ranges a ghost ring on the bolt would be just fine because the error induced into the system would be several orders of magnitude smaller than the accuracy required to accomplish the purpose.
I can take the head off a Ruffed Grouse (on the ground) at 20 yards with the factory iron sights that came with my Rossi Puma 92/454 so in reference to hunting that sighting system ain't broke so I ain't gonna try & fix it.
I've had guys at the range criticize me for mounting a scope with QD mounts on the receiver (instead of a Scout scope located on the barrel) of a Takedown Browning BLR because as one of them explained to me I am introducing compound errors into the sighting system every time I dismount the scope &/or "take down" the gun.
I tested the BLR system at 100 yards and found that the error introduced was from 1/2" to 3/4" on the target..........plenty accurate for taking a hog, deer or a moose the size of a barn door.
The ability to dismantle the BLR rifle & scope and put it in a traveling suitcase takes priority over 3/4 MOA lost accuracy.
Would I use the same double jointed paradigm when putting together a bench rest rifle or a long distance competition rig?..........of course not because then 3/4 MOA would become significant.
It's all about perspective and referencing the margin of error introduced to the task at hand.
Would Steve's Gunz bolt mounted peep sight be acceptable on a hunting gun ?............you bet it would !!
The action is always "locked up" when you're actually using the sight to target game.
I know how to take care of that though! I'm going to keep this one clean, with open sights, and would be interested in hearing about any sight system that fits the Rossi platform. Of course, a cast bullet of my design is in order!
