.45 TC hawken sight

[Rifleman557]

I'm considering putting a globe sight or something like that on my TC Hawken .45 any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[necchi]

Well a little more info? With terminology will help,
Front Globe,,?
Rear Peep,,?

 

[Billnpatti]

Personally I prefer fixed sights on my rifles and have replaced my T/C sights with fixed sights that I purchased at Friendship. I don't remember who made them, if I ever knew. Check such places as Track of The Wolf or Dixie Gun Works for replacement sights. Most of the sights will require that you cut a dovetail for them. If you don't think you can do that, just take the barrel and sights to a gunsmith and have him cut the dovetails for you. Before going, use some tape to temporarily attach your front sight to your barrel. Lay your barrel on a table and set your rear sight on top of the barrel. Now sight down your barrel and move the rear sight forward and backward until you find a location that you are comfortable with. Tape your rear sight in place and take the barrel to the gunsmith so he will know where to position your sights. The older a person gets, the farther forward he will most likely prefer to location of the rear sight to be. It's the old eyes being unable to focus on both the rear sight and front sight if they are too far apart. Each person's eyes are different so position your sights to suit your own eyes.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Your choice, of course. Some ranges operating under NMLRA rules will not allow such sights in competition. My club does allow because we face into the sun and the globe really helps.
Check with modern gun parts suppliers, there are a lot of sights available. Cutting your own dovetail is not hard you just have to be careful.

 

[Zonie]

For those who might not know what a globe sight is, that is the type of sight on the front of my Pedersoli Tryon.

They have replaceable inserts that slip into them so the front sight can be a peep sight, a narrow post, a wide post, crosshairs and a host of others.

They are nice for target shooting but IMO they leave a bit to be desired for hunting.

Before you ask, no, they do not have to be used with a rear sight like the one on my rifle.
They usually are quite a bit taller than a standard front sight so they might not work well with a standard rear sight that comes on these rifles.

You might note that the rear sight is still on this gun. The front globe sight and the rear ladder sight look right over the top of it.

 

[don hepler]

I had a Hawken, with a globe front sight and I machined a block to fit the tang and mounted a Willians fool proof off of a Win. 94. I used a small insert and small aperture for target shooting, and larger combination for hunting. I won almost all the shooting matches in my club. They tried to outlaw it for matches, but rules stated, it must comply with state hunting laws, so they couldn't stop me from using it. I sold the gun, with sights on it and have considered making, a new set up, for one of the rifles, I have now.

 

[Toomuch51]

As has been mentioned, competition rules may not allow this modification. However if this is not a concern, and this is a sight that works for you, I would say - Go For It. Remember any sight change will not make the rifle shoot better, but instead it helps you see better, so use the sight that works the best for your eyes.

Toomuch
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Shoot Flint

 

[Rifleman1776]

As has been mentioned, competition rules may not allow this modification.

"mentioned"???? By whom?
What rule would that be? There is hardly a rifle in existance, ml or modern, that hasn't been modified in some way. I doubt such an NMLRA or club rule exists.

 

[stinkyfeet]

Most of the shoots I take part in say open Iron sights only. I found this odd because they had a adjustable tang sight for the Brown Bess which falls into the pre-1840 timeline. While any rifle in the flintlock class must run fixed open iron sights only. They do at some rondys have an open class where any sights are allowed to include a scope but this is reserved for the older shooters with vision troubles.

 

[Zonie]

As has been mentioned, competition rules may not allow this modification.

"mentioned"???? By whom?
What rule would that be? There is hardly a rifle in existance, ml or modern, that hasn't been modified in some way. I doubt such an NMLRA or club rule exists.

Rifleman1776. Did someone sneak into your computer room and post earlier in this topic without your knowledge?

Your earlier post said,

"Your choice, of course. Some ranges operating under NMLRA rules will not allow such sights in competition. "