Anyone put a Lyman tang sight on a Plains pistol?

[Stantheman86]

The drop on the Plains rifle and Pistol look similar near the tang, I have a Plains Pistol with a globe front sight and thought it might be neat to put the Lyman tang sight on it, remove the disc and use it as a Ghost Ring just as a fun target pistol. A wood screw may work for the rear screw hole like Pedersoli uses for their Ghost Ring rear sight.

 

[M. De Land]

I'm not sure a tang sight on a hand gun would last very long but perhaps. I did something similar with my home made plains pistol by soldering and aperture in the rear blade sight rather than mounting on the pistol grip. It works like gang busters out to the 50 yards I tested it.

 

[Stantheman86]

That's exactly what I was looking for, to make it a neat 50 yard Target pistol

 

[M. De Land]

That's exactly what I was looking for, to make it a neat 50 yard Target pistol

I've shown this on here before but you may have not seen it. It was made from odds and ends I had left over from other projects. The barrel is a cut off from a rifle 1 1/8 across the flat. It's nine inches long and I milled it to 1 inch width side to side. The lock is a small rifle. The front sight was milled one piece from bar stock and the rear sight is from a TC rifle I think that I soldered a ghost ring into. It's fully adjustable for windage and elevation.
The twist is 1-60 but works fine with round balls as they don't need much spin to stabilize. I've never tried a Maxi but I doubt it would stabilize at pistol velocity. It likes a 50 grain charge of 2F and I think a .530 ball instead of .535 that my rifle likes. It's been awhile since I had the ole girl out to the range.
It looks kind of clunky as all the brass on it was milled out of bar stock and just had the sharp edges rounded off but the gun is surprisingly accurate made from spare parts found around the shop.
The walnut for the stock came from a plank I picked up some where and the trigger was made of 0-1 tool steel.
Notice the grain run in the grip is perfectly laid out to break off at the first provocation so a piece of steel all thread was glass bedded from the bottom of the grip up through the center to back of the side lock. The hole is plugged with a piece of hardwood dowl blended into the butt contour.
I think I used O-1 tool steel to fabricate the drum as well and nested it into the lock plate snugly so I doubt it will ever need replaced.
I wouldn't think twice about plugging a whitetail of hog with it !
Click on the images to enlarge.

 

[Stantheman86]

That thing is neat, it has a real Old School look to it, that would be perfect to carry around the woods stuffed in a belt for Deer season.

I'd have to try that thing out at 100 if I had something like that, just to see if I can hit anything

I shoot .54 Minies out of my Plains pistol and they do ok at longer ranges

 

[Notchy Bob]

I've shown this on here before but you may have not seen it. It was made from odds and ends I had left over from other projects. The barrel is a cut off from a rifle 1 1/8 across the flat. It's nine inches long and I milled it to 1 inch width side to side. The lock is a small rifle. The front sight was milled one piece from bar stock and the rear sight is from a TC rifle I think that I soldered a ghost ring into. It's fully adjustable for windage and elevation.
The twist is 1-60 but works fine with round balls as they don't need much spin to stabilize. I've never tried a Maxi but I doubt it would stabilize at pistol velocity. It likes a 50 grain charge of 2F and I think a .530 ball instead of .535 that my rifle likes. It's been awhile since I had the ole girl out to the range.
It looks kind of clunky as all the brass on it was milled out of bar stock and just had the sharp edges rounded off but the gun is surprisingly accurate made from spare parts found around the shop.
The walnut for the stock came from a plank I picked up some where and the trigger was made of 0-1 tool steel.
Notice the grain run in the grip is perfectly laid out to break off at the first provocation so a piece of steel all thread was glass bedded from the bottom of the grip up through the center to back of the side lock. The hole is plugged with a piece of hardwood dowl blended into the butt contour.
I think I used O-1 tool steel to fabricate the drum as well and nested it into the lock plate snugly so I doubt it will ever need replaced.
I wouldn't think twice about plugging a whitetail of hog with it !
Click on the images to enlarge.

That pistol is remarkable! I've never seen anything quite like it, and I mean that in a good way. It looks very solidly constructed, and shows skill in design and assembly. There ought to be an award for that kind of creativity!

I did see a Muzzleloading target pistol at a gun show once that had the side flats of the octagonal barrel milled down that way. It looks like a practical way to reduce the weight of the barrel without having to modify all eight flats, and it also leaves plenty of metal on the top and bottom for cutting dovetails. I don't know if or how that might affect heat dissipation in the barrel of a target pistol, but I'll have to admit, I like the way it looks.

Notchy Bob

 

[M. De Land]

Thank you for the kind words ! I get a kick out of seeing what can be put together with whats on hand and this one just kind of worked itself out. I doubt I've ever had an original idea but I look at lots of designs and the ones that appeal stick in my memory but I will never remember the source.
You start with a bacic idea and things just sort of look right or not as you add to it until it's done.

 

[Stantheman86]

I kinda want to get something like a used CVA Hawken and nicely cut it down into a carbine with short but usable barrel. Like Enfield Musketoon length. And then do something weird like put a Vernier tang sight on it and make a dovetail for a globe sight , just for fun.

A guy on an internet blog made a JC Murray repro into a "Sniper" rifle with a long tang sight and a Globe front. In your mind it wouldn't make sense but it was a neat looking rifle.

 

[M. De Land]

I kinda want to get something like a used CVA Hawken and nicely cut it down into a carbine with short but usable barrel. Like Enfield Musketoon length. And then do something weird like put a Vernier tang sight on it and make a dovetail for a globe sight , just for fun.

A guy on an internet blog made a JC Murray repro into a "Sniper" rifle with a long tang sight and a Globe front. In your mind it wouldn't make sense but it was a neat looking rifle.

Both of my match percussion rifles I compete with have a globe front with a post insert. This is completely legal in most matches as it works the same as blade front with a sun shade. It's not the best hunting sight though in bad light conditions.
The pistol pictured is heavy though and probably would be better suited for a saddle scabbard carry rather than stuffed in a belt or sash. With that large front blade sight a quick draw from a sash might snatch out your shorts or worse!