Reeder Custom Guns - Huey, my 1873 that I absolutely love which shoots high

WB
Huey, my 1873 that I absolutely love which shoots high
Tuesday, December 29, 2020, 10:17

I think I can manage a solution. I desire to shoot slow cowboy loads from it at around 1000 fps. It hits 6" high at 25 yds. and 18" at 100. I plan on making a blue steel taller front sight to "glue" to the front of my existing front sight with 5-min epoxy. I might even fabricate some flat metal sides to make ears, taller than the actual sight, for protection. Like a military rifle.

It will not deface the gun as silver solder would nor make any irreversible changes.

What do you think?

Huey, my 1873 that I absolutely love which shoots high - WB, 2020-12-29, 10:17
- Is it dovetailed into the barrel?.... (nm) - Huey, 2020-12-29, 10:23
  - It’s a block soldered to the barrel, looks like a sight - WB, 2020-12-29, 11:02
    - That extra barrel dwell time will kill you on slow loads... - Huey, 2020-12-29, 12:50
      - I shoot piston pellet guns, I sure know about that. - WB, 2020-12-29, 14:05