Primitive rear sights

HEAD0001 · 01-26-2011, 01:25 PM

I am interested in seeing the pictures you guys have of your rear sght on your primitive MZ. I am just looking around at different rear sights. I saw a few over on Traditional MZ forum, and just wondered if anyone here had any that were not the standard buck horn. Thanks, Tom.

cayugad · 01-26-2011, 04:32 PM

Sorry, my traditional sights are buckhorn and I happen to like them a great deal. For me they just make aiming easier.

sabotloader · 01-26-2011, 04:53 PM

HEAD0001

Tom, I think I have a couple of sidehammers that still have the traditional buck horn but I really do not shoot them much at all. The ones that I use all have adjustable fiber optics or peep sites on the them. My eyes are not what they use to be and I really need the fiber optics.

mike

HEAD0001 · 01-26-2011, 06:01 PM

What type of file do you guys use to file down the front sights??

I have a buckhorn sight with a white ivory front sight. But it is not a bead. Is is similar to a traditional front sight. But it is actually a piece of brass folded in two with a tiny piece of ivory placed between the folds, then put into the front sight. It is actually very easy to use in the field. And the ivory shows up very well.

I used a piece of sandpaper to remove material from the ivory when I sighted those sights in. Tom.

nysbowhunter · 01-27-2011, 03:32 AM

I Found an excellent sight on Lymans web site, Ivory front and a white triangle for lining up the rear. I wanted an adjustable sight instead of a fixed buckhorn style. If you file down the front just use a 6 inch general purpose file and then smooth it out with some paper, A word of caution though you can go too far real fast. also wrap your barrel up in electrical tape its real easy to nick it with the file.

cayugad · 01-27-2011, 10:05 AM

I never filed a front sight like you described there. The ones I have filed I use an straight file with fine teeth. I also take a chunk of milk carton, make a slit in it the size of the sight, and put that over the sight. That protects your barrel from file slips. The other thing I do is use white out. I paint the top of the sight and then file that white ... off. I then go shoot the rifle and see how much more I need to take off.