Pierre du Plessis
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Ha, there you go - sorry for the small size...
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Pierre du Plessis
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I actually killed my first deer with it with 6" of snow on the ground - worked like a charm...
Turtle Creek
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You were lucky that deer wasn't wearing snow camo!
Twowithone
40 Cal.
You guys :rotf:
Brokennock
Cannon
I use a steel front sight and leave it at a height so it shoots a hair low, I use bluing agent to blacken the face of it, I then take a few shots to determine how high I have to hold the top of the front over the top of the rear (let's call it 1/16"), then I use a knife edge file and cut a horizontal line 1/16 inch below the top of the front. This gives me a bright bare metal aiming index on the front at the correct height. In theory another line below that could be dialed in for a further distance.
inthex
40 Cal.
Read a book called (Death In The Tall Grass) where a big game hunter said a front sight made from the tusk of a wart hog shows up real good in low light. Well guess what I just found at a antique store! Some day I plan to dovetail a piece into my front sight. Might work, might flop, we'll see.
Staggerwing
40 Cal.
That book is by Peter Capstick, a professional African big game guide years ago. His books are fantastic and must reads for any hunter!
That tusk would make an interesting sight and conversation piece!
That tusk would make an interesting sight and conversation piece!
Brokennock
Cannon
Yup. I've read all his work. Sometimes I wish I hadn't as it makes me yearn for a trip/trips I'll never get to take. I'd really like a chance at ol' syncerus caffer.
inthex
40 Cal.
Was it Capstick or one of his friends who said ol syn caf would look at you like you owed him money. :shocked2:
