36" or 42" TVM Fowler

[Rat]

Mine is untapered and I specified a rear sight when it was built. It sure paid off for me since I shoot more ball than shot. But even with shot the rear sight works fine. :thumbsup:

Yes, I have a rear sight on my Bess, and wouldn't have it any other way. Works great on birds, makes me slow down, concentrate, and not just blast away.

 

[tenngun]

Yes, I have a rear sight on my Bess, and wouldn't have it any other way. Works great on birds, makes me slow down, concentrate, and not just blast away.

I really like a rear sight. For me it makes it so much easier to shoot, I’m very right eyed and tend to shoot right with out a rear sight.

 

[Rat]

Yes, I have found that it is no handicap when shooting shot, and a big plus for shooting ball. Yeah, I can shoot ball well with just a bead, but I think the rear sight is much more consistently accurate. I also like the fact that the NRA has an original musket, from the revolutionary war, I forget if it's a Bess or not, with a rear sight. When someone tells me a rear sight is not historically correct, I just smile. I did make sure that the rear sight I have is period correct, however.

 

[Huntschool]

Just as an update to some of the older posts...…

I have in my possession a TVM fowler (Avance) with a 20 ga (.62) barrel that weighs in at 6.5 lbs. The finish on the gun is flawless and the workmanship is as well. I am fussy about inletting etc. and this gun is well done. Sure there are some things in the architecture I will change but all in all its a pretty darn good gun.