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MDriskill said:
My favorite open sight: the big, all-metal, finely-adjusting one on an old Diana 27, complete with rotating plate having your choice of four notch shapes...
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...combined with a classic German beaded post in the front. Even an old blind guy like me can hit with these! (Well...almost...some of the time, anyway.)
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It's amazing that Diana put sights this good on a junior rifle like the 27. It's one of the very few rifles I keep the OEM sights on.
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Would be cool if shops could have rifles set up with different kinds of sights for comparison. Some audio shops used to have listening rooms, in which a potential buyer could select different speaker and receiver mixes, simply by pushing a button or switch.
 
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jkingrph said:
I have a rather new FWB Sport, and the rear/blade sight is the best I have seen on any airgun.
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Looking at the new sport the rear looks good and 4 way notch plate but it did not look like the front globe used interchangeable post inserts ( or not showing that off or in the details). Just a set post? Does yours have inserts for different posts?


5@50y after some tractor work shots .

Same ol. Stock Irons , cphp ,r9

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That dang nab " the one" got me again... Darn it.🥴
 
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Hateful McNasty said:
Looking at the new sport the rear looks good and 4 way notch plate but it did not look like the front globe used interchangeable post inserts ( or not showing that off or in the details). Just a set post? Does yours have inserts for different posts?


5@50y after some tractor work shots .

Same ol. Stock Irons , cphp ,r9

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That dang nab " the one" got me again... Darn it.🥴
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No the factory front globe on the FWB Sport does not accomodate interchangable inserts, The globe is clamped to a couple of grooves and I suspect it could be swapped for a globe sight that takes the interchangeable inserts. I have not compared, but that is what I did on my FWB 124d.
 
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jkingrph said:
No the factory front globe on the FWB Sport does not accomodate interchangable inserts, The globe is clamped to a couple of grooves and I suspect it could be swapped for a globe sight that takes the interchangeable inserts. I have not compared, but that is what I did on my FWB 124d.
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I eas wondering . It be hard to come off the lolly type for me .
 
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jkingrph said:
No the factory front globe on the FWB Sport does not accomodate interchangable inserts, The globe is clamped to a couple of grooves and I suspect it could be swapped for a globe sight that takes the interchangeable inserts. I have not compared, but that is what I did on my FWB 124d.
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The sport is a good rifle for open sights, H.M. , every pellet will be in the ten ring for you! guaranteed lol
 
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beerthief said:
Just picked up an HW77 with open sights , it has been fun !! only time i every used this type is on my red rider @ 9 years old
only 69 years ago . Not to late i guess .
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One of these days im going to grow up and have a 77.. funny it always seems to elude me. I guess i want it too bad and it's a punishment. ( Or i just cheapo out to just go buy one🤤)
 
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All I use now is mail-order pellets. They don’t cost that much for ordinary kinds (all lead, either WC or dome).

User error will always be a factor, but my target results are gradually improving. If this is what happened since late March, I look forward to seeing results after another 3-4 months of practice. Eyesight will limit accuracy at increased distances, but it should still improve at up to 50 ft, I think.

If they do, I’ll continue practicing beyond that distance. There is no way I could see a small target well at your 30 and 50 yds distances, though! You could be the only entrant in the unscoped long distance contest!
 
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jetpopt said:
All I use now is mail-order pellets. They don’t cost that much for ordinary kinds (all lead, either WC or dome).

User error will always be a factor, but my target results are gradually improving. If this is what happened since late March, I look forward to seeing results after another 3-4 months of practice. Eyesight will limit accuracy at increased distances, but it should still improve at up to 50 ft, I think.

If they do, I’ll continue practicing beyond that distance. There is no way I could see a small target well at your 30 and 50 yds distances, though! You could be the only entrant in the unscoped long distance contest!
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Use a bigger bulls ... The cenyer is still the center no matter what size the circle is. Use this hold of a 1" bulls you hit 1/2 " high of 10 foot bulls your shot os set for 5' high and each makes center , right?


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beerthief said:
Just picked up an HW77 with open sights , it has been fun !! only time i every used this type is on my red rider @ 9 years old
only 69 years ago . Not to late i guess .
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I'm going to be 78 in about 3 more months and can still shoot any kind of sights rather well. I had been nearsighted since about age 13, and wore glasses all the time, finally progessing to bifocals/progressive lenses. I could see the sights especially the rear sight very well, peeps excellent, scopes, well adjusted to my eyes. Two years ago I had cataract surgery, I was on the borderline for needing it but went ahead and now my distant vision is perfect, more like farsighted, and I need glasses for reading and close up work, so I told the ophthalmologist jus give me some more progressives, as I had been wearing glasses constantly, I still reach for them first time when I wake up. I can still shoot any type iron sight well along with the scopes.
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jkingrph said:
I'm going to be 78 in about 3 more months and can still shoot any kind of sights rather well. I had been nearsighted since about age 13, and wore glasses all the time, finally progessing to bifocals/progressive lenses. I could see the sights especially the rear sight very well, peeps excellent, scopes, well adjusted to my eyes. Two years ago I had cataract surgery, I was on the borderline for needing it but went ahead and now my distant vision is perfect, more like farsighted, and I need glasses for reading and close up work, so I told the ophthalmologist jus give me some more progressives, as I had been wearing glasses constantly, I still reach for them first time when I wake up. I can still shoot any type iron sight well along with the scopes.
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I use progressive lenses. But only as needed when needed . Like doing these forums , definitely need them or its a blurr or somthing about text /print in arms length . I can read somthing 10 foot away better than at hand. Some pics i post from the bench top you sometime see a part of my glasses like the arm poking in the frame ..lol.
 
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Hateful McNasty said:
I use progressive lenses. But only as needed when needed . Like doing these forums , definitely need them or its a blurr or somthing about text /print in arms length . I can read somthing 10 foot away better than at hand. Some pics i post from the bench top you sometime see a part of my glasses like the arm poking in the frame ..lol.
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That's basically me, top part of lenses are plain glass. For driving, or a lot of activities out in bright sun, just generic sunglasses. Mowing or weed eating, I have a couple of pair of goggles, one clear, one shaded, again plain glass(plastic) lenses.
 
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