How To Zero A Rifle With Open Sights 30-30

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@johnsnyder5470 2 жыл бұрын

I have a little bit of advice for anyone adjusting the windage on an open rear sight. I place a piece of tape on the barrel directly in front of the pointer on the rear sight. I then use a fine point pen to mark the exact location of the pointer on the tape. This provides a reference point when you are driving the sight in either direction. You will know when you moved the sight and by how much. You can then make appropriate adjustments back or forth until you get the windage correct. This keeps you from banging back and forth without a reference point😊.

@texastoto45 2 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing, some time just a marker.

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. Great idea.

@gascheck8151 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I do.

@chrischiampo7647 2 жыл бұрын

I Use a Paint Pen Then Just Wipe The Paint Off With Some Zippo Lighter Fluid 😀

@lifted_above 2 жыл бұрын

Nail polish works, what I've heard. Dab on the barrel and sight, and you can gauge how much movement happens.

@garypollard9770 2 жыл бұрын

I have used .30 caliber rifles most of my life hunting deer here in southeast Oklahoma. Mostly open sights. I have used the .30-.30, .300 Savage, .308 and the .30-06. In sighting these guns in open sighted I have always used a fine sight (front bead in the bottom of the notch in back sight). I have always set my target at 25 yards. According to ballistics of the .30 caliber by sighting your gun in at 25 yards it should be around 1-2 inches high at 100 yards and back on target at 200 yards. Now I am 68 years old and have used this method since I was around 14 years old. I haven’t missed many deer using this method and those that I have missed was not because my sights were off. You must understand that this is no where near precise shooting as they do these days but my method will keep you in the game with a .30 caliber gun!

@blackie1of4 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I do with my thirty thirty :) I only use open sights on two of my rifles.. the 30-30 Winchester and my Marlin 25 in 22lr. I've tried different rifles .. but came to like the accuracy that a low powered scope brings to the table. Great advice from a certainly wise man.. thank you

@garrytalley8009 2 жыл бұрын

@@lifted_above This video is all about open sights, nothing to do with scopes.

@KathrynLiz1 Жыл бұрын

Yep, us oldies have done it that way for a long time..... Dead on at 25 gives about 2 inches high at 50... and about 3"high at 100 and the 30/30 will be on POA at about 150 and about 5" low at 200.... all of which are "minute of deer"........a bit flatter with a.308 or '06, but out to 200 yards the difference is not significant. With a scope I usually zero most 30s about 3/4" low at 25, to give a similar result, due to the inch of so higher line of sight for an optic. A lot of the old skills are being lost and everyone has bigger (and heavier) optics with rangefinders and fancy reticles etc. and the old MPBR system of knowing your trajectory is foreign to the young ones these days. Bout my first rifle in 1960... I was almost 18 then.... It was an old P14 .303, the barrel was a bit manky but it worked OK.... I like iron sights, although at 80 my eyes aren't as agile as they were 60 years ago.... a rear aperture is my preference now, in fact I made one for a sporter I made on an old Lee Enfield action a year or two bacl,,,,

@neftalimorales5449 Жыл бұрын

Go Cowboys! Go Pokes!

@He_baes Жыл бұрын

That's some good Ole advice right there, ya can't buy experience

@billybigtime7749 2 жыл бұрын

Growing potatoes, wearing flannel and shooting a 30-30. Three of my favorite things to do. Great video as always Ron.

@m118lr 2 жыл бұрын

…AND having Man’s Best Friend is MY #1!

@Echowhiskeyone 2 жыл бұрын

In the Navy, we always said if it doesn't work, use a hammer. If the hammer doesn't work, use a bigger hammer. And adjusting windage is always tricky, but well worth it.

@christophermercer2632 2 жыл бұрын

Why would u use a hammer on drum sights?

@wb5mgr 2 жыл бұрын

Thats why I have a 20lb sledge at the house with a 1/2 length handle that I stencled BFH onto the handle 😉

@Echowhiskeyone 2 жыл бұрын

@@wb5mgr You got me beat, I only have an 8lb sledge with a 14" handle. And an old railroad sledge with a 16" handle. Can never have too many hammers. Of all sizes, from tack hammer to Mjolnir.

@WinningDeadlyEncounters 2 жыл бұрын

I thought in the Navy u said hey man wanna snuggle ?

@011CJ Жыл бұрын

And every tool is a hammer

@vinceblasco 2 жыл бұрын

…And that’s the reason I installed a Williams aperture site on my Marlin 30-30. Accurate, great sight picture, and easy to adjust.

@lifted_above 2 жыл бұрын

I read their fiber optic fire sight is a great companion to the aperture peep.

@MDR-hn2yz 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I installed a Ranger Point Precision peep sight on my Henry 45-70. Probably the best iron sight I’ve ever used.

@lifted_above 2 жыл бұрын

@@methepeeple Yeah the white or brass dot doesn't stand out much.

@terryfowler6090 Ай бұрын

Ditto, brother.

@mr.fisher3973 2 жыл бұрын

Great video - there is just something special about a lever-action 30-30.

@mikelovin7 2 жыл бұрын

Ron, thanks for the model '94 and 30-30 video, any video with those two in it is a hit with me!

@gunman-6646 2 жыл бұрын

That should help a lot of people who don't know how to sight in an open sight rifle. Good video!

@bezalelex31 Жыл бұрын

Next time adjusting windage, use a strip of "salvaged" paper bar coding from whatever and clear tape it to the barrel right under the arrow tip at the end of the horseshoe sight. use the lines for calibration marks. mark one in center and go from there. Also, use base of spent brass cartridge butted up to sight when hammering to avoid marring or scratching.

@bobcole9274 2 жыл бұрын

Memories, I remember my first centerfire, Winchester 3030, used half a box of shells. Re read Mr. Jack and got on the black at 50yds.He was my mentor and hero.

@richardcolligon4277 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and story! Just a little while ago Who Tee Who was showing Remington producing 30-30 at an amazing rate. My 30-30 story is about my daughter In-laws great uncle. Him and other men guarded the Hoover damn with their 30-30's during the second world war against Japanese fighter's. That's cool, I wish I had met him. By the way I asked Adam from WTW channel to send me a couple of boxes of 30-30. Have a great day Ron and be safe! Sincerely Ruger Rich

@husseinshariff1518 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ron can't wait for more vids from you, I'm kind of addicted to your vids now, plenty of knowledge and wisdom, I think I'm buying a 30 30 next, Thanks Ron

@paulmartin6895 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron for going into details about use of the open sight and adjusting it. I was taught some many years ago . You just made it easier for me to see how to do it . Keep up the good work and teach us what you know and like to past on to the rest of those that are willing to learn.

@loganchappell6272 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video. This one was particularly helpful to me since I do most of my deer hunting with an open sight m94 Winchester in 30-30.

@Coyhick28 2 жыл бұрын

Just got my first ever lever gun in 336 30/30, can't wait to sight it in next week. Thanks Ron for the guidance, muchly appreciated

@thomasgriffin1423 Жыл бұрын

I really learned alot from this video. Sight adjustment simplified and demonstrated in fine fashion. Love my 30-30s!

@Brett235 5 ай бұрын

I love the 30-30 round and lever action rifles. I don't hunt much anymore simply because I just don't have the time but I still have all of my rifles. Great tutorial, sir thanks.

@JDC_Outside Жыл бұрын

Such a happy and sweet dog, always warms my heart to see it genuinely. Thank you for the video, it really helped me sighting in my old marlin 336 my dad gave me when I was a boy. It meant a lot to me to shoot that old rifle again and have it sighted. Thanks again.

@vcostor 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for pushing it too far on the first hit with the hammer. I really didn't fully understand how the sight was set into the gun. The visual helped a lot.

@jjspider22 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the end when ya got the bird. Such a good gran dad. Love your videos. Learned a lot from you.

@johnwolfen4243 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Ron, Thanks, and I'm glad I'm not the only one that shoots for east overshoot with iron sights. just giving you some razz. I always used clear fingernail polish to coat the dove tail area so the sight will stay put. It's just a bit of assurance that it doesn't move in case the rifle gets dropped or I fall in the field with it. My first deer rifle was a good old 30-30.

@laurogarza4953 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. On my grandfather's 1899 H Savage, after determining center of the barrel with a micrometer, I made a tiny mark with a sharp edge and aligned the "point" of the buckhorn sight accordingly. This provided me with better information about the actual movement of the sight.

@Fredfredbug4 Жыл бұрын

Love the story at the beginning and I appreciate seeing the full process with an explanation of your thinking.

@oreopuppydawg1564 8 ай бұрын

Take a no2 lead pencil and mark the rear sight and barrel so you can see if it moves and how much it moves. When done use your gun oil on a gun rag and wipe your pencil mark off

@SantaCruzMountainGoat 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. I just bought a Marlin with very similar sights and this was super helpful.

@richardrastall3772 Жыл бұрын

I love my Winchester 1894`s. I have a long barreled octagon made in 1913 and a carbine made in 1950. The workmanship of these rifles is superb and they shoot great. Great video!

@sturisa 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron, enjoyed watching, very informative. Been waiting for my Henry .30-30 side gate since spring.

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it arrives before your hunts.

@oncall21 2 жыл бұрын

That rifle's spot on Ron. Yep it's trial and error with factory open sights on a lever action. I added an adjustable Willams peep sight to my old 30-30 and found it a little more co operative in increments. Thanks for sharing!

@wadeparker6091 Жыл бұрын

Hey Ron great video. My son just bought a 22 l.r. lever action same issue. He was not sure how to move rear site. Now I know what to tell him. Wealth of knowledge you have. Good luck and good hunting.

@darrenmcmackin330 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I been using a 30 30 marlin,my grandfather gave it to me when I was 16. Also the year I shot my first deer,a small 4 pointer. I still get pretty excited and use my 30 30 for deer hunting. Although not as excited as moose hunting haha. Love this channel,thanks from 🇨🇦

@404nitro 2 жыл бұрын

That was a great story about your first deer. Really enjoyed it. The old pumpkin on a post. That's how I sight my open sighted rifles that don't have peeps.

@lauragillam4168 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! You were great that made clear perfect sense! I'm ready to check my 30-30 now

@charleyschmidt492 2 жыл бұрын

Good video Ron, love the old 30/30! I've owned several and a couple of 32s also. My last one was a octagonal barrelled rifle. I still think the carbine with an aperature or a red dot is about as good as it gets for the Whitetail woods!

@markknivila8383 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ron, for showing us how to get the job done! Great video!

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it Mark.

@willhorting5317 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I was needing a reminder on sighting in open sights. The last time I did that was nearly 40 years ago, with a Marlin 60. Bought a Marlin 336Y .30-30 a couple of years ago, but have yet to fire a single round. It's just been sitting in my safe.😁 Maybe this Summer I might actually take it to the range and sight it in.😎

@user-jg8do3rp6c Жыл бұрын

I learned to use a hammer and a towel to adjust the rear sight from your video, thanks for sharing!

@Steve-wz5pz 2 жыл бұрын

I have a vintage micrometer diopter mounted to to my '61. I was nursing the idea of going to the traditional iron. This video effectively dissuaded me from that foolish notion. THANKS!!!

@mikehobbs7421 2 жыл бұрын

I went with skinner winged rear peep sight and winged front sight on my JM stamped 1979 marlin 336 in 30-30...fastest best pointing rifle in my vault. Ron you are a national treasure and should be protected at all cost 💪👊

@skidoorider32 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else miss buying bolt action rifles with open sights? Me too.

@tedstyle3798 6 ай бұрын

You're acting like they stopped making them, meanwhile all bolt actions are sold with open sights

@bpick89 7 ай бұрын

Using my dads 1974 30-30 this year. Thanks for showing me how to sight it in!

@AlexCausey Жыл бұрын

I was always told as a kid going to gun shows with Grover Johnson a gun collector I knew that the Buck horn sight was to be used as if it was one half circle of a peep sight.

@salninethousand2496 2 жыл бұрын

Great video once again. Due to the issue with ammo shortages the last ~18 months I bought whatever I could. So, different ammo = different ballistics such that each trip to the range I had to zero, and adjusting dovetails+ramps is both a lot of work and rather coarse. My solution? Mini red dot on all my short range rifles (lever-actions and carbines). Not a classic look but infinitely easier and quicker, and dare say more accurate due to unobstructed sight picture and no guesswork on where to position the front bead with respect to both the rear sight and target, especially as I go back and forth between different rifles. Anyway, a bit pricey but it's worked fantastically for me.

@dougclarke4540 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you once again for your instruction. Would love to see you do a sight in with Win. 94 30-30 using peep sights. Just a thought…. Thanks again

@googleuser8448 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Ron. Ive always wanted to see one on iron sights.

@CraigDaniel1965 2 жыл бұрын

My first rifle a few years ago is a 1927-ish model 64 lever action Winchester 30 30...I cherish it

@jdiehl1004 7 ай бұрын

I am 32 years old, and I grew up clean great grandpa’s guns. He was bed ridden the last few years of his life, so we couldn’t get out much, but he’d tell me stories about each gun as I cleaned them. I inherited his 336 - my favorite gun of his. I live in southern Ohio, and have never had the opportunity to use it in the woods. I made a friend in Indiana, and he’s letting me hunt with the old 336 on his property this season. I’m extremely excited, and this video helped me out a ton. Wish me luck, Ron and gang. Thanks.

@user-pm5jh8vj2x 5 ай бұрын

That’s a great story. I wish you the best of luck with your Grandpa’s rifle. Pass it on to your kids along with the memories.

@bradbo3 2 жыл бұрын

Ron dont ever stop telling old stories!!!! Its one of the best parts of your channel. I like hearing them. In the last 2 years ive lost my uncle and then my dads oldest and best hunting buddy and then this past july my Dad passed. So all the good old days stories are gone. I look forward to yours. Im 52 and now me and my older brother are the ones left to tell hunting stories to our boys who are now grown.

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

The cycle of life. Our turn to tell the stories and pass the torch.

@davidzakrzewicz707 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in those same shoes.

@davidzakrzewicz707 2 жыл бұрын

I will say that I have enjoyed turning over the hunt planning to my grown kids. Three of the four are veterans and I got a kick out of watching them scratch their plans in the sand with a stick. Veterans and their sand tables! It’s a point of pride to watch them plan and execute.

@BrucesShop Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron. I have a 1949 30-30 model 94 i got from my dad. He bought it before I was born. It has always shot 6 inches to the right fro me (I am a lefty) and I have adjusted myself to take many deer even with that drawback. i did not know about the rear sight. i was going to use a press and move the front sight over. Thanks again.

@matthewdement3721 Жыл бұрын

The hold at 50 was perfect and at 100 yard’s because the bullet rises then drops. I’m watching this video because I purchased a marlin 336 to try deer hunting with it this year with just iron sights. I’ve always used 30-06, 270, 300 win mag with a scope just a bolt action rifle. I’ve recently gotten into lever actions and needed to know how to zero the iro sights so thank you for this video.

@t08win Жыл бұрын

Hunting in my home state of Maine. One of the calibers I seem to always go back to.

@karlhammond2426 8 ай бұрын

Loved the story, loved the video. Thanks!

@tacman2893 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video Ron! I love the lever guns and have several. Use them on our farms/ranches here in Saskatchewan. I would also like to put a plug in for the 32Win Spl! My 30/30’s are awesome but I also love the 32Win Spl. Great cartridge and underestimated in my opinion. Maybe you have the juice to bring it back to life. 😀 Stay well.

@MDR-hn2yz 2 жыл бұрын

Here in upstate New York, .35 Remington is a popular lever gun cartridge for deer and bear. I love mine, I just wish ammo was easier to find.

@ejs6010 2 ай бұрын

Great tutorial on open sight adjustments. Thank you.

@jerryw5225 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, looking for just how to sight in my 30-30 and my .35 Rem. Knew if I looked long enough I’d find your answer.

@larrysayers1377 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Nice to show the real work it takes to adjust iron sights. On my 30-30s I used to get a rectangle of masking tape and draw incremental dots and lay it on the barrel. I’d line up the centre dot on the point of the windage sight and so I’d have a reference when drifting it. This seemed to help a lot if I went to far but I’d just go one dot at a time.

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, Larry.

@arthurshingler2025 7 ай бұрын

My first deer rifle too. A single shot rifle. My first deer... a 150 yard shot, too. All at age 15. My 30-30s are still to date... my very favorite rifles.... And I'm a 300 Savage, 356/358, 6.5X55 user regular user.... And I always have at least one 30-30 near by! .

@HighSpeedNoDrag 2 жыл бұрын

The good ole reverse lead. Been awhile since I have heard that and open sights RULE.

@gaberod7008 18 күн бұрын

Ide be so proud to make a perfect correction like that on open sights at that distance. Thanks for the info! I will be trying this very soon.

@sammartinez8084 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info Ron your the best

@DF4Trap 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the journey back to basics, thank you for sharing.

@chrischiampo7647 2 жыл бұрын

Great Rifle Choice Ron 😀👍🏼 Thanks For The Tips 😀

@vasilisouris4853 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Ron, I spent years trying to teach my Greek uncles you don’t take a hammer to a rifle, then you make this video lol. They never took care though, love that 94

@1loadermanjack 2 жыл бұрын

I used to hunt with an old man from Sebring FL down in the Everglades, He used a Winchester 30-30 with no sights. He always brought meat to the camp. You brought back some memories, Thank you 😎👍🍻

@johnbalasa711 2 жыл бұрын

He just lined up the top of the gun whit the target?

@MrZeke701 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron. Thanks for the refresh. I like my open sights. Wish I could see better!

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

You and me both, Alpine!

@robertrussell9336 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thanks Ron !!

@reaperhunter7297 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video I've been wondering how you zero open sights

@TheWVgoodguy22 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this Ron. I have always wanted a lever gun, but I want mine in either a 44 Mag or 45/70 since my brother and father have 30-30s and those cartridges are legal in my neighbor state of Ohio. I know that the principles are the same. My youngest brother shoots his Marlin 336 with iron sights and shoots it rather well.

@randysandberg5615 4 ай бұрын

I learn something in pretty much every video of Ron's.

@jnicksnewstart Жыл бұрын

This was a nice video. The story of nice memories. Informative sighting technique. Most of all, I enjoyed your homage to Click and Clack, The Tappet Brothers. Tom and Ray Magliozzi. ~ Stay healthy, happy, and safe.~

@victorferrari7617 3 ай бұрын

This was very enjoyable Ron like all your videos. Thanks

@givemeabreakdoc 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve got a model 94 that was manufactured in April 1919. My grandfather gave it to me in the early 80’s. The front sight is bent, but evidently, that’s how it was sighted in, because it’s accurate.

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Bending the front post isn't the recommended method, but some use it.

@givemeabreakdoc 2 жыл бұрын

@@RonSpomerOutdoors lol. Well I don’t know who did, but I like your method better. Had no idea open sights even needed sighting. I haven’t shot it in years, but this video made me want to get it out and shoot some.

@DymondzTrucking1962 2 жыл бұрын

My first rifle was a Savage 340 in 30 30 it's shot a lot of deer. I owned four different lever action 30-30. Best hundred and fifty yard deer rifle ever made.

@jamesquigley8628 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron. Be Well.

@allenrosesr.8480 2 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your videos

@sparkywirenut Жыл бұрын

I have a 1970 Western Field 740a EMN { Marlin re-badged for Wards } , had same problem , fought with it for years , never liked the sights , tried aftermarket day glo front sight , finally gave up on the open sights and put a scope on it 😀 Now it's a tack driver at 100 yards , nice video though .

@rickmcdonald7836 2 жыл бұрын

Love the splitting mall.

@user-ty6do8yz4l 2 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to middle of nowhere mountains Pennsylvania. First day was sighting in.

@northwind9505 2 жыл бұрын

That was very good information. Reminds me of shooting archery. Open sight? That might be fun. 150gr in 30-30 and 350 legend are the same in drop at 200 yards. Thats with the Winchester calculator.

@eskimoreloader 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron.

@jeffestrada6857 2 жыл бұрын

As always thankyou for the video i love watching and learning from you. I have old eyes and unfortunately yesterday with my new Marlin 336 .30-30 i had lots trouble trying to sight in with open sights. The trouble i have is even though the front sight post is reasonably clear I can’t see the target well enough to line up the post consistently for each shot, therefore the groups were just terrible. I love open sights & really didnt want a scope on this rifle so i am thinking of a red dot 🔴 instead. Anyway didnt mean to whine about my problems! Thanks again for an informative and entertaining video 👍 Cheers Jeff (Down Under Australia 🇦🇺)

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

I hear you, Jeff, and feel your pain. Try this. Focus on the target to line up the front post, then -- trying to not move the rifle -- shift focus to the front post and let the target go fuzzy. Align the sharp post with the fuzzy blob and launch. Works for some of us. Otherwise your red dot or a 4X scope are good options.

@notsofast60 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron for sharing. I do this a little different to save ammo: using a tape measure and vernier caliper and the idea of similar triangles. For example, take the depth gauge end of the vernier (pointy pin that sticks out from the end when you move it), and get the horizontal distance from the barrel or stock edge to the side of the rear sight. Get a few readings to make sure you're consistent. Then press the zero button on the caliper. The formula for moving the sight (convert all numbers to inches first) would be horizontal rear sight move needed (inches) = sight radius x error / distance from front sight to target. In your case the numbers are 50 yards or 1800 inches, 2.5 inch error, 17 inch sight radius, using the formula will result 17inches x 2.5 inches / 1800 inches = 0.024 inches. So you tap the sight in the desired direction until your previously zeroed vernier reads 0.024 inches. Note that this formula also works for vertically raising the rear sight, so you could have measured the sight notch difference, and using the result above, noticed that a difference of 0.024 would give you about 2.5 inches change at 50 yards and 5 inches at 100 yards. I'd be inclined to make a shim because those notches are around .080 inches apart, (going from memory) and will make too much of a change. Note that the formula above can be used to calculate approximate front sight adjustments, but using the target to rear sight distance if a more exact value is needed.

@gordonolafson5806 Ай бұрын

love it 🙂

@algoneby 6 ай бұрын

Good video, probably the only one I've ever seen on a Buckhorn sight.

@baconator754 2 жыл бұрын

Ron, next time you tweak that sight, put an index card or other stiff paper under the slider to keep it from scratching the barrel. I use a silver Sharpie to mark the starting point at the front of the sight, so I can have a reference. Good video.

@repairfreak 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, I celebrated with you when you finally nailed your windage adjustment, very cool! 🎉 Thanks for showing us how sight in iron sights. I learn something new with everyone of your videos. You’re just too cool Ron! ✌️😎👍

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. I'll have to show the kids your note!

@repairfreak 2 жыл бұрын

@@RonSpomerOutdoors You’ve gotta be one of the coolest dads/grandpas to have. If ever looking to adopt a 54 year old guy that’s eager to learn everything you can teach…let me know! ✌️😎👍

@tracyclaystowell6431 7 ай бұрын

worth the time watching just to hear the old stories, lol. Clay

@scottsullivan7176 9 ай бұрын

I love your English Setter❤️

@reloadnorth7722 8 ай бұрын

A buddy asked me to check his 1989 Win94AE. He said it wasn't shooting straight. When I examined it, the rear sight was aligned correctly, but the front sight must have taken a good hit because it was sitting almost 1/4 inch to the right. So I made 10 rounds and will set it straight when it stops raining. Stay safe.

@MOOSECHASER1960 2 жыл бұрын

Love my Winchester model 94 30-30, I use William's peep sights

@mrcommand060 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you

@theepicgamerultimate4831 2 жыл бұрын

Although I changed out my original buckhorn sights on my 94 with a Williams foolproof receiver sight. Prior to that when adjusting windage I would take a white crayon mark both the sight and the barrel. This way I could see how far I'm drifting over the sight in comparison to the reference mark on the barrel.

@gman77gas Жыл бұрын

Thanks..its all in the rear sight. Basic move it in the direction you want the point of impact to change

@georgesakellaropoulos8162 2 жыл бұрын

Best upgrade for model 94 is a set of aperture sights. Many companies offer them and they're easier to adjust and shoot well with. After replacing the sights there is a plug for the rear sight dovetail available. Aperture sights also change where the light reaching your eye is focused and this creates sort of a lens, which can help those of us with older eyes.

@bdwilcox 2 жыл бұрын

When I was younger and knew everything, an old timer in Canada told me a peep sight was the fastest sight for hunting and I blew him off thinking he didn't know what he was talking about. As usual, he was 100% right and I was an idiot.

@steelgila Жыл бұрын

That sounds like pretty pertinant advice, especially given my aging eyes and despite my aging stubborness.

@LionWithTheLamb 6 ай бұрын

@@bdwilcox I haven't seen a peep sight in ages. I remember a kid in the boy scouts had a .22 with a peep site.

@sosalish441 Жыл бұрын

The tap it brothers. Great click and clack reference l. RIP.

@alaskaraftconnection-alask3397 2 жыл бұрын

Great seeing your dog helping with the potato harvest and out on the upland bird hunt. That new model 94 looks like a keeper!!!

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I just wish I could get her to dig more efficiently. Yes, the 94 seems to be well built, solid, and shooting quite nicely.

@Tom-fu4cv 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos Ron. Thank you and keep them coming. Any plans on putting out any hunting videos? Like maybe the SD Black Hills hunt with the 30-30?

@RonSpomerOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

We'll put the SD deer hunt on RSOTV.com. YT frowns on killing deer videos. We might be able to edit it sufficiently to make it. Will try.

@212driller 2 жыл бұрын

Finally someone that understands how irons are meant to be used. Most people think the sights should cover the target. For years I've felt like I've been taking crazy pills!