CB
posted this
23 November 2008
Pat, Dan,
While you guys were talking about sights for lever guns I was shooting a deer with one, Browning 92 with old Lyman tang sight. I agree with Dan that the tang sight is the best if there isn't a safety in the way as with some of the new versions.
The tang sight helps but doesn't solve the problem of aging eyes. Mine have aged a bit more than you guys and they don't get better. You don't have to focus on the rear but I still have trouble seeing the front.
My confidence level was so low without a scope that I shot the first deer that came along with antlers just because it was close instead of waiting for something bigger that might have been further away. Less than an hour in the woods. - OK the rain running down my neck and the temperatures in the thirties with gusty winds may also have had something to do with the decision to shoot the first one that came along.
I am still working on a way to use iron sights since I agree with Pat that the rifle doesn't look right or carry right with a scope.
John