Shooting the Marlin 1889, 44-40, Manufactured in 1891 with a new Tang Sight

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Bryan Austin posted this 22 April 2019

I finally got to shoot my 1889 with a tang sight installed.

After only a few adjustments, I was able to score 5 1/2", 6 1/4" and 6 1/2" groups at 100 yards. I could not see the yellow @ 100 yards so I was somewhat guessing where the center was since I had the targets tacked onto white poster board. I am not a Marksman so I call this good for this old boy!

44-40 Website - https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/chasing-the-44-40 ..................................... 44-40 Videos - https://juxxi.com/channel/4440Cartridges

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Bryan Austin posted this 22 April 2019

I can't get the target photos to upload...they are jpg files. They can be seen on the Marlin forum

https://www.marlinowners.com/team-44-40/588541-marlin-model-1889-manufactured-1891-a.html#post7837695

44-40 Website - https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/chasing-the-44-40 ..................................... 44-40 Videos - https://juxxi.com/channel/4440Cartridges

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delmarskid posted this 22 April 2019

That sight looks very nice. I'm looking with my phone so I can't see as well as I would like to. Is that an original?

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Bryan Austin posted this 23 April 2019

Howdy delmarskid...no, its new from Marbles. I got separate screws and they dont hold good so I had to use some washers to temporarily fill the void. The screws dont had a thick enough taper to contact the wide hole before the screw bottoms out.

44-40 Website - https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/chasing-the-44-40 ..................................... 44-40 Videos - https://juxxi.com/channel/4440Cartridges

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Dukem posted this 23 April 2019

The news about the screws does not exactly thrill me. I bought four Marble's tang sights a month or so ago. The screws were on back order at Midway and I got those a couple weeks ago. I have not installed any of the sights yet. Hopefully I'll have better luck than you, but I'm not holding my breath.

Duke

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Bryan Austin posted this 23 April 2019

Yeah, the screws were not included in the purchase. Not sure what screws I got but they could be the incorrect ones. I have yet a chance to look into what the deal is with the screws.

44-40 Website - https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/chasing-the-44-40 ..................................... 44-40 Videos - https://juxxi.com/channel/4440Cartridges

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 23 April 2019

i copied a couple of the targets ... i think. if these are not the correct ones, please advise and i will delete this post .

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delmarskid posted this 23 April 2019

I finally got to shoot my 1889 with a tang sight installed.

After only a few adjustments, I was able to score 5 1/2", 6 1/4" and 6 1/2" groups at 100 yards. I could not see the yellow @ 100 yards so I was somewhat guessing where the center was since I had the targets tacked onto white poster board. I am not a Marksman so I call this good for this old boy!

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delmarskid posted this 23 April 2019

Howdy delmarskid...no, its new from Marbles. I got separate screws and they dont hold good so I had to use some washers to temporarily fill the void. The screws dont had a thick enough taper to contact the wide hole before the screw bottoms out.