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Still tote this Win. 54 carbine around in thick stuff. Its in 30 Govt. Redfield sight.

I do not use open sights only on my bolt actions.

I have shot a bunch of small game with open sighted 22's. I have practiced a bunch using open sights with a 338-06, 375 H&H, 416 Remington, and 404 Jeffery.

Shot a couple of deer with a Model 71 and peep sights. Also with muzzleloader and open sights.

Love that carbine! Mine is a rifle in 30 WCF, not nearly as handy but I need every extra inch of my barrel to help my eyes out. Long sight radius and the Lyman receiver sight allow me to have hope that I can use it on a deer (as stated earlier in this thread). It is a dedicated cast bullet rifle and I will try very hard to take a deer with it next season.

Nice rifles gents!

Not with a bolt but going to try some with a savage 99 in 32-40

Pappy348, I sent you a PM with a possible solution for your "new" FN
Feel free to contact me as posted. Not looking to peddle anything, just trying to help. I too am fond of these guns and iron and/or receiver sights.

Got an 03A3 set up like that , on a NRA 100yd target can still get 2” groups with it .
Got some loads worked up with 150 partitions.
Hope to get another bucket list thing done with it this year .
Also a Savage 340 in 30-30 that needs meat .
Have to shoot them without glasses or use eye pal .
That eye pal is the stuff , had one of those mechanical doo floppy’s that fit glasses with a suction cup , worked very well too , but it’s lost amongst many things O put up so I wouldn’t lose it 😎
Kenneth

I suppose the krag doesn't count...





-Jake

If it's a hunting gun it counts. Great looking rifle. .30-40 is a great round.

Been a long time since I did, but I have. Kind of feel like doing it again with a pre '64 Mod. 70 this year and either the factory sights or a Lyman peep type setup.

Its fun, but I have to expect to pass on an opportunity or two I might not have with a scope.

They count in my book! Even when someond carves a 10 oint buck's head on the stock back in 1934....

I have an old pre-1900 '98 in 9x57 that gets a couple of annual woods visits. I've yet to christen it myself, but I'm not a great shot with irons & the right situation hasn't presented itself yet.

Another krag with a 7 point

1903 Springfield 35 Whelen with peep and big front sight. Shooting irons on game is practice and trust the hold game. We don’t need to count hairs to cleanly kill game. The center of the vitals and a clean trigger break.
Mauser 98 ‘06 with big square post and peep.

Dont even own a bolt action with irons. All mine are scoped, mostly with lpvos nowadays as ive found 1-6 or 1-8x scopes suit my hunting style. If im going to hunt with iron sights its a lever gun

I do, have an American version of a British Stalking rifle, pre-64 model 70 in 270 Winchester, it sits in a slim trim stick of English walnut, a very old Lyman receiver peep with twilight aperture does the guiding for 150gr npt's, cool little hunting rifle.

My Krag has been out a time or too. Have not got a shot off hunting though.

Beautiful Krag.

Love these threads.

All my rimfires wear irons exclusively, but only one BG rifle without a scope, a 760 with Williams peep. Perfect big woods gun.

Gotta be one of the nicest krags I've ever seen.