Dixie Gun Works & Spencer Rear Sight

Two Flints · November 10, 2008, 02:48:03 PM

Hello SSS,

Dixie Gun works shows in the on-line catalog a Spencer Carbine rear sight:

EP0270 Rear Sight (Repro.) For Spencer Carbine $65.00

Two Flints

Grouchy Spike · December 27, 2008, 05:02:18 AM

Has anyone tried the Dixie Spencer Rear Sight to determine if it offers improvement to the Armisports rear sight?

Two Flints · December 27, 2008, 05:33:30 AM

Grouchy Spike,

First of all, you may want to check out this link on Spencer Rear Sights:

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,22195.0.html

Hopefully, a member of SSS will respond to your initial question as posted.

And thanks for the comments via your personal message. They are much appreciated.

Two Flints

Fox Creek Kid · December 29, 2008, 08:02:24 PM

I had a gunsmith open up the Armisport OEM rear sight with the thinnest Dremel blade made in China. Then, by a stroke of luck, the slide fell off sometime and it made a far better sight picture!! The slide is worthless IMO anyway. I don't plan on shooting Creedmoor with it.

Grouchy Spike · December 30, 2008, 04:26:26 PM

Quote from: Fox Creek Kid on December 29, 2008, 08:02:24 PM
I had a gunsmith open up the Armisport OEM rear sight with the thinnest Dremel blade made in China. Then, by a stroke of luck, the slide fell off sometime and it made a far better sight picture!! The slide is worthless IMO anyway. I don't plan on shooting Creedmoor with it.

I agree, long range mine ain't! At least with my loads (9.0 gr Trailboss with 350 gr lead bullets).

I'll stop complaining about the rear sight and live with it.

I'm wondering why I have this rifle.

Two Flints · December 30, 2008, 04:45:48 PM

"I'm wondering why I have this rifle."

Grouchy Spike,

Wow, shame on you for such blaspheme

But, I forgive you

You own a Spencer because it is a representative of one of the GREAT FIREARMS used during the Civil War. From what I have read, it was never really intended for long distance shooting; it was more of an "shock and awe" kind of weapon and in that capacity was very successful when used that way by the Union cavalry.

Two Flints

Herbert · December 30, 2008, 08:04:26 PM

i have shot original carbines and rifles out to 500 meters on man sized targets and belive me once you have worked out drop you wouldent want to be target with a spoter this can be dune in about 3 shots ,when they wer yoused they were yoused by yong keen eyed men very yoused to shooting,very much lick moden sniper teams