1890’s artillery sights

[Ironbearmarine]

I a m not really a prepper but i have always made it a practice to be well stocked with ammo. Used to shoot about 500 rounds a month as i was competing...

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The front sight is to be an offset post mounted at the muzzle. So with a metal band saw and a hole saw i could hack out a profile. Nawww, i bought a cnc...

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Well i will add that to the list: military helo-ops overhead, multiple satellite traffic sightings, game warden fly overs, state park ranger drive-bys...

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Got my greenhouse up and growing. Even though i picked the sunniest spot, i didn ‘t think i would get enough sun so i added growlights. Kind of pretty...

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Well the gunsight is complete and mounted to the gun. Rather than mechanical methods of attaching the sight pedestal to the gun i chose simple, direct...

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yes, very similar to a tang sight, though the post type don’t have a windage adjustment. I am including some photos showing the barrel nut with the...

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well i have 50 years experience as a married man. I am most seriously pair-bonded. I do plan to heat it. I have a couple of sailboat diesel heaters that...

[Ironbearmarine]

In all the years of shooting cannons i had always had access to antique sights or optics from surplus stores. Today i decided to attempt a vernier sight...