New .357

[Chiro1989]

That one has a nice look Sako

[Bigslug]

I like it!
Forget the dot sight, get the peeps and a Blackhawk to go with it!

The current sights need more contrast for my eyes, I want to try a dot on it, I have other stuff to put it on if it does not work out.

That was my justification for the Marlin .357 SBL (Pic rail): I knew the iron sights on a 16" barrel were gonna be slightly better than useless.

Thus far, I've shot that, and fiddled with a few of my peeps Henrys and 92 clones from around the world. Other than the Henry being hard to load through the gate with .357 length rounds, I don't think you can screw up the base concept. They are a lot of fun.

[Chiro1989]

Rossi has a base with a built in peep site on their website for $35, I missed it the first time through because there is not a picture of the product.

[Zee]

My 16” in .45 Colt has a rail and pistol scope on it.

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It had a laser that night as well. Pure sacrilege. But, two dead pigs.

[Bigslug]

Pure sacrilege. But, two dead pigs.

Lever action origins: late 1850's, and tricking one out with optics, plastic furniture, or rail handguards on the modern production options is "sacrilege"

Bolt action origins: at least as early as 1871; 1886 if you want to talk modern ammo, and nobody thinks twice about pimping them out.

Just sayin'. . .

Chiro, you asked a few posts back about preferred loads. I'm rolling with a 170 grainer cast load that splits the difference between trajectory for carbine (1200 fps) and comfortin handguns (1000 fps), but I think there's probably a lot of sense on standardizing (the sight settings at least) around the bog-standard 158 grain loads, as those will tend to be in the middle of everything you can buy and what you are likely to load - and there's probably not much game you can't take with that formula. These guns aren't necessarily precision tools, but they can be counted on as "garbage disposals" for whatever ammo comes your way. When you're making empty brass for your handloads, it's nice to have them hit at least "sorta close".

[Chiro1989]

Pure sacrilege. But, two dead pigs.

Lever action origins: late 1850's, and tricking one out with optics, plastic furniture, or rail handguards on the modern production options is "sacrilege"

Bolt action origins: at least as early as 1871; 1886 if you want to talk modern ammo, and nobody thinks twice about pimping them out.

Just sayin'. . .

Chiro, you asked a few posts back about preferred loads. I'm rolling with a 170 grainer cast load that splits the difference between trajectory for carbine (1200 fps) and comfortin handguns (1000 fps), but I think there's probably a lot of sense on standardizing (the sight settings at least) around the bog-standard 158 grain loads, as those will tend to be in the middle of everything you can buy and what you are likely to load - and there's probably not much game you can't take with that formula. These guns aren't necessarily precision tools, but they can be counted on as "garbage disposals" for whatever ammo comes your way. When you're making empty brass for your handloads, it's nice to have them hit at least "sorta close".

Thanks, good points.