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Old 01-04-2013, 11:59 PM   #11
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Get 1 gallon ziplock bag. Work on gun inside bag- for those SPROING! moments.


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Get 1 gallon ziplock bag. Work on gun inside bag- for those SPROING! moments.
To avoid the great American spring hunt - I'll TRY anything but visibility is hard and the area being worked on is very small.

Thanks - this is outside of the box thinking !


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Default Lessons Learned

Evidently, there are two versions of Hi Viz sights n they are easily IDed by a Black or Red Key used to change the light pipes. The black Key is the first generation and it has different diameter light pipes which will hopefully solve the problem I was having in earlier post.

Version 2 has Red key and all light pipes are the same diameter.

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If you have a MK I the part number is 12935 and it includes Hi Viz front & adj rear sight. (front pin removes from R to L w punch)

Ruger CS Rep is sending me new set of light pipes as I did not get full compliment to begin.

CS tech also gave me some hints on how to deal w spring. (compress w punch & hold w paper clip.) Thanks to C3's bag set close - I was able to try this and it worked on 3rd attempt. My dental pick was just too thick to accomplish the mission. The V notch is in & God, do I hope it works !!!

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Default New Sight Range Report

1st range trip - usual trouble getting sighted in. Front sights larger diameter is a plus for 25' in but a detriment at 50' & I'm considering a 6 o'clock hold point. Need to find what ammo she likes better than bulk fodder w/o spending a fortune.

2nd range trip. The old MK I w 1.5X scope which bit me was the hero of the day. Every other gun I brought shot high and my MK II shot low for POA and I literally ran out of down on the elevation adjustment. Have read about people who had problems w "v" notch but it was a real PIA to switch out.

Any ideas ? Does anyone sell a white outlined rear sight blade for Rugers ?
Do I need to adjust my hold point ? Sight height s/b correct as I bought everything from Ruger.
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My mark III hunter came with the hi viz front sight with the red key and lite pipes. The rear sight has a white line that lines up with the front sight. After tweaking with the rear sight today, I was hitting a gong at 50 yards with no problems.


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