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Just installed Skinner Receiver Sight on Henry H001T

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I posted this in the Summer Contest thread but it was getting a bit off-topic so I will repost it here.

I just today finished installing the Skinner receiver mounted aperture sight on my Henry Frontier .22lr.

I had to trim the .5" front sight I got from Skinner down a good bit to bring the POI up near the bullseye with the rear sight about midway. This was shot as I was filing the sight and was from a bag at 25 yards.

So far I am very pleased with the Skinner sight. At 66 years old in a few weeks I just couldn't see the notch in the Buckhorn sight.

I have the .070 aperture installed and find it to be better for target work than the stock .096.

The front sight was covered in metal filings when I took the photo. It is now clean and ready for the bluing to be applied.

 
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Yes, it does. The aperture can be rotated in 180 degree increments up and down. It just doesn't have a huge range. Since the stock sight is too short with the rear being up on the receiver Skinner suggests their .5" sight and then to file it down while actually shooting. I had the rear at about mid-range in elevation so I should have plenty of adjustment available at different ranges and/or different bullets.
The rear is also adjustable for windage but it looks like I got the front sight just about right the first time.
 
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I put mine on a round barrel which uses the barrel band. In the Mare's Leg its a one piece band/sight so I sent it in for modification. I told him where it was shooting and he ground off the current sight, filed a dovetail and put in the correct height sight. He did a professional job and it looked like it was manufactured that way. I like the more tapered Williams base.

 
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I just bought a new Henry Frontier model two days ago. My 62 year old eyes don't like the stock sights. So for now she's wearing a 3-9x40 scope that I just got thru bore sighting it in. This will have to do me for now. These Frontier Models a very pretty guns. I heard a story that the receiver can be taken off & replaced with a receiver that's got the brass light finish?? The shape of a Golden Boy receiver has a different profile to it. Have any of you guys heard of this receiver option??? Personally I thought this wasn't true.
 
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