Videos tagged with Skinner Sights

Roy Huntington of American Handgunner Magazine reviews the Big Horn Armory Model 89 Spike Driver, a custom-made rifle chambered in .500 S&W Magnum. He highlights its unparalleled workmanship, collector-grade walnut stock, and performance gains from a rifle-length barrel. The review touches on available options like different barrel lengths and calibers, emphasizing the rifle's bespoke nature and high-quality construction.

This review of the Marlin 1894 Trapper in 10mm by Hickok45 highlights its potential for hog hunting and its appeal as a modern take on a classic lever-action rifle. The video showcases its performance, discusses its features like the laminate stock and stainless steel finish, and compares it to other 10mm firearms. While acknowledging the loading can be slightly awkward, the overall sentiment is positive, emphasizing its fun factor and potential as a companion firearm for 10mm pistol owners.

This guide details the process of repairing and completing the stock of an H&R Model 157 rifle, focusing on common issues like cracked wrists and missing butt plates. It also touches upon potential upgrades like Skinner Sights. The information is presented with the authority of an experienced firearms journalist, offering practical advice for owners of these vintage firearms.

This guide, drawing from hickok45's expertise, covers practical shooting techniques and ammunition considerations. It addresses challenges with iron sights and vision, emphasizes consistent ammunition selection for accuracy, and highlights the importance of trigger control for revolvers. The instruction is delivered with the authority of a seasoned firearms educator.

This video reviews the Big Horn Armory Spike Driver rifle chambered in .500 S&W Magnum. The reviewer, Hickok45, highlights its robust construction, impressive stopping power, and unique design inspired by classic Winchester lever-actions. He demonstrates its capabilities through various target tests and discusses its suitability for big game hunting and its premium build quality.

This video showcases a Marlin 336 lever-action rifle in stainless steel, chambered in .30-30 Winchester. The presenter highlights its 'dream gun' status due to its specific configuration, including a JM stamp indicating pre-Remington manufacture, a 20-inch barrel, and tasteful aftermarket RPP accessories like an extended lever, trigger, and hammer spur, along with Skinner Alaskan peep sights. The rifle is presented as a highly desirable, near-mint condition firearm with significant collector and shooter appeal.

This video reviews the Rossi R92 Triple Black lever-action rifle chambered in .357 Magnum/.38 Special, highlighting its features like the black Cerakote finish, Picatinny rail, and threaded barrel. It's paired with a Bushnell RXM-300 red dot sight, praised for its auto-brightness and side-accessible battery. An ammunition cuff from Skinner Sights and Simply Rugged Holsters is also showcased for convenient spare round storage.

This review of the Marlin 1894 Cowboy Limited in .44 Magnum by Hickok45 highlights its performance with magnum rounds and issues encountered with shorter .44 Special cartridges. The expert demonstrates troubleshooting feeding malfunctions and recommends Skinner Sights for this platform.

This guide details the gunsmithing process for creating a custom single-shot rifle chambered in .357 Magnum/.38 Special, built on a CVA Hunter platform. The process involves significant machining, including re-barreling with a custom octagonal barrel and installing specialized sights. The resulting rifle demonstrates impressive accuracy.

This episode delves into the enduring utility of peep (aperture) sights, challenging the notion that modern technology has rendered them obsolete. Andy Larsson of Skinner Sights explains the fundamental principle of peep sights: simplifying aiming by allowing the shooter's eye to automatically center the front sight within the aperture. The discussion covers various aperture sizes, their applications in hunting and competition, and the inherent reliability and accuracy potential of these seemingly simple sighting systems.

This video features Hickok45 reviewing and shooting two firearms: a Ruger-made Marlin 1894 lever-action rifle in .44 Magnum and a 5-inch barrel Colt Python revolver in .357 Magnum. He discusses the enjoyable shooting experience of both, highlighting the Marlin's appeal as a pistol-caliber carbine and the Python's updated action and handling characteristics. The review touches on the firearms' historical significance and modern production quality.

This video from Kentucky Ballistics features an in-depth review and destructive testing of the Big Horn Armory Black Thunder lever-action rifle chambered in .500 Magnum. The host, Scott, demonstrates the rifle's immense power through various tests, including ceramic toilet destruction, Orbeez and wax block penetration, and engaging vintage toys and a ballistic dummy. The video provides empirical data on muzzle velocity comparisons and showcases the significant terminal ballistics of the .500 Magnum cartridge from a 16-inch barrel.