buckhorn rear sights ,or #2 tang

[ozygreg]

i have a Lyman's sharps 45/70 ,30" round barrel 1878. #2tang + front globe sights ,
i have been looking at the buckhorn rear sight , for my rifle as i hunt deer and goats up in the mountains and climb about all over , what would be the best one to get as i shoot from 5 to 200yds in the bush and up the mountains ,
i think that the #2 tang could get bumped and be put out of sight and by the time i lift the sight the deer will be gone, so will the full buckhorn or some other brand would be good as well , and can i still use the globe sight with barrel sights or do i have to get different ones , can you tell me the difference or the best way to go , as i will have to get a dovetail cut in the barrel , so i only won't to do it the right way 1st time , thank you ozygreg

 

[rcmodel]

Buckhorn, and especially full Buckhorn rear sights suck.

They are useless in low light.
And not much better in sunlight.

Get a conventional flat-top folding leif installed, and sight it in.

Then leave it folded down until you break the tang sight.

Like that's ever gonna happen!

rc

 

[Don McDowell]

Put the front sight blade in, only change it to one made from a real copper penny. Then take a small swiss file or thin hacksaw blade and widen the notch in the rear sight out a bit. Then correlate the marks on your sight to known distances with a range finder. That way you'll know exactly where to set the rear sight when a chance for the shot comes around.