anyone make a peep/ghost ring to fit your flintlock

[jrmflintlock]

I have a Johnson Peep site on my .54

It has a tapered octagon/Rnd barrel so I had to put a taller front sight to make things line up, but I like it!

 

[MTCossack]

Lowell Haarer has used some. They're on a couple of the guns pictured in the feature article about him in the July/August Muzzleloader Magazine issue.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Yes. Seem's you could just take a flat piece of brass (thickness of your preference) bend it to "fit" the tang, and place your peep hole where you believe it should be.

Yep. And, I've got some laying around I bought from a knife maker who went out of business.

Well, I tried it. Brass was too thin and drill bit improperly sharpened. Chewed up and tore up is best description. Back to drawing board.

 

[bldtrailer]

Here's the one from Lowell Haarer

 

[jrdavis]

Here is picture of one I just put on my 32 ...found this on ebay

 

[Pioneer flinter]

Has anyone made a peep/ghostring sight that looks good/correct on a flintlock ? a sort of dyi type?

 

[Pioneer flinter]

http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy301/dgoodrich45/squirrelhunt109-19-13_zpsd9d561d8.jpg I posted this picture a few years ago
I make mine out of a piece of angle iron and drill for the tang screw and for the peep. the only adjustment
is in the front sight. shoot straight.

 

[boker]

Y’all have inspired me to make on for my T/C thanks

 

[MiddleJohn]

Here is picture of one I just put on my 32 ...found this on ebay

JR,

What brand is that?

I like its looks, how can I find it on ebay also?

 

[Grimord]

They have them at Midway. I think it is called a cowboy sight and it is made by Marbels

 

[MiddleJohn]

They have them at Midway. I think it is called a cowboy sight and it is made by Marbels

Found it ...........Marbels Bullseye model..........

 

[jrdavis]

it's called a bullseye https://www.ebay.com/itm/Muzzleloader-BullsEye-RED-Fiber-Optic-Sight-Set-for-barrel-cut-dovetails/112550609611?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160727114228&meid=acc93c2ccd434e9f82b370b03bcd6f32&pid=100290&rk=1&rkt=4&mehot=lo&sd=112550609611&itm=112550609611&_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507 they come standard 3/8 dovetail; the guy had one milled down to 9mm for my pedersoli 32 flint ithink it was $10 more check out his store

 

[jrdavis]

link to midway https://www.midwayusa.com/s?userSearchQuery=bullseye+sight&userItemsPerPage=48 they also have a fixed one for the rear dovetail . the ones on ebay have a set screw to lock the dovetail in place

 

[MiddleJohn]

it's called a bullseye https://www.ebay.com/itm/Muzzleloader-BullsEye-RED-Fiber-Optic-Sight-Set-for-barrel-cut-dovetails/112550609611?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160727114228&meid=acc93c2ccd434e9f82b370b03bcd6f32&pid=100290&rk=1&rkt=4&mehot=lo&sd=112550609611&itm=112550609611&_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507 they come standard 3/8 dovetail; the guy had one milled down to 9mm for my pedersoli 32 flint ithink it was $10 more check out his store

Super. Thanks for the link.

 

[WKD]

I made the brass one for a friends rifle the iron one is there for scale. The brass one was mounted just ahead of the tang.

 

[PegLegNC]

Has anyone made a peep/ghostring sight that looks good/correct on a flintlock ? a sort of dyi type?

I found one in the Track of the Wolf catalog that worked on my DGW southern squirrel rifle. It looks like a std. sight but instead of a notch it has a hole. I don't have the catalog anymore, but it wasn't hard to find.

 

[WKD]

I found one in the Track of the Wolf catalog

If you look above it shows the TOW sight your talking about.

 

[Scota4570]

Putting an aperture mid barrel is pointless. It will slow you down and not improve accuracy at all.

Putting it close to you eye is an amazing improvement. In use, you do not align it, just look through it. Only focus on the front sight and target.

The easiest ones to make replace the tang bolt. Attach a disk with a small hole in the middle on a piece of all thread. Adjust it up and down by screwing it in and out. Lock it in place with a nut.