Crockett Rifle Sights

[Wayne/Al]

Would like to know if anyone ever put a peep sight on their Crockett .32 Cal. If so,how did you like it?

 

[rawhide]

I put a marlin 336 buckhorn on mine and I love it. the club I shoot at doesn't alow peeps for prim shooting.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

This will work on about anything.

One of my "winter projects" will be building primitive peep sights to include windage adjustment and place the aperture back closer to the eye.

 

[sbhg]

Can you make something like this?
I used the factory dovetail slot, the hole is .200" and a marbles aperature fits in it, I just need a nut to secure it.

 

[hanshi]

Hmmm, a lot of great ideas!

 

[Wayne/Al]

Joe,

Is that a bought sight or one that you made? If you made it could you explain how and mounting it ect? It looks very functional and simple. Would be really good if there is a way to adjust elevation. Thanks.

Wayne/Al

 

[CoyoteJoe]

It IS very simple and inexpensive to make. It's just a 10x32 thumb screw from the hardware store, reshaped a bit and with an aperture drilled through the thumb part. You should take care to get the aperture exactly centered since if it is off center making half turn adjustments will change your windage as well as elevation. On this short barreled New Englander 1/2 turn will change elevation by about 2 1/4" at 100 yards. The exact value of elevation change will depend on the sight radius, longer barrels make smaller changes. You have to drill and tap a hole in the tang for it. Elevation is adjusted by turning it into or out of the threaded hole and locking it with a jam nut, in this case a nut for a sling swivel. Windage must be adjusted at the front sight so it is not so easy to zero as a Lyman receiver sight but for a hunting rifle which you sight in and leave alone it works great.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

If that sight works for you, that's good, but it offers none of the advantages of a peep sight. A peep must be mounted close to the eye so that you look through it, not AT it. My peeps mounted next to the hammer are actually farther from the eye than I would like. Looking through an aperture close to the eye sharpens the view of both the front sight and the target. You needn't worry about getting the front sight exactly centered in the aperture, just look through it, put the front bead on target and squeeze off the shot. Peeps are fast and accurate, but they must be close to the eye to work properly.

 

[gearheart]

That is so cool. I will be making me one of those this winter for sure.