Globe front sights

[Crow#21957]

For those of you who have used peeps and globe sights on any type gun did you like them. I'm NOT TALKING HUNTING.
I'm looking at a lyman globe front sight with skinny post in it with small round dot on top of the post.
I also may try a not globe but dovetail front sight with brass dot on top.
I'm just trying my best to find something I can see. I'm seeing my thick blade post fairly well but it gets fuzzy at top of post so that causes me to string shots vertically.
Thankyou very much
I really don't want to go unmentionables with
scope.

 

[deerstalkert]

Crow, i was having a terrible time seeing my front sights. Just by forgetfulness i shot a target with my reading glasses on. made a world of difference .
i also switched to the TC globe front with different inserts. i settled on the tiny circle one. center it on the bull, center the front in the peep and it shrunk my groups to groups instead of patterns.

 

[Crow#21957]

Thanks
I hope to find a insert that I can hit a squirrels head out to maybe 30 yards.
I said in my pist not for hunting. I said that to maybe stop a big debate before it started. Lol
Getting you feed back confirms for me to go ahead and get the globe.
Thanks again

 

[deerstalkert]

Crow, if you get one that will take inserts, and it has no inserts included, message me, i have several set's of inserts. don't need that many!

 

[Crow#21957]

Ok I sure appreciate it. I will let you know how it turns out.Thanks

 

[Bad Karma]

and Lee Shaver Gunsmithing sells the best inserts available for the Lyman globe. Very thin wire and various aperture sizes. (the small circular one Deerstalker’s talking about

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

CROW - Before you go buy new sights ... if you wear glasses or wear shooting glasses whilst shootin' ... try adding an aperture to your glasses!

I did and I can now see the front sight clearly like I did when I was a kid! Last Winter at our milsurp rifle SAT morning shoots, I was trading off 1st or 2nd place with the Capt of our Rifle Team (our Club sends 30 shooters to Camp Perry every Summer) even when using an ol' black powdah cartridge 1873 Italian Vetterl-Vitali rifle. One day I shot a 10-shot witnessed 4" group with it offhand at 100-yards. Point is ... not bragging mind you, but just illustrating how I can now see the front sight(s)!

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...our-glasses-so-you-can-see-the-sights.160334/

 

[nkbj]

Been threatening for about twenty years to do something with this one.

And these molds need a barrel that will need a good front sight. : )

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Ive always called those Lyman 17A globe sights.
My 1871 H&R came with one.
You cant buy just one insert, you get to buy a set, then another set....

 

[SciAggie]

It’s counter intuitive, but you may find the large aperture front insert to be more accurate than a small one. Intuition says “the small one gives less error”. The large one however allows more light and gives you better alignment around the target. Play with it and see what works for you.

 

[cannonball1]

has anyone ever used a globe front sight with inserts with a leaf rear sight?

 

[kelvinator]

has anyone ever used a globe front sight with inserts with a leaf rear sight?

Yes, but not on a muzzleloader.
I have a vintage Weihrauch air rifle configured this way, it works okay but for sure is better with a rear peep.

 

[sheriff john]

I have an original "Hackney" M/L percussion target rifle that came with a "globe" (covered) front sight and a leaf rear sight. The actual front sight was a small silver bead atop a very thin metal blade. Unfortunately, some one knocked it over, breaking the sight. I have the tube and the base but the inside is long gone. So ...yes, covered or "Globe" sights were in use in the 19th century.

On my rifle, the bead fit perfectly in the middle of the leaf. So, when aligned, it was quite precise.

 

[BillinOregon]

Crow, don't overlook the combination front sight. It is not nearly as versatile as the Lyman 17, but traditional and serviceable.
https://montanavintagearms.com/product/mva-combination-front-sight/

 

[wiscoaster]

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[ronaldrothb49]

I Have used Lyman and Redfield globe front sights with both open and aperture rear sights on my target rifles. Most of the inserts that come with them you will never use. I have had best results using a post inset with open sights and one of the inserts with the hole for aperture sights. you just have to try different inserts to find the ones that work best for you.