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Was having trouble focusing on the front blade so decided to try a peep. I bought a marbles bulls eye sight removed most of the dovetail and drilled a hole through it. You’ll need a longer tang screw but looks like it should work fine. Thought about removing the outer ring but think I’ll leave it for now.
 

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Was having trouble focusing on the front blade so decided to try a peep. I bought a marbles bulls eye sight removed most of the dovetail and drilled a hole through it. You’ll need a longer tang screw but looks like it should work fine. Thought about removing the outer ring but think I’ll leave it for now.
Nice! I like what you have done there, @cgoff. Now, the next thing to do is tap the centre hole for an adjustable iris. I do like a peep sight for my ageing eyes.

Here's one I put on my Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken.

Pete

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Most of my rifles now wear peeps although they are the bulky Lyman 57's. I like these smaller styles better.
 
Nice! I like what you have done there, @cgoff. Now, the next thing to do is tap the centre hole for an adjustable iris. I do like a peep sight for my ageing eyes.

Here's one I put on my Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken.

Pete

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Pete,
What peep sight is that? I have the same Rocky Mountain Hawken and want to try the one you have mounted on yours.
 
Pete,
What peep sight is that? I have the same Rocky Mountain Hawken and want to try the one you have mounted on yours.
Hi @zerosprk! I made this one. It's easy to do with minimal tools. I used a piece of bar stock that I trimmed down to an L shape with a file. I drilled a hole in one end for mounting, and used a store-bought bolt for fixing - this screw replaces the one that goes down through the rifle, threading into the trigger area (metric M5 is the size). The single screw has never shifted, that big flat head makes it very secure. For the aperture, I drilled and tapped a hole suitable for a discarded Parker Hale sight that I had on hand - it's got an adjustable iris to suit a range of light conditions. If you can't find one of these simply use an aperture that suits, like the ones from Lyman or Marbles receiver sights. I kept the peep low so it wouldn't catch on stuff in the bush. Elevation was determined by the correct front sight height, windage corrected by tapping the front sight left or right accordingly. Fortunately, the mounting hole is right in the centre, and the lovely long barrel makes for an awesome sight radius, improving accuracy.

Full disclosure for honesty, use the search feature on this site and enter 'peep sight by Tom A Hawk'. He makes a lovely sight very similar to mine; he still sells them too. How do I know? I have one of his, and it's lovely - I just wanted to try to make my own, so plagiarised some of his proven ideas. The final picture below shows my rifle when I had Tom A Hawk's sight in place. Tom A Hawk's has some elevation and windage adjustment too! If you do purchase his, that will mount straight onto your rifle using the same store-bought M5 bolt of the correct length.

These sights are unobtrusive, minimalist, not spoiling the aesthetics of the rifle.

Cheers, Pete

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