Peep sights

[Rat Trapper]

How many of you have installed peep sights on your rifles? Which ones did you use and what do you like best?

 

[LRB]

Other than homemade, which I done for a few others, this is the only one I would consider. It is available from Muzzleloaders Builders Supply for around $18.00. It is threaded for standard aperatures.

 

[ohiochuck]

Wick Ellerbe can you post a photo of one on a muzzle loader? Have you used this peep sight? Comments.
Thanks!

 

[Richard McCullough]

When I had my GPR I had the #57 peep on it, I have one or two T/C peeps on rifles and the ghost ring on my Great American Sporting Rifle. I like them as it lets me have a finer sight picture then straight open sights.

 

[goody]

I have the GPR with the Lyman 57 and the 17A sights.I didn't want to use peep sights; but shooting right handed,left eye dominant,shooting past 50Yrds made it hard to see.I like to set my sight on the center of the target. If I shot pumpkin on the post its not bad; but I don't like to shot that way.

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

I don't have any peeps on my flinter but if I were to lean in that direction I would tend to want to stay with the more primitive style such as this one from TOTW.

Otherwise I would just make it.

 

[LRB]

Never used one of those exact peeps, but I have made a few based on that one. I used 1/16" sheet steel bent to an L. I used a 1/2" brass tack head soldered to the short arm for an eye piece. They are mounted with two screws. One screw is mounted through a sideway slot and adjusts windage. I installed a 4x40 screw back towards the aperature for elevation. The main reason I recommend this type, is that they don't look so out of place on a traditional gun, and work very well. Of course, I doubt they could be made to work on a hooked breech.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I have two barrels for an old TC Hawken that accept peeps. One is custom Douglas, the other a factory TC. The base of the sights are custom made and tapped to fit. Our club has changed rules to allow peeps at regular shoots due to so many members getting on in age. Oddly, I am the oldest member and the only one to vote against the rule change. BTW, my sights are Redfield Olympics which are now worth more than the rifle.

 

[BrownBear]

I'll add this one to the list. At $52 it's not the cheapest, but dang is it a goodun. It's tiny compared to the Lyman, and that's a plus for me. Though intended for TC's, it's a direct screw-in for Lymans. Some TCs require drilling and tapping an additional hole in the tang and some don't. If there are three holes in a particular TC tang, you're golden.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

 

[Rat Trapper]

Some good posts on this tread guys. I've got some TC peeps on couple rifles. Orignal TC open sights are also on some rifles. While not PC or HC the Lyman 57 and globe front sight are some very fine sights. As a person gets older it gets harder to see iron sights. I'm not happy with this situation, but it is a fact of life. special glasses helps to a degree, but peep sights also help. Anyone else want to add anything??

 

[ohio ramrod]

I make and use my own "third peep sights" which fold down when not in use. Their functiion is simply to use the "pin hole" lens effect to bring both the front and rear sights into focus. Since they are a focusing aid rather than a true sight they can be removed and replaced with out need for exact location.

 

[bubba.50]

an added bonus to the t/c sight is the aperture is threaded the same as williams/marble/lyman and others so a slightly larger peep could be used to make it more user friendly in hunting situations. for what it's worth, bubba.

 

[jtmattison]

I have a Lyman 57 on my T/C Hawken rebuild with Green Mountain barrel. Love it.

HD

 

[LRB]

As is the one I posted from MLB Supply.

 

[Rat Trapper]

an added bonus to the t/c sight is the aperture is threaded the same as williams/marble/lyman and others so a slightly larger peep could be used to make it more user friendly in hunting situations. for what it's worth, bubba.

This is a big advantage as having several different size apertures is a nice thing to have on hand. I keep the spare aperture in my patch box so that I always have a large one for poor light with each of my hunting rifles. For target work I use the smaller one.

 

[varsity07840]

How many of you have installed peep sights on your rifles? Which ones did you use and what do you like best?

Check out Pedersoli's #422. It's the same sight that they use on the .72 cal Gibbs. I have one but I haven't mounted it on anything yet. I've tried a couple of different lollipop tang sights both homemade and bought, similar to Coyote Joe's.
I like the simplicity, but if the threaded hole in the tang cants to the left or right relative to the axis of the bore, the windage will change if you change elevation. Obviously the more it leans, the more radical the change. I found that out the hard way.

Duane

 

[BrownBear]

I keep the spare aperture in my patch box so that I always have a large one for poor light with each of my hunting rifles.

Darned good idea, and thanks!

Of course, I'm using the largest "aperture" most of the time because I screw the inserts out for low light, then lose the blooming things before I can get around to screwing them back in when light levels rise later in the morning. :idunno:

 

[mcadams58]

BrownBear,
does the TC peep sight you included in your reply fit the TC BigBoar without having to drill and tap an additional hole on the tang?

thank you

 

[BrownBear]

BrownBear,
does the TC peep sight you included in your reply fit the TC BigBoar without having to drill and tap an additional hole on the tang?

thank you

Yes and no.... Sorry, couldn't resist! :grin:

I have two Big Boars separated by about 4,000 in serial numbers. The older one has 3 holes in the tang, and the TC peep drops right in. The one with the higher serial number has only two holes, and will have to be drilled. Since I've given it to my son-in-law, it will be up to him. He's got young eyes and doesn't need the peep yet, and maybe if his eyes hold out long enough he'll inherit the 3-holer before he has to drill. :rotf:

Another route used by one of my hunting pards, ring up TC and buy a tang with the 3-holes if yours has only two.