Sight Placement, Especially Rear

[flatcreek]

Putting a new barrel together and having old eyes was looking for some advice for rear sight placement and type. Now I use a peep available from TOTW placed in the normal position, should I move this to the breech or maybe try a different sight like a Skinner or what? Like to have some thoughts from some with more experienced.
Thanks Phil

 

[Phil Coffins]

Place the sight of choice on the barrel then shoulder the rifle as if to shoot. Slide it forward and back till it is the best place for your eye. Also make sure it’s not where the gun balances in your hand.

 

[waksupi]

Widen the rear notch so you have light on both sides of the front sight. I did that on my rifles, got my cataracts removed, and was welding the notches to re-cut to more narrow!

 

[bldtrailer]

you can use a peep sight and or co witness with barrel mounted rear sights.
fore placement of rear sight I take a strong magnet and placing it on the barrel and try all different lengths till a clearer sight picture, it also depends on how wide the notch

in the rear sight is. I like to use peeps to work up loads for a rifle co witnessing ,then sight in open sights( peeps force the same sight and rifle mounting to find the rifles best load, then it's only your limitations

with open sights)

 

[oldwoodchas.]

A thin sheet of refrigerator magnet between the barrel and new unmounted perpendicular blade rear sight allows back and forth movement of the sight to make positioning easy. A Johnson rear peep sight modified by cutting in half , on an angle , and mounting it from the bottom of the tang by a single small screw is wonderful. Standard inserts widely available fit into this sight. I think the Johnson Peep sight is available from Track of the Wolf or Ml Builder Supply......