timetraveler
32 Cal
The Lyman 57 peep sight with the 17 front sight gives me excellent accuracy
Sight Tricks.. whats yours
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I have the same set up on my Lyman trade rifle. I'll fine tune the sight in with the target aperture and remove it when I hunt. I get a bigger sight picture and still have the accuracy I need to make a clean shot.
timetraveler
32 Cal
You mean you remove the post in the front sight and so it’s just a round hole, no post?
This works for me too but in hunting situations the globe doesn't do well. It's great on sunny days at the range. I went with a fiber optic front to give me a little more time to hunt.
timetraveler
32 Cal
Thanks, I have to look into that. Think I would like that too
No, not the front sight. I use the small hole target aperture on the rear sight (57 sml) to sight in and remove the aperture and just use the rear sight without any aperture inserted. It kinda acts like a ghost ring sight but I can still center the post in the front globe. With the larger sight picture, I can get on target faster. Like lonestar shooter says, It works better with a fiber optic on the front
timetraveler
32 Cal
Ok thank you!
I've been using Hi-Viz sights for 20 years the fronts have replaceable pipes and the rear is for the model 94 this gives me height adjustment with the yellow/green i can see the sights almost as long as the wizbang shooters can see the cross hair's
any of you ever used a rear buckhorn sight? I picked up one but haven't tried it.
One of my Henrys had a buckhorn. I hated it and replaced it with a peep.
Nearly all my rifles have peeps installed. That helped the rear sight issue. I filed my bead front sights narrower so that they are now just slightly wider than the supporting post. On my blade sights I epoxied a very small diameter glow sight to the top. I found a multi-color pack on ebay for only a few $$. There are enough suggestions here that I'm sure one will work for you. For many of us it's trial and error to find what works best for our particular situation.
Ditt44
40 Cal
I've gone from steel to steel with paint to fiber to fiber and peep. And that's feeling like it's not enough on my percussion guns. I'm afraid that 1x scopes are in the future so that I can focus. Increasingly frustrating.
For dovetail mounts I do like the Marbles Bullseye sight. For my TCs it is scrounging factory peeps when I find them.
For dovetail mounts I do like the Marbles Bullseye sight. For my TCs it is scrounging factory peeps when I find them.
I have re-formed them for use as a peep. Make them round with some bending and filing, they work pretty well with a wide front sight.
flatcreek
40 Cal
Here is my peep sight, made from a small piece of angle iron.
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I’ve used a piece of white chalk on dark sights if conditions benefit from a lighter sight. A black magic marker also works on lighter sights such as brass. I just put a spot or cover the whole back of the blade depending on what I want. The nice thing is neither is permanent. Also white out that’s used on documents works well.
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