Sight Tricks.. whats yours

[timetraveler]

The Lyman 57 peep sight with the 17 front sight gives me excellent accuracy

 

[Big Tom 52]

The Lyman 57 peep sight with the 17 front sight gives me excellent accuracy

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]

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.

You mean you remove the post in the front sight and so it’s just a round hole, no post?

 

[LonestarShootR]

The Lyman 57 peep sight with the 17 front sight gives me excellent accuracy

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]

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.

Thanks, I have to look into that. Think I would like that too

 

[Big Tom 52]

You mean you remove the post in the front sight and so it’s just a round hole, no post?

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]

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.

Ok thank you!

 

[Rebel bull]

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

 

[old iron]

any of you ever used a rear buckhorn sight? I picked up one but haven't tried it.

 

[wiscoaster]

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.

 

[morehops52]

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]

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.

 

[waksupi]

any of you ever used a rear buckhorn sight? I picked up one but haven't tried it.

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]

Here is my peep sight, made from a small piece of angle iron.

 

[Kansas Jake]

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.

 

[Relic shooter]

Another peep sight option :

Altered jewelers loupe, peep rotates out of way when not needed.

 

[Mike in FL]

Although the hooded front sight Lyman sells is very nice for target shooting or hunting groundhogs on a bright day. But it is a detriment in the woods. The hood blocks the light; hard to see. My remedy was to keep the rear peep but replaced the front sight with a brass or silver blade, which shows up very well in the woods.

 

[sheriff john]

Different ideas for different guns. I like a black front sight for snow, but silver for hunting when snow is absent. Buckhorn sights block out too much on the sides for my taste and are distracting. I polish my front sights (even if they are steel), sometimes use candle smoke to blacken. Little steel wool and we're back to shiny. No cost, easy to do.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Different ideas for different guns. I like a black front sight for snow, but silver for hunting when snow is absent. Buckhorn sights block out too much on the sides for my taste and are distracting. I polish my front sights (even if they are steel), sometimes use candle smoke to blacken. Little steel wool and we're back to shiny. No cost, easy to do.

John I like your idea. It’s more traditional than mine.

 

[Rebel bull]

here is my favorite set up I use the red pipe in the front sight for target shooting and install a green for hunting it lets me hunt to the end of "legal" shooting time