Well guys this hurts me to say but I am getting to the point that I am having trouble seeing the sights on my C.V.A. Mtn. rifle. I am going to try widening the notch on the rear sight and perhaps cutting it deeper also. If this doesn't help what are some of the sights that you guys use? I can still see the sights on my Pedersoli Deluxe cub pretty well it is just the Mtn. rifle I am having trouble with............watch yer top knot.......................
Trouble with sights
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Have you tried going to a drug store or Wally World (Walmart) and buying a cheap pair of reading glasses?
They might have some that will bring your sights back into focus.
It has long been known among target shooters that seeing the front sight clearly is the most important thing for accurate shooting.
Combining this bit of knowledge with some cheap reading glasses, try some of them and pick the pair that gives you the sharpest focus at a distance of about 3-4 feet.
Yes, the rear sight will be a bit fuzzy but that's OK. It's image only has to be clear enough to line up the front sight with the notch and the top of the blade to aim the rifle.
They might have some that will bring your sights back into focus.
It has long been known among target shooters that seeing the front sight clearly is the most important thing for accurate shooting.
Combining this bit of knowledge with some cheap reading glasses, try some of them and pick the pair that gives you the sharpest focus at a distance of about 3-4 feet.
Yes, the rear sight will be a bit fuzzy but that's OK. It's image only has to be clear enough to line up the front sight with the notch and the top of the blade to aim the rifle.
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You could switch to a peep sight. Greg. 
Zonie said:
What Zonie said!
When the reading glasses went South with me,I went and had my 58 year old eyes checked.
Came out with a expensive pair of reading glases.
But they do help me see the target better not so much the sight. :idunno:
Been there, done that.
I squared and widened my rear sight when it seemed I had two (or three) front sights. Definitely helps but doubtless does nothing to increase accuracy . . . in the hands of someone 30 years younger.
I squared and widened my rear sight when it seemed I had two (or three) front sights. Definitely helps but doubtless does nothing to increase accuracy . . . in the hands of someone 30 years younger.
I am wearing my prescription glasses when I shoot. They are safety quality bifocals and now for a couple of years I have been wearing them every time I shoot. I have deepened the notch and perhaps widened it slightly along with a dab of yellow nail polish on the blade I can see the front sight much better. Thank you for your help..........watch yer top knot..........
Faced with a similar problem with my T/C Hawken, I opted for a buckhorn sight from The Hawken Shop. Last weekend I sighted the gun in with the new sight. I really did not know what to expect, but was amazed at the difference the sight made. Target acquisition was not problem, as the buckhorn is much wider that any slot cut by a Dremel. Then I had to play with where to put the front post. The end result was the 10 ring with both PRB and Maxi-ball. I agree that concentrating on the front sight is the key. An added benefit is that now my lowly T/C Hawken looks just a little more authentic.
Deepening the notch won't help unless you then file down the top of the rear sight. A sight picture is when the top of the front sight rests evenly in the top of the rear sight. So you see how just deepening the notch generally won't work so well.
Widening the notch will work just fine.
Widening the notch will work just fine.
Gene L said:
The sight picture I use is the top of the front sight in the very bottom of the V notch filed in the rear sight :thumbsup:
Pete G
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That can be one of the reasons he's having trouble. Try experimenting with a higher sight picture.
