Can I get a 'precision' sight for my rifle? I don't want a scope. But something that would marry up with the peep sight and give me a better sight picture would sure help. I am tired of holding the gun for long periods, trying to find my sight picture. I want a 'natural' sight that finds my eye when I shoulder the gun. Right now, I'm hunting for my sight picture. It's frustrating.
I'm currently shooting 2 different barrels on my TC Hawken. I have the factory .45 barrel and a Green Mountain .54 barrel.
I really hate the factory TC sights on the .45 barrel. The log shallow Vee shape with a dip in the middle and the round bead on the front sights -- drives me nuts. Don't like the sight picture. I have a hard time judging how deep into the Vee I should set that front bead. My elevation is always up and down from shot to shot, due to inconsistency in how deep I draw that front bead down into the Vee.
The sights on the GM .54 barrel are better. When I first got that barrel, I loved the sights. The Vee taper is not as sharp. It's more flat across the top. The bead on the front sight is much smaller, so when I do get my sight picture, the bead kinda sits right down into the Vee on the rear sight. Shot to shot consistency is pretty good. Seems like the sights kind of 'fit' or 'seat' together better.
Last weekend, I installed a Lyman peep sight on the Hawken. http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/883/1/RS-57-SML
HOLY COW!!!!! :shocked2: I really like how the peep sight forces your eye to look at the front sight. Sort of a tunnel vision effect. But I still don't like the rear Vee on the rear sights of either barrel. I'd prefer a straight, flat sight.
I'm wondering if a globe front sight would suit me, but I've never tried one.
This is the TC sight. Slow sloping Vee
This is the Williams sight on the GM barrel. More shallow, but still reletively identical to the TC.
This is the TC Patriot pistol rear sight. I LIKE this sight a lot. The front sight is a square. It's very easy to fill the rear sight with the front one. Get the elevation lined up. Look for a little daylight on each side of the front sight. Squeeze and fire.
I'm currently shooting 2 different barrels on my TC Hawken. I have the factory .45 barrel and a Green Mountain .54 barrel.
I really hate the factory TC sights on the .45 barrel. The log shallow Vee shape with a dip in the middle and the round bead on the front sights -- drives me nuts. Don't like the sight picture. I have a hard time judging how deep into the Vee I should set that front bead. My elevation is always up and down from shot to shot, due to inconsistency in how deep I draw that front bead down into the Vee.
The sights on the GM .54 barrel are better. When I first got that barrel, I loved the sights. The Vee taper is not as sharp. It's more flat across the top. The bead on the front sight is much smaller, so when I do get my sight picture, the bead kinda sits right down into the Vee on the rear sight. Shot to shot consistency is pretty good. Seems like the sights kind of 'fit' or 'seat' together better.
Last weekend, I installed a Lyman peep sight on the Hawken. http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/883/1/RS-57-SML
HOLY COW!!!!! :shocked2: I really like how the peep sight forces your eye to look at the front sight. Sort of a tunnel vision effect. But I still don't like the rear Vee on the rear sights of either barrel. I'd prefer a straight, flat sight.
I'm wondering if a globe front sight would suit me, but I've never tried one.
This is the TC sight. Slow sloping Vee
This is the Williams sight on the GM barrel. More shallow, but still reletively identical to the TC.
This is the TC Patriot pistol rear sight. I LIKE this sight a lot. The front sight is a square. It's very easy to fill the rear sight with the front one. Get the elevation lined up. Look for a little daylight on each side of the front sight. Squeeze and fire.
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