rws_53
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I'm looking for a quick sight picture using iron sights so am trying out a set of these...compared to the Ruger V-notch blade.
Ruger Mark series pistol aperture/ghost sight blades
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AlexanderA
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I think that's true for a peep sight on a rifle, since it's close to the eye and you're looking through the sight rather than at the sight. On a pistol, that sight is at arm's length, so you're unavoidably looking at it, and sight alignment becomes important. I don't see the benefit of this peep over a good square-notch Patridge type sight. (BTW, all my Ruger Mark pistols -- Mark I, II, III, and IV -- came from the factory with such Patridge rear sights.)
I like aperture/peep sights and have them mounted on a number of my long guns. I find them much faster and more accurate than typical open sights.
But that's on rifles. As AlexanderA notes, a peep/aperture sight really needs to be close to the eye to work properly. Put an aperture sight on a pistol and now you have an oddly-shaped rear sight that obscures more of the target than a normal rear sight with none of the benefits that would be provided by an aperture sight that is close to the eye.
That said, it is true some people seem to like aperture type sights on pistols, I've just never understood the concept--it certainly doesn't work for me.
But that's on rifles. As AlexanderA notes, a peep/aperture sight really needs to be close to the eye to work properly. Put an aperture sight on a pistol and now you have an oddly-shaped rear sight that obscures more of the target than a normal rear sight with none of the benefits that would be provided by an aperture sight that is close to the eye.
That said, it is true some people seem to like aperture type sights on pistols, I've just never understood the concept--it certainly doesn't work for me.
That's what I found in my review that the peep didn't allow the same speed as normal aperture sights would in multiple targets or in fast target acquisition.
rskent
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I have a Dawson Precision front sight (looks like yours) with a stock Ruger adjustable rear sight with a square notch. This setup is about perfect for me. Aperture sights on a handgun seem like a bad idea.
Not quite, since you are looking through the aperture you have to be sorta centered. You can only be off as much as the size of the hole you are looking through. That may be enough, maybe not.
doubleh
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It's too far from my eye to work well. From personal experience and also from reading about how peeps work, the closer to your they are, the better they work. Also in my experience reskent is right about how much you can be out of line with a peep.
Although much more expensive a red dot beats any other sight on a pistol IMHO. Your results may differ though.
Although much more expensive a red dot beats any other sight on a pistol IMHO. Your results may differ though.
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The One Ragged Hole sights work fantastically for shooting circular targets. The eye really wants to make the target, front sight dot, and rear ghost ring concentric.
For non-circular targets, life is complicated with these sights.
For non-circular targets, life is complicated with these sights.
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Makes me think of a non-electric super low profile red dot. Let us know how it works for you.
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