Matthew Clark
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During break in class I give the students 15 minutes to have a soda, use the head, take a walk to stretch or whatever. A few are sportsman as am I and we often have discussions about guns, hunting, target shooting etc. during their break.
Last Thursday I just happened to have a student ask at what distance I would sight a scoped 30/30 win in at. When I replied I don't own a scope for any of my lever guns but use peep sights, his reply was an honest; " You use what, what's a peep sight"?.
I proceeded to explain but wound up showing a video on YouTube to get my point across. If it's not on YouTube it isn't real you know. Lol!
That individual was not the only student out of the 16 in class who had never heard of or seen a peep sight. I was a little surprised by this.
Am I a dying breed who still use peep sights? I have to think they are still somewhat popular or they'd just stop making them.
I explained that I Ican shoot a peep sight just as accurate as a scope out to 50yds. and almost as accurate at 100yds. The advantage of the peep for me is faster target aquisition from muzzle out to 100yds. and that's what woods range hunting is all about.
I had to prove myself to them this weekend at the range with my 94 Winnies and 336cs. They were amazed and had to try it. I think a couple of them have converted, shooting better groups with a peep than they did their own guns with scopes. A bit of an unfair comparison really because I reload with Leverevolution and Sierra bullets for ammo that is tuned to my guns and they had factory ammo.
What sealed their acceptance was busting Tootsie Pop suckers off a pegboard at 25yds with a 9422 lever Winnie and a Williams peep sight. That's a target about the size of a quarter. That puff of sugar flying through the air on every shot they squeezed off made believers of them. It's a lot of fun!
Point is at least they are now schooled in history and use of peep sights a bit and will hopefully pass it down.
Anyone else still using peep sights on anything!?
Happy shooting!
Last Thursday I just happened to have a student ask at what distance I would sight a scoped 30/30 win in at. When I replied I don't own a scope for any of my lever guns but use peep sights, his reply was an honest; " You use what, what's a peep sight"?.
I proceeded to explain but wound up showing a video on YouTube to get my point across. If it's not on YouTube it isn't real you know. Lol!
That individual was not the only student out of the 16 in class who had never heard of or seen a peep sight. I was a little surprised by this.
Am I a dying breed who still use peep sights? I have to think they are still somewhat popular or they'd just stop making them.
I explained that I Ican shoot a peep sight just as accurate as a scope out to 50yds. and almost as accurate at 100yds. The advantage of the peep for me is faster target aquisition from muzzle out to 100yds. and that's what woods range hunting is all about.
I had to prove myself to them this weekend at the range with my 94 Winnies and 336cs. They were amazed and had to try it. I think a couple of them have converted, shooting better groups with a peep than they did their own guns with scopes. A bit of an unfair comparison really because I reload with Leverevolution and Sierra bullets for ammo that is tuned to my guns and they had factory ammo.
What sealed their acceptance was busting Tootsie Pop suckers off a pegboard at 25yds with a 9422 lever Winnie and a Williams peep sight. That's a target about the size of a quarter. That puff of sugar flying through the air on every shot they squeezed off made believers of them. It's a lot of fun!
Point is at least they are now schooled in history and use of peep sights a bit and will hopefully pass it down.
Anyone else still using peep sights on anything!?
Happy shooting!