Here comes a dumb question....maybe. What is the "proper" or common use of a peep sight on a rifle?
I'm thinking about adding a Williams peep sight to a Remington Model 760. The rifle currently has the front ramp with post installed and a U-notch blade installed above the hand guard. The rifles is drilled and tapped for a scope which I removed. I "assume" I should mount the peep at the rear most scope mount? I also "assume" that I should leave the blade in place?
So, my question is....should I remove the blade or leave it and should the peep be as far back on the receiver as possible?
I've never paid that much attention to how a peep is set up on a rifle. In fact, I have not seen it that often. Common sense tells me the peep should be as close to my eye as possible. And I think the blade should be left as is. So, what's the common or preferred setup? Anything else to consider?
Why the peep you ask...well, I bought this rifle on the cheap and it had a really poor scope on it. I like to try to different things and i thought this rifle would be a great candidate to leave with open sights and even better candidate to try a peep sight on. I have scoped rifles. This would be a 100 yard or less hunting setup.
Thanks for any insight. See what I did there... My bad humor not withstanding I do appreciate any help.
I'm thinking about adding a Williams peep sight to a Remington Model 760. The rifle currently has the front ramp with post installed and a U-notch blade installed above the hand guard. The rifles is drilled and tapped for a scope which I removed. I "assume" I should mount the peep at the rear most scope mount? I also "assume" that I should leave the blade in place?
So, my question is....should I remove the blade or leave it and should the peep be as far back on the receiver as possible?
I've never paid that much attention to how a peep is set up on a rifle. In fact, I have not seen it that often. Common sense tells me the peep should be as close to my eye as possible. And I think the blade should be left as is. So, what's the common or preferred setup? Anything else to consider?
Why the peep you ask...well, I bought this rifle on the cheap and it had a really poor scope on it. I like to try to different things and i thought this rifle would be a great candidate to leave with open sights and even better candidate to try a peep sight on. I have scoped rifles. This would be a 100 yard or less hunting setup.
Thanks for any insight. See what I did there... My bad humor not withstanding I do appreciate any help.
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