Shameful secret

[coondogger]

I've been shooting for over 50 years and have to admit I have never used a peep sight on a rifle. Until now. I mounted a tang peep sight on my Pedersoli Sharps. However, I'm a little uncertain about the front sight. I still have the factory mounted blade sight in front. My question is this. Do I align it with the buckhorn while looking through the peep sight, or simply ignore the buckhorn and just align the top of the blade with the center of the target?

 

[LoonWulf]

with a peep you ignore everything besides the front sight. If the buckhorn interferes with the sight alignment/visibility when using the peep, id probably remove it and put in a blank.

 

[JCooperfan1911]

with a peep you ignore everything besides the front sight. If the buckhorn interferes with the sight alignment/visibility when using the peep, id probably remove it and put in a blank.

What LoonWulf said.

In basic training, they quickly cured the myth that the protective ears of the front sight were to be used to align the sight in the peep. NOT SO! They’re there only for protection, and the only bit aligned with the peep is the top of the front sight post. Everything else is ignored.

If you find your buckhorns are interfering with the peep, simply drift the rear sight out of its dovetail and preferably install a dovetail filler to protect it (and your palm).

 

[MEHavey]

OOC: Does the OP have a ramp sight, or a true buckhorn?

 

[coondogger]

As soon as the temperatures get above freezing, I'm going to test it out. I live in the east so my range is only 100 yds, but we do have gongs.

 

[Jack Ryan]

I just turned the other rear sight all the way down to get it pretty much out of the way. Count the clicks on the way down and I wrote that down for a quick back up if I ever need it.

IF it had been a buck horn I'd probably taken it off though. I hate those things.

 

[Thomasss]

If you want to speed up your site-in, start at 13 yards or a multiple of that until you are shooting on or on top of the bull. Then go to 100 yards. You can control windage and elevation a lot easier. When you are maybe 1 inch high at 13, it's going to put you close at 100.

Aim small, miss small.

 

[doubleh]

Just get rid of the buckhorn. It is only in your way.