Most of my Renegades have Fp-Hawken Peeps. For whatever reason, these sights are cheaper and I believe, better than the 57SML. Most of my renegades have FPs. I may change the 57SML to a FP on one of those rifles. Some time later one of these rifles will end up with a Lee Shaver Mid Range Soule.
Does that mean my tangs & stocks will be full of holes? If yes, I may just keep what I have to keep the integrity of the tang.
When someone says one is better than another, I have to ask for them to quantify that statement.
I have both types of sights. The Lyman and the Williams FP. Both are very good but I like each for different reasons. The main reason I like the Lyman is the quick release button.
You push that button and it releases the slider to move. With my sight settings painted on the plate I can make quick adjustments.
The Williams FP peep is a solid peep. A friend of mine named Mike was the first guy that I saw that had a FP with the Gib Lock screw.
That is the knob screw that locks the slider. Back in 2014 my son was using that sight on his knight MK85.
He had to carry a screw driver to loosen the screw and then adjust it, then tighten the screw back up. I met my friend Mike on that hunt and he showed me the gib lock screw. I mounted them on both of my FP sights and that made field adjusting possible.
Which one is better?
The Lyman's have been sighted in and have not changed those sight in's in over 14 years. That's not just a single 100 yard sight in. That is 50 yards to 300 yards in 50 yard increments.
I have three Lyman's and each has 6 sight in increments. None of those has changed ever. Another thing that I like about the Lyman is with a push of the button I can slide the sight out and put it in my pocket when I am ridding a motor cycle, or a horse, or if I am in shale rock and I just want to protect the sight. Even riding in the seat of the truck with a couple rifles. Sights can get banged up. When I remove the slider Like this I don't worry about bumping it.
The Williams is a over all smaller more compact sight. With the addition of the Gib Lock screw it is a solid sight. But the gib lock screw must be fitted for it to work.
The FP isn't as fast to adjust in the field. And taking it off like I do the Lyman is far more time consuming. I have never taken one off just to protect it like I do the Lyman it takes too long to do it.
If I were making a target rifle only I would just go with a Lee shavers mid range with a Hadley eye cup. That by far is the best dedicated target sight that has been discussed.
If I was setting up a hunting gun that often plays out to 300 or 400 yards then decide witch better suits your needs.