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First off. As many years I have been hunting and shooting (40 plus years), I have never shot a gun using a peep sight. Open sights, scopes and red dots up til now.
Looking to get some advice from you guys who use rear peep sights with fiber optic front sights for hunting. I just purchased a couple of Lyman 57SML rear peep sights for my Renegades from T.O.W.. (Thanks to Idaholewis on how to install, I got the first one done.) I don't plan to shoot them long range. I am more of hunter than a shooter. With regular open sights I always limited my self to 100 yards max for deer. I was hoping to extend my range out to 200 yds. I will be cashing in around 30 Colorado elk preference points in a few years. Planning on doing a sidelock muzzleloader hunt up in the northwest corner of the state.(I currently have 27points). I plan on shooting 460 Bullshop bullets in my stainless for elk and 350 Hornady FPB in my blued for deer. Both guns have shot great shooting these bullets with factory open sights up to 100 yds. Things may change and I may check out other options once I get the peep sights tuned in, we'll see.
I had also purchased a Lyman front globe sight and Lee Shavers inserts. As much as the new front globe sight would increase my accuracy, I have read and was told they may render me useless to make shots at dusk and dawn when most deer appear. Especially in dark canopy ,wooded areas. In turn I have decided to go with ''green'' .040 fiber optic front sights. I will be going with green thanks to the recommendation of edmehlig. They are definitely the easiest of all the fiber optic colors to see in low light situations. I will be swapping out the red rod on my stainless barrel with green.
So the main questions I have are ;
*How do you guys set up the peep sight for different yardages?
*Do you use the scale that is on the peep sight or do you make your own and tape it over top of existing scale?
*Does anyone know where I can get screw hole plugs where I removed the existing rear open sights? (see pics)
Any other constructive recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanx, HJ
Looking to get some advice from you guys who use rear peep sights with fiber optic front sights for hunting. I just purchased a couple of Lyman 57SML rear peep sights for my Renegades from T.O.W.. (Thanks to Idaholewis on how to install, I got the first one done.) I don't plan to shoot them long range. I am more of hunter than a shooter. With regular open sights I always limited my self to 100 yards max for deer. I was hoping to extend my range out to 200 yds. I will be cashing in around 30 Colorado elk preference points in a few years. Planning on doing a sidelock muzzleloader hunt up in the northwest corner of the state.(I currently have 27points). I plan on shooting 460 Bullshop bullets in my stainless for elk and 350 Hornady FPB in my blued for deer. Both guns have shot great shooting these bullets with factory open sights up to 100 yds. Things may change and I may check out other options once I get the peep sights tuned in, we'll see.
I had also purchased a Lyman front globe sight and Lee Shavers inserts. As much as the new front globe sight would increase my accuracy, I have read and was told they may render me useless to make shots at dusk and dawn when most deer appear. Especially in dark canopy ,wooded areas. In turn I have decided to go with ''green'' .040 fiber optic front sights. I will be going with green thanks to the recommendation of edmehlig. They are definitely the easiest of all the fiber optic colors to see in low light situations. I will be swapping out the red rod on my stainless barrel with green.
So the main questions I have are ;
*How do you guys set up the peep sight for different yardages?
*Do you use the scale that is on the peep sight or do you make your own and tape it over top of existing scale?
*Does anyone know where I can get screw hole plugs where I removed the existing rear open sights? (see pics)
Any other constructive recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanx, HJ
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