Since I posted this question about the screw holes in the traditions percussion rifle, further research says that they are possibly a number 8 x 40 thread. I would say that is right being that they are used for a scope plate mount. I will pursue this tomorrow as I do have what is necessary and 8 x 40 screws. It just didn't dawn on me that, where everything else is metric, this would be USS threads.
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Good morning Hanshi. I tried a peep sight when I was a kid and couldn't make them work right, as I didn't understand that you couldn't use the target aperture for hunting, that was back when I could buy a Williams five dollar peep site for five dollars. I first tried the Lyman breech Peep sight on my Thompson Center, and it really is quite good but I discovered I don't need those precision adjustments on my muzzleloader, So I Then built one that was on a single stud that I could screw up or down for elevation and moved to the front sight to get it on for windage. that was a lot simpler and then that worked for good I built one for my flintlock, and I put it right at the original rear sight and it works real good for hunting as I can see through it and around it at the same time. Now, I just got my new peep sight built on my new tradition 50 caliber Percussion deer Hunter, and I don't know if I dare tell those on that other muzzleloader site that it has a black fiberglass or nylon stock, only weighs 5 lbs. 14 oz. and Even with my shoulder replacement from a year ago I can even hold it up and Will be able to shoot off hand, something that we do at our matches.I will take a picture of it and post it when I get a chance, I used the back two Scope mounting holes and then I could extend it back just to the edge of the breech, So the sight is actually a part of the barrel instead of being divided like the Lyman site is when you mounted iton the breech. I finally called traditions to identify those screw hole threads on the barrel and I'm glad I did. Right now it's 25 above and snowing like crazy here in Montana so I can tell you it will be a few days before I go. I enjoy your posts.
Hi Hanshi. Well, I crafted me a peep sight for that new traditions rifle and I'll post the picture on here of it. I don't know if you can see it, I went back to the a slot cut underneath the sight with a stepped ladder to raise it and the screw holes are big enough that I can adjust it side to side enough I hope to find the target. I did the experiment at length with a lineman site on my flintlock to discover that I was better off to just leave the site alone and try to correct poor shooting by adjusting powder, patches, and lube. I wanted to put in find threads grew for reason lowering site, but the metal is fairly thin and I was concerned about threads holding unit. What I used for my metal was a piece of 2 inch machine banding material that is fairly good spring steel, and yet is thin enough to be able to be adjusted.
.Buck, you mentioned something called "money". What does that word mean? I've heard it somewhere before but have never seen anything called "money".
