Doug Hamilton
AH elite
- Joined
- Mar 1, 2020
- Messages
- 1,290
- Reaction score
- 3,349
- Location
- Washington State
- Member of
- Mule Deer Foundation, RMEF, SCI
- Hunted
- Zimbabwe, US, Canada
I missed a good mule deer buck in Colorado one evening while using my muzzle loader. I could not see the front sight which was all dark grey. I had a gunsmith replace the front sight with another that has a tiny red fiber optic bead. The next year I was on the same ridge at last light. When a buck came out the front sight looked like a very small neon light against the buck. That one did the old end-over-end down the wall. The rear sight on that rifle is a tang mounted peep.I have a NECG ghost ring I'm bringing as a backup for my scope when I go to RSA in August. The problem is the front sight on my 9.3 is black. Anybody have any hi-viz paint recommendations I can put on the front sight?
Also, hood or no hood on the front sight? My rifle came with one, but I took it off.
I have two .30-30s and a .22 that all have tang peep sights (family heirlooms). I don't actually hunt with these rifles, but if I ever feel the need, I'll be looking into fiber optic fronts for them too.