Peep sites

[Considering Africa]

I’ve always wondered why I have never seen peep sites on an African rifle. In the US amongst snow tracking deer hunters peep sites have traditionally been preferred for making quick shots in the brush or bush as Africans would call it. I’ve always wondered why express sites are preferred over peep sites for those African hunters Who hunt without scopes?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I've been deer/moose/elk hunting for sixty years and have yet to see a hunter with peep sights. I prefer tracking them in snow and have enough problems keeping rifle scope clean with stuff falling off trees. Peep sight would be very easily plugged with snow or debris. Leaf type rear sight not so much ... or not at all. I suspect peep sights are not popular in Africa for the same reason.

Also, African "express" sights have multiple leafs for different range shooting. Peep sights are fixed for one distance and any adjustment must be done via guesstimation i.e. "Kentucky windage."

 

[WAB]

LOL, may want to check the spelling on this thread. There’s a pretty vast difference between a peep site and a peep sight!

 

[Huvius]

Peep sights were often offered on all sorts of English rifles - even on what we would consider “African” rifles.
W.J. Jeffery offered Lyman tang sights on their Farquharson rifles - even the 450-400s.
Holland & Holland had peep staffs recessed into the top tang of some of their double rifles and some of the 465 Royal Doubles had a little leaf in the rib with a peep hole in it. Believed they called them The Royal India - something like that.
On bolt actions, Jeffery had a patent peep, Rigby had their own patent peep and Lyman made the No.1 (iirc) that could be dovetailed into the bolt just as the Rigby and Jeffery models did.
Lyman also made the 35 and 36 which fit onto the bolt release of the Mauser 98 (35) and the Mannlicher Schonauer (36) and don’t forget the “Climbing Lyman” on Winchester 1895s in 405 Winchester.
Some Mannlicher (and Mausers) were made with really nice flip-up peeps on the top tang - those are a cool feature.
All of these sights as well as the Lyman 48s etc were fit to African rifles.
Just depended on what the client wanted.

 

[towserthemouser]

LOL, may want to check the spelling on this thread. There’s a pretty vast difference between a peep site and a peep sight!

When I first saw it I thought: "Well, now that's a new development on AH!"

 

[Huvius]

Also, African "express" sights have multiple leafs for different range shooting. Peep sights are fixed for one distance and any adjustment must be done via guesstimation i.e. "Kentucky windage."

O.H., ALL of the examples above except the H&H peep leaf are adjustable for elevation - THAT’S the idea!
I swear, sometimes the level of misinformation on this site boggles the mind!

 

[gbflyer]

I've been deer/moose/elk hunting for sixty years and have yet to see a hunter with peep sights. I prefer tracking them in snow and have enough problems keeping rifle scope clean with stuff falling off trees. Peep sight would be very easily plugged with snow or debris. Leaf type rear sight not so much ... or not at all. I suspect peep sights are not popular in Africa for the same reason.

Also, African "express" sights have multiple leafs for different range shooting. Peep sights are fixed for one distance and any adjustment must be done via guesstimation i.e. "Kentucky windage."

What are your thoughts on the Canadian C19, I believe Sako/Tikka makes the latest version. The civilian version being the Tikka T3X Arctic.

 

[Red Leg]

Beat me to it! I thought we were going to get into a discussion of Pornhub or Only Fans.

 

[Green Chile]

Many peep sights are highly adjustable. Here's a good example on a pre-war Rigby 275. As to not seeing them in the field...while living in rural Alaska for 20 years, peep sights were one of the most common sights encountered on lever actions...so common, it wasn't even worth commenting on them.

 

[Green Chile]

My daily carry rifle living in Alaska...50 Alaskan with peep sights.

 

[grand veneur]

I’ve always wondered why I have never seen peep sites on an African rifle. In the US amongst snow tracking deer hunters peep sites have traditionally been preferred for making quick shots in the brush or bush as Africans would call it. I’ve always wondered why express sites are preferred over peep sites for those African hunters Who hunt without scopes?Something similar was often mounted on rifles for hunting in Africa.

Something similar was often mounted on rifles for hunting in Africa. On this rifle it allowed me to better use again express sights after due to age my eyesight had deteriorated.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

I have peep sights on my 120 year old Winchester 1886 in 45-70 and also on the much newer, 90 year old Model 94 in 30-30. I very recently used the 30-30 on a mountain lion. The adjustable sight on the 45-70 is original equipment (I think), while the 30-30 sports an added on Lyman peep sight. I have also purchased the NEGC ghost ring sight for a Ruger No. 1 in 243. That's a rifle I am setting up for the grandsons to use.

 

[Green Chile]

Let's see a photo of the mountain lion with your lever action? I used a lever action on my first mtn lion hunt, which was unsuccessful. I used a revolver on my 2nd, which I wrote a report here about it.

 

[Considering Africa]

Peep sights intended for the physical spell checkers and precise language correctors in the crowd. Personal preferences on where you choose to look and what you choose to look at aside, but since the point was made, I offer this post correction because I don’t know how to do it in the original post. Done and dusted.

 

[Considering Africa]

LOL, may want to check the spelling on this thread. There’s a pretty vast difference between a peep site and a peep sight!

Correction added at the bottom of the replies sorry for any offenses in my language.

 

[Hunter4752001]

Brno 602 pop up peep sight

 

[Nhoro]

I have seen a few peeps here in Zim. I can't think offhand of the owners names. A wide v is pretty bullet proof. Big chunk of metal that is unlikely to catch on anything. And a wide variety allows more peripheral vision while a peep can obscure the circle around your target. I don't think it really matters. Most use the wide v because it came on the rifle.

 

[Altitude sickness]

My latest acquisition will definitely being going on my next trip. It wears a Lyman

I never could shoot cheap buckhorn sights well. And now even worse.

I can still shoot a peep sight well. Skinners are excellent also.

 

[MS 9x56]

LOL, may want to check the spelling on this thread. There’s a pretty vast difference between a peep site and a peep sight!

Yes, the first you pay to look at. The second you pay to look thru.

 

[meigsbucks]

According to Heym’s website, a peep is an option on their doubles.