Peep sites

[MS 9x56]

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."

That’s because you hunt with Canadians. Americans have been using peep sights for 150 years. I have them on 3 of my hunting rifles and have only ever had to clear one once due o snow falling on it when I brushed against a branch.

 

[F. Vaccaro]

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

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Skinner? Very nice, I like them too!

 

[JimP]

I shot a old Savage 30-06 for years with a Lyman peep on it. I had two other peeps that I could swap around depending on light conditions. I took a lot of deer and elk with that rifle.

I don't see any reason that they couldn't be used in Africa on a DG rifle. And as for snow or other stuff getting into them I never had a problem using them in snow or very dusty conditions.

 

[Green Chile]

Skinner? Very nice, I like them too!

Yes, Skinner is a great option for peep sights.

 

[F. Vaccaro]

I shot a old Savage 30-06 for years with a Lyman peep on it. I had two other peeps that I could swap around depending on light conditions. I took a lot of deer and elk with that rifle.

I don't see any reason that they couldn't be used in Africa on a DG rifle. And as for snow or other stuff getting into them I never had a problem using them in snow or very dusty conditions.

Yes & unscrew the aperture, put it in a safe place, you have a very quick to use ghost ring sight.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

That’s because you hunt with Canadians. Americans have been using peep sights for 150 years. I have them on 3 of my hunting rifles and have only ever had to clear one once due o snow falling on it when I brushed against a branch.

I'm originally from Montana. Started hunting there at age 12 in 1964. Didn't start hunting in Canada until 1990. Since 2006 I have taken all my big game in Montana or Africa.

Low power 3x scope worked best for tracking in heavy timber.

 

[WAB]

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

No offense taken, we were just having a bit of fun!

 

[Ontario Hunter]

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!

I guess you're not familiar with express sights. Flip leafs to change range. No need to go back to the target range to readjust elevation. I suppose it's possible to count increments to readjust a peep sight. But I need a screwdriver and magnifying glass to count the increments and readjust the rear leaf sights on my hunting rifles. I don't expect a kudu would hang around that long. Mind you, these iron sights are only optional and only good for 75 yards or less.

 

[WAB]

I’ve mentioned it on another thread, but I will repeat it here. I am absolutely loving RJ Renner’s MorVue sights on my number ones. This is a three shot one hundred yard group shot with my two seventy five.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

The apparatus on the side of the Winchester 95 is certainly interesting. Definitely easy to count those increments! But not a concept easily adapted to other rifle styles.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

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.

I wrote a full report on it, but always happy to post photos!

 

[ZG47]

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

Mike a.k.a. YT ‘Bloke on the Range’ bought the civilian version of the C19 and covered the good/bad points of the peep sight on that rifle. I suggest that you go to YouTube and search for that video on his channel.

 

[ZG47]

The apparatus on the side of the Winchester 95 is certainly interesting. Definitely easy to count those increments! But not a concept easily adapted to other rifle styles.

Lyman Model 21, developed for the Winchester Model 1886 because the breech block on that rifle comes back too far for a tang sight to be used. The Model 21 started Lyman’s changeover to receiver mounted peep sights. The Lyman Model 36 differs by having a windage adjustment screw on the right hand side, instead of a centrally mounted clamping screw for the peep.
Both sights were—as shown—subsequently fitted to the Winchester Model 1895 and many shooters could be forgiven for presuming that they were designed for that rifle. They are excellent sights and seem to be extremely durable. I have seen adverts in Rifle Magazine, for a reproduction of the Model 21 from a U.S. manufacturer.
P.S. I wish that Lyman had kept using their Running Deer logo.

 

[R eight]

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."

M14, M16, L1A1, lee Enfield No. 4, H&K G3, MP5…….the list goes on.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

M14, M16, L1A1, lee Enfield No. 4, H&K G3, MP5…….the list goes on.

I don't doubt some guys may actually have hunted with M14 and M16 but I never saw it. Didn't know what either was until just after Christmas 1971. Ft Ord, California. And I worked in a gun shop during high school. Never saw an Enfield till I moved to Canada and never saw anyone hunting with one that didn't have the ears sawed off for a scope. But I didn't hunt around the Native crowd. I understand they loved the P14 with irons.

 

[Luvthunt]

Well, back in the day all common rifles manufactured in the USA were drilled and tapped for a peep.
Bought a Marlin lever action (25-20)at a farm sale too many years ago and it had a Marble tang sight. Used a Lyman 57 on two pre 64 and it also fit a Rem 700. In my part of the country peeps were common.

 

[spike.t]

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

Nobody took offence....just were having a laugh ....so go get a beer and put your feet up

 

[AZDAVE]

Have several rifles with Peep Sights, my favorite is a NECG on a ruger 77 in 450 Marlin.

 

[uplander01]

I love a lyman 48 on a mauser 98 or winchester M70.

 

[MS 9x56]

I have a peep sight from NECG on my CZ550 FS in 9.3x62. Not quite as good as a scope but for 150 yards and under it is not far behind