Dual peep sights??????

[GummyMonster]

Good day,
Was thinking about trying dual aperture sights on my Win. model 94. Have a tang aperture now, but wondering how a front globe sight would work. Does anyone use a set up like this. Looking for pro's and con's, for both target shooting and hunting.
Thank's in advance
Ken

 

[CoryTheCowboy]

I've used dual peeps on a target .22 a few times. I found for quick shots, it was faster but my accuracy (precision) suffered. With the post front sight, I was much more accurate.

Cory

 

[Ganderite]

I have done it. It works like a charm.

What is required is a very large front aperture. Say a 4.5. In use, You hit what you see inside that ring. Actually easy to use. I shot some matches using it the figure 11 (charging Hun) target. That was on a Lee Enfield.

More recently I put a peep on the back of my SKS and an even larger front aperture on the front. Inside the aperture is a cross hair. For speed shooting I just put the target in the front ring. For careful aimed shots, I can use the crosshair. It works very well.

 

[mmattockx]

I have done it. It works like a charm.

Interesting, never seen a really big front aperture like that.

OP, my CIL 190 uses front/rear apertures and it is an extremely precise sighting system. Not sure how it would do for fast bush shooting as both apertures are small on the 190, but I would guess that a dual ghost ring style setup would work very well for quick shots.


Mark

 

[H4831]

As has been said, dual aperature is very precise, and has ruled the roost, pretty well exclusively, in small bore match shooting. Most such front sights have interchangeable discs, with different size peeps. Also, they have one insert which is a post, or bead, or both.
This is what you want for huting or plinking. A round aperature in the front is very poor for hunting, or general shooting.

 

[Ganderite]

Does your rifle have a round hood around the front blade? if so, shoot a test target at, say 50 yards, and them remove the blade and re-shoot, just using the front hood as the sight. You might be surprised at how well it does, and there would be nothing faster.

Just compare the group size. If you like the results, the rear sight would have to be re-adjusted.

let us know if you try it.

 

[Boomer]

My issue with a dual aperture is that it provides no index of elevation the way a flat topped post does. Sure on the target range when you have the bull centered in a large front aperture, it'll allow you to shoot nice tight groups, but sometimes what works well on the range ain't so great in the field on live targets.