I got one of those $399 Wolverine rifles in 223. Cute little thing, but the open sights will not work with my old eyes. I can see the front sight OK with my pistol shooting glasses on, but the rear sight is invisible.
I have a similar VZ rifle in 7.62x39 with the 15" barrel. Same problem. Can't see the open sight.
I have a long history in shooting target rifles with peep sights and find them accurate. For hunting I use a peep with a slightly larger aperture and find them accurate and very fast to use. An open sight obscures the bottom half of your target, whereas a peep lets you see everything.
I rummaged around in my junk box and found the L dual-peep sight from an AR-15. On the CZ there is a vertical rivet at the back of the action cover. This was removed and a screw inserted through one of the peep holes, to a anchor the the peep in place.
At the same time I took the opportunity to take a target rifle peep sight off my Norinco SKS (the sight was worth more than the rifle) and install a peep. The sight was one half of a Lee Enfield L peep. In this picture you can also see the cross bolt that has been threaded into the cover pin channel.
The peeps were set to line up with the existing rear sight set at 100 yards, before the open sight was removed. The next step was to take them to the range to see if they could be zeroed with the front sight movement and if they would allow the rifle to be shot accurately.
All three of them were almost dead on at the first shot. Two required no elevation change at all, and the SKS only needed one revolution of the front sight. Accuracy was excellent and the sight picture was very good. I used these rifles in an ammo test and found the peep sight results slightly better than the rifle with the scope.
The 223 had a low shot to blow the group. I have never liked shooting a post front sight on a round aiming mark, so the flyer might have been me. Anyway, it still looks pretty good.
The 7.62 CZ and the SKS shot good looking groups at 50 yards. I would not hesitate to use these for hunting. I look forward to trying one of them in a Vintage Rifle shoot at 100, 200 and 300. The new 223 CZ has been just as reliable as the 858 I have used for 3 years. In a 100 yard test it was not quite as accurate as my Norinco M4, but still adequate. The M4 has a match trigger, a floated barrel and 4X scope,
I have a similar VZ rifle in 7.62x39 with the 15" barrel. Same problem. Can't see the open sight.
I have a long history in shooting target rifles with peep sights and find them accurate. For hunting I use a peep with a slightly larger aperture and find them accurate and very fast to use. An open sight obscures the bottom half of your target, whereas a peep lets you see everything.
I rummaged around in my junk box and found the L dual-peep sight from an AR-15. On the CZ there is a vertical rivet at the back of the action cover. This was removed and a screw inserted through one of the peep holes, to a anchor the the peep in place.
At the same time I took the opportunity to take a target rifle peep sight off my Norinco SKS (the sight was worth more than the rifle) and install a peep. The sight was one half of a Lee Enfield L peep. In this picture you can also see the cross bolt that has been threaded into the cover pin channel.
The peeps were set to line up with the existing rear sight set at 100 yards, before the open sight was removed. The next step was to take them to the range to see if they could be zeroed with the front sight movement and if they would allow the rifle to be shot accurately.
All three of them were almost dead on at the first shot. Two required no elevation change at all, and the SKS only needed one revolution of the front sight. Accuracy was excellent and the sight picture was very good. I used these rifles in an ammo test and found the peep sight results slightly better than the rifle with the scope.
The 223 had a low shot to blow the group. I have never liked shooting a post front sight on a round aiming mark, so the flyer might have been me. Anyway, it still looks pretty good.
The 7.62 CZ and the SKS shot good looking groups at 50 yards. I would not hesitate to use these for hunting. I look forward to trying one of them in a Vintage Rifle shoot at 100, 200 and 300. The new 223 CZ has been just as reliable as the 858 I have used for 3 years. In a 100 yard test it was not quite as accurate as my Norinco M4, but still adequate. The M4 has a match trigger, a floated barrel and 4X scope,
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