What Every Defence Gun Should Wear

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I don't know how you could beat this, the Ghost Ring sight, for fast, sure sighting when you don't have all day to get an accurately placed shot away.
It's shown with the larger aperature, but comes with a smaller size one, which may be better for general hunting. A big advantage with this sight is the wide open space around it, allowing everything to be visible. Also, the post front sight, with the white line, is an ideal sight. I have shot most of my big game with a good aperature sight and front post.
Even with the large aperature, if I had a rest, I will wager that I could hit an old style tobacco can, far more times than I'll miss it, at 100 yards.
This Guide Gun is my sons, and he has shot all his life with aperatures sights, also. My 45-70, with the 21 inch barrel, has a 1 to 4 power Redfield.
We purchased the sight from The Shooting Edge, here on these threads, and I am also very satisfied with them. Have never had a mail order come so quickly as this did.

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The thin rim large aperture ghost ring as far as I'm concerned is the best sighting system around when the range is short and the action is fast. There's a neat test you can try that will demonstrate this. Look through a low powered scope with the cross hair on a precise aiming point. Now, move your head around as you look through the scope and you will see the cross-hair move off the target. Look through the ghost ring with the front sight on the target. Now move your head around but keep the front sight inside the aperture; the front sight stays put on the target.

Now imagine having to shoot to save your life. The rifle comes up quickly, but you cheek weld might not be perfect, is the bullet going to go where the cross hair lies? If your rifle has a ghost ring, it doesn't matter if your cheek weld is perfect, as long as you can see your front sight in the aperture, the bullet will hit at the top of the front sight.
 
peep sights

Even before my marlin left the shop I had them install a Williams peep sight on it. I believe in peep/ghost ring sights. Worked just fine a few days ago on a mid size blackie(actually red-brown in color)@ about 70 yards. I believe that any gun that you are going to be using as protection should have this sight system.
 
Boomer said:
The thin rim large aperture ghost ring as far as I'm concerned is the best sighting system around when the range is short and the action is fast. There's a neat test you can try that will demonstrate this. Look through a low powered scope with the cross hair on a precise aiming point. Now, move your head around as you look through the scope and you will see the cross-hair move off the target. Look through the ghost ring with the front sight on the target. Now move your head around but keep the front sight inside the aperture; the front sight stays put on the target.

Now imagine having to shoot to save your life. The rifle comes up quickly, but you cheek weld might not be perfect, is the bullet going to go where the cross hair lies? If your rifle has a ghost ring, it doesn't matter if your cheek weld is perfect, as long as you can see your front sight in the aperture, the bullet will hit at the top of the front sight.
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Then why do you choose to use a scope on your dedicated bear gun? For light gathering purposes?
 
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