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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:13 am Post subject: Re: Sight Mount |
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Aloysius wrote: |
Vince, why not a peepsight? |
Williams makes a great peepsight but I don't think they make an aperature that is big enough that Vince could see through.
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Vince Site Admin
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Aloysius Super Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Sight Mount |
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in my opinion, and I'm sure other will confirm or deny it, a peep sight is faster than optics, it's even faster than iron sights. You look trough the peep with no effords and the only thing you have to point is the front beat...
and don't forget: they don't need batteries as in red dots...
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MacD Super Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:06 pm Post subject: Re: Sight Mount |
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Normally I hate to link to a website but this report on appeture sights says it all.
www.gunsamerica.com/bl...d-goes-to/
It is funny but I have shot appeture sights on Lee Enfields, FALs and assorted SMG' and LMG,s but not on a sporting rifle so I can't comment on hunting use except for shooting a few moose throigh the battle sight of a #4 Lee Enfield.
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SingleShotLover Super Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Sight Mount |
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Aloysius wrote: |
in my opinion, and I'm sure other will confirm or deny it, a peep sight is faster than optics, it's even faster than iron sights. You look trough the peep with no effords and the only thing you have to point is the front beat...
and don't forget: they don't need batteries as in red dots... |
I agree. Unless you spend a lot of time practicing fast work with a scope, it can be a much slower process. Honestly, at hunting ranges for traditional lever-gun ranges (.30/30, .35 Remington and etc.) a good aperture sight gives up little to nothing to a scope. As to the "red dot" sights, I'm with Aloysius - batteries that are sure to fail just when you need them or electronics that break down. That's why laser sights leave me cold.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Sight Mount |
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I don't find it hard to use a scope fast and in close but you can't just do it with any scope. I use low-power scopes, 1-3x, and shoot both eyes open. However, scopes with good enough optics to do this are not inexpensive So from the cost perspective, I'd go with a peep with a mid to large aperature and use a green fiber-optic front dot. Now there's your combination, Vince.
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