AS MY VISION BEGAN TO FADE I INSTLLED LYMAN REAR APERTURE (PEEP) SIGHTS ON BOTH MY KIT BUILT T/C AND REPLICA HAWKENS.
YOUR EYE AUTOMATCALLY SEEKS THE MOST LIGHT AND THEREFORE CENTERS ON THE REAR SIGHT APERTURE. ALL YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE PEEP IS THE FRONT SIGHT AND THE TARGET.
I ALSO INSTALLED THE LYMAN GLOBE FRONT SIGHT WHICH NARROWED THINGS DOWN A BIT MORE.
I HAVE PREVIOSLY MENTIONED THE GEMMER RIFLE ON DISPLAY AT A LOCAL MUSEIM AND I NOTED THAT IT HAD A REAR SIGHT ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THE LYMAN REAR SIGT,
GEMMER WORKED FOR THE HAWKEN BROTHERS HERE IN ST. LOUIS AND WHEN THEY LEFT THE AREA GEMMER TOOK OVER THE BUSINESS.
AS FAR AS OLD TIMEYNESS, THE VERY FIRST REAR APERTURE SIGHT I EVER TOOK NOTICE OF WAS ON A MUSEUM CROSSBOW.
SOME COMPETITIONS DON;T ALLOW PEEP SIGHTS WHICH ACKNOWLEGES HOW EFFECTIVE THEY ARE..
I HAVE READ THAT IN THE 50 TO 100 YARD RANGES THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MORE ACCURATE THAN SCOPES. THAT I CAN'T SWEAR TO.
WHEN YOU THINK YOUR OLD EYES ARE RUING YOUR GROUPS, I CAN THINK OF NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT REAR PEEP SIGHT MY LYMAN. ITS CATALOG NUMBER IS ML57/
MY M1 GARAND RIFLE HAD A REAR APERTURE PEEP SIGHT.
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I'm looking at getting a Lyman adjustable rear peep for my GPR and wondered what your guys thoughts were on that sight? I also am looking at getting a new front sight to go with it and wondered what you recommended? This will be used for hunting only. Thanks