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That looks very similiar to what i did with adding on the washer only the peep hole will be quite a bit smaller on mine. Lol very primitive but we'll see. Thanks for the pic of that.Sixgun wrote:Don't know if this works but I took it off an 1893 Marlin before I had a chance to shoot the rifle. Its from the turn of the century so the idea is not new.
After thinking about it, I don't see why not, but with the reduced sight radius and the large opening, it probably would not be any better that a standard open sight.---------Sixgun
Here's another "washer" sight - the original open-notch rear was lost, so I drilled the smaller hole you see in the flat area of the washer, then Dremel'd and hand-filed the rest, leaving the arc from the original larger hole, which had to straddle the hammer/firing pin area.gary rice wrote:...actually this past weekend i took a marbles semi buckhorn sight and soldered on a washer about an 1/8th diameter to the rear of the sight, turned it into a peep sight so to speak...
Nice work on that. actually I hadnt seen the marbles version until now when you posted it. Im not sure what part id cut off, probably the top as two rings would probably blind side me. Ill check into that one, again nice work on that home made one.AJMD429 wrote:You might have seen these sights Marble's makes - part 'peep' part 'open'. Saw the very top off, and you'd have kind of a 'buckhorn' concept, as well.
The view really does look like this next picture, so the outer 'ghost ring' provides a rapid sight picture, and the inner 'fuzzy' looking one, allows a more precise aiming point (or points, if you put the front bead between or on the rings). The old-timer who showed me this sight the first time did 'windage' the same way, and nailed many running rabbits with his 39A - I could never get the hang of 'Kentucky windage' with ANY sight, myself. Lots less of the view blocked than with the conventional 'open' sights, too:
Here's another "washer" sight - the original open-notch rear was lost, so I drilled the smaller hole you see in the flat area of the washer, then Dremel'd and hand-filed the rest, leaving the arc from the original larger hole, which had to straddle the hammer/firing pin area.gary rice wrote:...actually this past weekend i took a marbles semi buckhorn sight and soldered on a washer about an 1/8th diameter to the rear of the sight, turned it into a peep sight so to speak...
I thinned down the lower part, so it would sit in the groove, and...
Not a bad view, either...
Nice work on that. actually I hadnt seen the marbles version until now when you posted it. Im not sure what part id cut off, probably the top as two rings would probably blind side me. Ill check into that one, again nice work on that home made one.AJMD429 wrote:You might have seen these sights Marble's makes - part 'peep' part 'open'. Saw the very top off, and you'd have kind of a 'buckhorn' concept, as well.
The view really does look like this next picture, so the outer 'ghost ring' provides a rapid sight picture, and the inner 'fuzzy' looking one, allows a more precise aiming point (or points, if you put the front bead between or on the rings). The old-timer who showed me this sight the first time did 'windage' the same way, and nailed many running rabbits with his 39A - I could never get the hang of 'Kentucky windage' with ANY sight, myself. Lots less of the view blocked than with the conventional 'open' sights, too:
Here's another "washer" sight - the original open-notch rear was lost, so I drilled the smaller hole you see in the flat area of the washer, then Dremel'd and hand-filed the rest, leaving the arc from the original larger hole, which had to straddle the hammer/firing pin area.gary rice wrote:...actually this past weekend i took a marbles semi buckhorn sight and soldered on a washer about an 1/8th diameter to the rear of the sight, turned it into a peep sight so to speak...
I thinned down the lower part, so it would sit in the groove, and...
Not a bad view, either...
It would be interesting to thread the inner ring of the Bullseye sight for apertures to use when at the range. For my eyes, though, a small (i.e. the 'screw-in' type) aperture needs to be back on the receiver, and not the barrel; the Bullseye sight is about perfect for on-the-barrel mounting, however.Winnetou wrote:It occurs to me that a combination of the two systems would be ideal: a Marbles sporting rear sight with a low, inverted U-shaped boss drilled and threaded for small aperture discs.
I sell the Bullseye for the Rossi 92's. That has been my experience. To me it's not a true full buck.Winnetou wrote:This is an interesting topic. The barrel-mounted aperture sight is an excellent concept. A hundred years ago, and more, they appeared in several varieties. They were briefly revived in some .22LR rifles in the post-war era. But to-day, there are few choices.
I like the Marbles Bullseye sight. It is a robust and well-thought out design, reminiscent of the past. But its lowest elevation is considerably higher than that of the standard open rear sight from Marbles. It requires a tall front sight, or one that is mounted on a ramp, especially if the barrel has significant taper. The reason for the greater height is obvious: the outer circle is the limiting factor. If Marbles would make a similar sight with a smaller outer circle—and perhaps a smaller inner circle, too—they might achieve perfection for many rifles, where (I think) the closer the line of the sights to the axis of the barrel, the better, particularly if one does much precise shooting at relatively short ranges.
Skinner Sights offer a barrel mounted aperture sight that is splendidly low:
http://www.skinnersights.com/barrel_mount_6.html
It has the additional advantage that apertures of different sizes can be used. However, the elevation range is limited, and adjustment requires loosening a set-screw. Never the less, I use one of these excellent sights on a Baby Rolling Block rifle in .22RF, in conjunction with a Lyman 17A globe front sight—with superb results. I use an aperture that is considerably smaller than that of the Marbles Bullseye.
It occurs to me that a combination of the two systems would be ideal: a Marbles sporting rear sight with a low, inverted U-shaped boss drilled and threaded for small aperture discs.
I run a Skinner brass barrel mounted peep on my Mod 60. It's a great little sight and fully adjustable. Not as nice as a receiver mounted peep, but a definite improvement over open sights. I tend to leave the aperture out and use it as a ghost ring.Winnetou wrote:...
Skinner Sights offer a barrel mounted aperture sight that is splendidly low:
http://www.skinnersights.com/barrel_mount_6.html
It has the additional advantage that apertures of different sizes can be used. However, the elevation range is limited, and adjustment requires loosening a set-screw. Never the less, I use one of these excellent sights on a Baby Rolling Block rifle in .22RF, in conjunction with a Lyman 17A globe front sight—with superb results. I use an aperture that is considerably smaller than that of the Marbles Bullseye.
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I believe it, my home made one is shooting great for me.oldgerboy wrote:A few years ago this topic was chased around here. There was one additional item brought up then. It was out of Florida from a company (actually a one-man operation, I think) called One Raged Hole. He made peep inserts for open sights. I got one and installed on my Ruger Bisley and it was great. Several years ago, about 30+ actually, I welded up a peep set-up on my Thompson Renegade. It accounted for four deer.
gary rice wrote:I like the looks of that skinner sight, do they make it in blue also?