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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

Post by Redthies » Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:10 pm

ESquared wrote:Anyway, just checking: anybody ever bought/used one of these?
Ok. So it’s here. I took lots of pics for you guys, and most of them side by side with my .357 with Skinner Express and Patridge front. I dealt with Kimberly at RPP, and she is a fantastic lady. We chatted for about 30 mins while I was gathering pre-order information. I believe their CS is similar to Henry’s. They will make sure you are happy!

On to the pics.

1- Finished install with closest thing to a pink towel I could find...
2- Pile of goodies! (Kimberly gave me a hat and .45-70 patch as a bonus).
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF

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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF

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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF

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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

Post by Redthies » Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:14 pm

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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF

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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

Post by Redthies » Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:16 pm

Money shots:

It was impossible to get the camera focused on both front and rear, for obvious reasons.
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF

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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

Post by markiver54 » Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:30 pm

Wow! I like those a lot! Thanks for the great/detailed pics Redthighs. Report after shooting please!

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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

Post by Redthies » Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:34 pm

So, you’ve read this far, now for my conclusions... Both sights are very well made. There is definitely “more going on” with the RPP over Skinner’s, and that’s not a bad thing. The design of RPPs is very well thought out, and gives you a more precise adjustment. RPPs parts are definitely works of art.

I haven’t shot the RPPs yet, and likely won’t have a chance for a few weeks. But my thought is (shared by my 30 year old apprentice who is also a target shooter and hunter) that the RPP sights will give you an edge for accuracy at the range, and in a hunting situation where the light is low (I’ll test this at dusk tonight and report back), or where you have a few seconds to line up that tricky shot. We both felt that the Skinners could possibly have an advantage for quick shots in better light. There is just less to distract your eye, and if it’s a fast shot in good light, the fibre optics combined with the cloverleaf design take a second or so for your eye to sort out.

The thing to me that really helps the RPP win favor is the wings to protect the peep. If Andy milled those into his Express sights, I’m not sure I would have tried the RPP. The peep is just really exposed on Skinner’s sight, and I worry it will get knocked or bent at some point. That’s probably a bit of a paranoia, but chit does happen when you are sliding around on wet moss covered rocks and roots here in the PNW.

The long and short of it is, Ranger Point Precision makes great products, and I would recommend them to anyone.
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BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF

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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

Post by Redthies » Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:35 pm

markiver54 wrote:Wow! I like those a lot! Thanks for the great/detailed pics Redthighs. Report after shooting please!

Mark

Glad you like it! You jumped in a bit too quick Mark I didn’t get my conclusion up yet!
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF

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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

Post by tractortad » Wed Apr 03, 2019 5:56 pm

Excellent write up on a nice looking peep-sight, Red. If all our Henrys weren't already equipped with Skinners, I think we'd be trying out one of RPP's cloverleaf peeps to see how it works with a Lyman globe. One of the benefits that RPP advertises is that their cloverleaf peep is lower than Skinner's offering - did you find that to be true?
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Re: Ranger Point CloverLeaf Peep Sight?

Post by Redthies » Wed Apr 03, 2019 6:57 pm

tractortad wrote:Excellent write up on a nice looking peep-sight, Red. If all our Henrys weren't already equipped with Skinners, I think we'd be trying out one of RPP's cloverleaf peeps to see how it works with a Lyman globe. One of the benefits that RPP advertises is that their cloverleaf peep is lower than Skinner's offering - did you find that to be true?
There’s always room for one more Henry Tad! As far as height, my Marlin 1895GS is the one rifle that RPP ships sights with a shim and longer screws as the front sight is dovetailed on a ramp. Apparently to keep it planing correctly the shim is needed. I think it is shorter than the Express when not using the shim. If you look at the side pics it might give you a better idea?
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SGC .22 LR Stripped and oiled up
BBSC .357 w Skinner Express & Patridge
BBSC .44 Magnum with Skinners
Marlin 1895GS .45-70 w RPP Cloverleaf
Marlin 336BL .30-30 w Skinner LoPro 2 and Sig 2-7x
1912 Winchester 1894 .30 WCF

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