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I love to use iron sights but my eyes are getting where I can’t see the sights. I use reading glasses to see up close but If I use the glasses to see the sights I can’t see the target. I currently just go without glasses and the sights are really blurry and I am amazed at how well I still shoot. I just know the at each year it is getting worse. I have been wanting to try some peep sights but that may be worse. Anybody else in my situation benefit from peep sights or any other sights?

themauldens wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:18 am

Anybody else in my situation benefit from peep sights or any other sights?

I have Skinner Peeps on both my Henrys; receiver mounted on my Big Boy and barrel mounted on my Classic 22. They made a world of difference for my old eyes.

Lots of guys here use Skinner sights. Check them out. I just ordered their ladder sight for my muzzleloader.

My eyes are not good but may not be as bad as yours. I like to use iron sights and have Skinner peep sights on 4 of my lever action rifles. I am well satisfied with them. I have 3 X 9 scopes on my H001 and H001TM but not real fond of a scope on a lever action rifle.

CT_Shooter wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:31 am

themauldens wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:18 am

Anybody else in my situation benefit from peep sights or any other sights?

I have Skinner Peeps on both my Henrys; receiver mounted on my Big Boy and barrel mounted on my Classic 22. They made a world of difference for my old eyes.

If I install the receiver mounted peeps, do I have to remove the buckhorn sights? If I do, I would prefer to install the barrel mounted peeps. Is there a big difference in accuracy on barrel vs receiver mount?

which is best is pretty much an individual decision .... with my eyes, I need to go with a scope

Another sight option is Ranger Point. They have peep sights with added fiber optics. I have some skinner sights but might try some Ranger Point in the future. I also have the regular irons and I use a red dot. Red dots are another option and I like the ones I have on my single shot and the pump. Some guys here have also put the red dot on leverguns.

Receiver mounted peep gives you a longer sight radius. I would think yes you would need to remove the factory barrel mounted sight. They make sight blanks to fill the dove tail.

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:47 am

Receiver mounted peep gives you a longer sight radius. I would think yes you would need to remove the factory barrel mounted sight. They make sight blanks to fill the dove tail.

That sounds like something I will try. Receiver mounted peep and a barrel blank for the dovetail.

themauldens wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:11 pm

That sounds like something I will try. Receiver mounted peep and a barrel blank for the dovetail.

That's what I have on my Big Boy; a Skinner Express Peep and a barrel blank. Skinner sells different sized apertures for their sights, too.

When you remove the semi-buckhorn, slide a business card or piece of paper underneath it to avoid scraping the barrel.