Post by: cyotewa on January 14, 2015, 10:09:07 PM
Post by: Bigsmoke on January 14, 2015, 11:25:18 PM
Post by: Semisane on January 15, 2015, 09:45:54 AM
Quote from: "bigsmoke"
Don't know, I'm still a fat guy.
Me too. And the GP fits me perfectly. Better the the Renegade and much better than the TC Hawken.
Post by: prairie dog on January 15, 2015, 10:04:22 AM
Post by: cyotewa on January 15, 2015, 09:59:49 PM
Post by: cyotewa on January 23, 2015, 08:34:10 PM
Post by: snake eyes on January 23, 2015, 09:23:00 PM
Quote from: "cyotewa"
Now all I have to do is drill & tap a hole in the tang and start burning powder in it.
Sure like to see some targets when your done burning powder. Don't ask why,but for whatever reason I have never been a fan of peep-sites. :shake [/color]
Post by: Bigsmoke on January 23, 2015, 09:43:52 PM
Me neither. it drove me nuts trying to shoot that M-14, years and years ago. I could do it, but I didn't like it.
John
Post by: Fletcher on January 23, 2015, 11:54:47 PM
Fits him great - don't know what to tell you
Post by: Roaddog on January 24, 2015, 07:29:21 AM
Post by: forest on January 24, 2015, 08:38:44 AM
Quote from: "Semisane"
Quote from: "bigsmoke"Don't know, I'm still a fat guy.
:hairy
Post by: prairie dog on January 24, 2015, 08:59:20 AM
No. They will not let you use it in primitive matches.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/Sells/Sells%20firearms/DSCF1338.jpg)
Post by: cyotewa on January 24, 2015, 10:51:53 PM
Post by: Roaddog on January 25, 2015, 06:39:04 AM
Post by: prairie dog on January 25, 2015, 11:58:17 AM
Quote from: "cyotewa"
Don't know why peeps can't be used, they were invented and used 15 centuries before gunpowder. Guess that wasn't primitive enough;-)
One can make a primitive peep sight. I haven't seen many for sale. The argument I hear against the few original rifles with peep sights is "they were added to the rifle after 1840". I don't have evidence either way.
Some shoots have let me use the Lyman peep on that rifle and others won't. It depends on who is running the shoot.
Post by: Rocklock on January 27, 2015, 12:20:47 PM
Post by: RobD on June 09, 2015, 05:27:59 AM
peep sights are **SO** much more consistently accurate than u/post sights, but perhaps not so good for early 18th century warfare where there was little aiming required of the weapon of the day - the smoothbore. buffalo hunters of the early to mid 19th century used them on both cap and flint lock rifles to down far off plains bison. moving from caplocks to bpcr long guns, the simple peep got a major upgrade with vernier tang and soule windage, and then a hooded front globe.
Post by: Geezer in NH on June 09, 2015, 04:53:01 PM
Post by: rollingb on June 09, 2015, 10:35:41 PM
Quote from: "cyotewa"
Don't know why peeps can't be used, they were invented and used 15 centuries before gunpowder. Guess that wasn't primitive enough;-)I'd be interested in seeing some pictures, of peep sights that were invented and used on rifles 15 centuries before gunpowder.
Post by: Semisane on June 09, 2015, 11:00:15 PM
, but some early crossbows (before gunpowder) had peep sights.
Post by: rollingb on June 10, 2015, 12:53:48 AM
If peep sights can be readily documented on ancient crossbows,... I would think it should be even easier to document "peeps" on early muzzleloaders.
Post by: Semisane on June 10, 2015, 09:45:24 AM
Post by: rollingb on June 10, 2015, 11:54:56 AM
I'd gladly like to see earlier dates documented, as I like aperture sights myself.