ORIGINAL: hubby11
ORIGINAL: spaniel
I have always wanted one of these for my X7:
http://www.eabco.com/Muzzleloader03.htm
Sight in and test loads with a scope mounted, then pull it off to hunt with the peep. Otherwise you have to remove and re-mount the peep every time. This and some Warne quick-release rings should work quite nicely.
I've seen those as well. The problem is, I'm cheap and since the X7 already comes with a peep, I can't justify shelling out the extra bucks for the PeepRib Muzzleloader Peep Sight. I may regret my cheapness.
Shooting open sights well is an acquired skill. How you set up your sight picture makes a ton of difference. I see a lot of STUPID books telling you to cover the intended target with the front bead or sit the bullseye on top of the post like a pumpkin. That's great if you only shoot at one size bullseye at a set range, but it's crap for hunting. I sight my guns in so I center the globe in the center of the sight (your eye should reflexively do this anyways) and then sight in so that the bullet impacts at 100 yards right where the very highest point of the curvature on the globe sits. That way I have the most precise aiming point possible with the sight, and it works for all distances and target types. I have no issues shooting good groups to 200 yards with this strategy with my X7.
spaniel, I am not sure what you mean. I found an older post -
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=3365939&mpage=1&key=open%2csight s&#3366454where Semisane attached a pic on different ways to sight in, with "H" refering to open sights.
I get that your method is different but am not sure what you mean when you refer to the "curvature of the globe." Is it what texhunter58 stated- "
I use a peep sight, but don't do it as seen in H above. I use a front bead and center this front bead in my peep. then put the bullseye on top of that. So the bullseye is not centered, the front bead is."
Thanks,
The problem with "H" is that your brain is very very good at centering something in the peep. "H" shows you centering the bullseye and then putting the post underneath. The problem here is that while it may work with a nice round bullseye, how easy is that to do with a precise aiming point on a deer?? Not very. Additionally, you then lose the ability to precisely position the post in your sight picture. It is ABSOLUTELY VITAL that you position the front and rear sights the same each time, or you'll get terrible vertical shot stringing.
I center the front globe in the rear peep because my eye does that almost automatically. Then I know my bullet will impact right at the top of the front globe. By top of curature I mean the "north pole" of the globe, the very top top point on the circle you see as you look at it. The reason I like this as opposed to a blade is a blade gives you a WIDE horizontal line on the target, while the globe curves and gives you a nice precise point.