I like to have my open sights dead on at 50 yards. If using a buckhorn sight I use the 6 o'clock hold. With my peep sighted rifles I use a 1/2 bead hold. This works great for squirrel hunting since most shots are normally 25 to 40 yards. I use a 6 o'clock hold on all the squirrels. And I normally try to bark em. But if I am a touch high it will just hit them right smack in the noggin!! Tom.