Hello all and Happy 4th!

I have a KRB that I'm going to use for both rifle and ML season here in MN. I have to have open sights during ML season, but can use the scope for rifle season. Would it be better to keep the scope on it for rifle season and then go with the standard open sights for ML, or would it be better to maybe look forsome sort of peep sight and just use that for both seasons? I have never shoot anything with a peep sight on it, but understand that they're a good sight. If you recommend the peep sight, do you have any idea where to get a good peep for the KRB? Are there different qualities of peepsor are some better than others? Lastly, if I go with a peep sight, should I stick with the front fiber optic sight or change it to some other type of sight?

Thanks for all the help guys.
Vince

Use some Warne QD rings so you can take the scope off during muzzleloader season. I have to do the same thing here in Wisconsin. As for whether a peep sight is better then the standard sights.. there are a few schools of thought on that.

I will not argue the point that on the target range, in the middle of the day, a peep sight will shoot better groups then a standard fiber optic sights. But take those same sights into a march, or Balsam thicket, or a place where shadows can play games.. and the fiber optics will literally shine while the peep starts to give sight problems. The peep sight answer in this case is shoot through the Ghost Ring. So after you take the aperture out, don't loose that.. I usually find a way to.

The peep sight is better for long range shooting. Where I hunt, my standard shot is 50 yards, maybe once in a great while a little longer. Standard sights will do that easy. If you hunt open fields, the peep might be an advantage.

Peep sights take some getting used to but once you learn them they are a great open sight system. I think a fiber optic can do the same thing with practice. All you need do is practice.

Its a hard decision, but only you can make it. As for the front sight question, try it with the fiber optics. If it does not work, then change it. There are some good peep sights out there. Check the Tru Glo with a fiber optic glow points, or the RMC V-peep. Williams also makes a good peep sight.

Someone needs to invent a peep sight that you can put on the rear base of your scope base, and lock it down with a QD system.

Here is a pretty good set up:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...&noImage=0

this set up is very easy to see through and should provide you will very quick, accurate shots out to at least 100 yards.

Although currently, I am experimenting with this sights front fiberoptic sight and on the rear I am using a williams peep. It is pretty close to feeling like you are looking through a scope. However, on the williams peep I have what is called a "twilight peep". Much bigger appeture than the peep it comes with and has a brass ring to increase its visibility in low light. As as stated already, if it is really dark, you can unscrew the peep and use the ghost ring.

That is a pretty cool peep. I might have to buy that just to play with it.

In Part the answer depends on you your age and how good your vision is; a youg person with 20/20 vision and excellant night vision that is a natural good shoot can do well with any good sights if you are older or have bad vision and need glasses or have poor night vision there are ways to compensate. One of the best liked by use older folks is the scope if ignorant law makers prevent that then the Ghost Ring. I am 71 and have had to wear byfocals since I was 60 I can not even get a clear sight picture any more so when I have to use iron sights I use a Ghost Ring that I made my self to fit my needs it allows me to shoot 3 inch groups and shoot at twilight. Lee

I can't tell by the picture, what the front sight is. Is it a fiber optic enclased in glass for protection? I like the looks of this sight, looks like it would be fast to get on a deer. When I FL hunt we drive deer, so i need something that gets on a deer fast but is very accurate. Thanks for showing us this.
Chap Gleason

A lot of us old folks (>50) are far sighted, so the front sights with two fiber optic dots turn out to be 4 blurry sight. One way I got around that was buying this sight from RMC Sports called the V-peep, it is only $30 a couple of years ago.
Chap

Way to bulky. I prefer their other tru glo ghost ring sights they offer.

Thanks guys. I really like the looks of the Tru Glo sight. I might have to try to get it later this summer. My eyesight is okayish, corrected to 20/20 with glasses. The areaI will hunt this year is a small clearing with trees, brush, and more trees all around. I don't know how much I will hunt during rifle season, as there's a lot of hunters on either side, and you don't see too many deer.Nobody hunts ML season, so I have the whole place to myself. So, I think it would probably be better to get a good setup that I'm comfortable with for ML season and use that for a few days during rifle season.