Open sight options?
 

Now that i may be able to shoot BH209 out of my sidelock 54 i am ready to go and get some info for some nice open sight options. I have an off brand set up on it now which didnt last long " stripped out screws - fiber optics fell off" and so i got a jerry rig set up on it for now.

Other than truglow ghost ring set up i like, i am looking for more options out there. I plan on investing some $$$ into the rifle so i need a good set of sights to get the job done.

maybe something live a v peep. http://www.rmcoxyoke.com/inc/sdetail...eep_sights/390

A lyman 57 is the best peep i have found for out to a couple hundred yards which is a lot further than i can shoot with open sights .Unless of course i am shooting at the side of a barn LOL

would it fit a cva though?

probably not without some adapting. They fit the trade rifle, deer stalker and GPR . if you can compare the tang of the CVA to any of them it would give you an idea on whether you could make it work. I have the lyman 17 with inserts on the front. well worth the money. The front sight is a dovetail so it should work without any trouble

Then again I would rather you didn't have good sights just in case you make it up for a spring shoot:D:D

LOL!!

Well with this rifle, i really dont need sights meant for long range shooting, It will basically be a heavy timber, under 100 yards elk gun. Thats the idea at the moment anyway haha.

I do like the V sight but that chunk front optic kind of has me worried as i prefer a small dot for my front sight.

which CVA MD? i am wit chetmarks on a peep sight, even for out to 75- 100 yds, there just more accurate.. Ray

its the cva mountain stalker .54


Where i hunt elk, they are always in THICK nasty timber so i am just a little worried about a peep not being the best set up for this situation. I saw Williams makes a peep sight but obviously no where near the quality of the lyman.

MountainDevil54

I put a Williams FPS on my MK-85, it really is not a bad sight at all.



It has quarter minute clicks and locks screws for the adjustments. It looks and feels like a very high quality sight. Williams also offers different sizes of apetures and peep size holes. They also have what they call a a 'twilight' apeture which increases light in low light situations.

The stock apeture for hunting is 3/8" diameter with a 0.093 inner hole. I am blind and that apeture and inner hole really works well for me.

The biggest difference IMO is not quality because they are both high quality but the Lyman does have a quick release feature to move the elevation quickly and easily + they have a set stop screw to return to your original sight in spot.

the williams peep sights work great for the money spent on them. if they make one for your rifle i would give it a try.. just buy one with a little larger aperture..Ray

ok i will look into one of those sights. Ebay normally has a couple for sale.

Damn, the last time i shot a peep sight was when i was doing my hunters education shooting LOL.

I forgot all about the williams ghost ring, that would be a good choice also. you will really notice the difference between standard sights and a peep when you get a lil older MD lol..they definitely shrink those bullet hole group sizes on targets! Ray

builder459

Could you not end up with a near 'Ghost Ring' set up by simply removing the apeture from the sight????

I suppose you could yes, but williams sells a ghost ring i don't know if it will fit his rifle or not though. i forgot all about them until MD mentioned them. MD mentioned williams made a standard peep that would fit his rifle.i don't think he has a lot of options for that particular rifle as far as any after market sight is concerned lol.if you can find one that fits it, buy it lol..nothing wrong with the williams peeps..most likely what i am going to put on the Wolverine. Ray

well i got my crappy sights back on for now. I found a good screw and then did some filing and adjusting here and there, Looks good and doesnt wiggle. It will be good enough for now until i can find a solid set up.