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    OOD's Guns and ammo columnists Linda Miller and Keith Cunningham provide insight on the use of a peep sight on a .30-30.
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    For years before we got the Elcan C79 3.4x sights, all C7s issued had peep sights. Flip type, one with a slightly larger aperture, one for closer range, the other for further out.

    The human eye possesses the innate ability to center the top of the front post / blade with the center of the circle in swift fashion. My dad opted for one on his Rem 7600, over the standard iron rear sight.

    In a market that seems to want to slap an optic on everything rifle....irons, including peep sights are still a decent go to. In fact all my centerfire rifles have them, even if one of them has a scope mounted on see through rings.
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    Definitely nothing wrong with a peep sight I can consistently hit clays a 100 yards with my rem 740 30/06. Also the deer definitely can’t tell the deference.
    They say the only good wolf is a dead wolf, If that’s the case than I’ve reformed many a wolf.

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    I made a peep site insert for my 94 and while I liked it in bright conditions, it made it harder to shoot in low light conditions. Went back to buckhorn insert.

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    My first experience with a peep sight was on a BSA heavy barrel .22 target rifle and I became a fan. There's a Skinner peep on my Ruger 77/44 and it works very well out to 100 yards.

    I like scopes too but one quote from the "experts" in their answer made me wince.

    The other nice thing about a telescopic sight is that it’s easier to properly identify game at dawn and dusk when you usually expect the most action.
    Using your rifle scope to "properly identify game" is a very bad practice. If you haven't identified what you see as game you have absolutely no business pointing your rifle at it. Use binoculars instead.
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    Unfortunately my eyes never worked for any kinds of sites since I was real young.
    Only scope for this guy.
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    I have a very hard time seeing through my peep sight in the evening when light gets low. Especially on a dark target.
    Otherwise, it does the job. I'm thinking about using a Fibre optic front site to solve the issue. I'm really not interested in using a scope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badenoch View Post
    My first experience with a peep sight was on a BSA heavy barrel .22 target rifle and I became a fan. There's a Skinner peep on my Ruger 77/44 and it works very well out to 100 yards.

    I like scopes too but one quote from the "experts" in their answer made me wince.



    Using your rifle scope to "properly identify game" is a very bad practice. If you haven't identified what you see as game you have absolutely no business pointing your rifle at it. Use binoculars instead.
    Great advice. I've seen it done by an old timer who has since passed and still gives me the heebie jeebies when I think about it.

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    For close range and heavy brush,open/peep sights. For long range fields and hydro cuts,it's scoped rifles. I used scopes all the time. Once I had my cataracts removed and new lenses inserted in each eye,I find I no longer need them for hunting inside 100M. I've removed the scopes from 2 of my three big game rifles.
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    I found it easier to acquire the front site with a peep site rather than an open site, however I found it difficult to use on a moving target. I shoot with both eyes open and even though following a fast moving deer and trying to drop down to pick up the bead with a peep site I just couldn't do it consistently so I went to a 1-1/2 x 4 scope and it has been doing the job nicely for a good many years...
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