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Front sight hood on or off? Doesn't seem that distracting with it on, but seems it might be a faster sight picture with it off.

Expat

I've hunted with this combo for years. I always found the hood distracting on lever rifles and I remove them for what I perceive to be faster shooting.

I take the hood off, too.

Then I change the bead to a post.

There isn't a single reason for the hood.

The single reason is, if you are shooting targets at the range and the sun is shining. Helps keep the glare down but, for hunting, absolutely not.

Actually, the hood was intended to protect the front sight from damage when not in use. Such as when the rifle is being transported in a saddle scabbard or pack. It is intended to be removed when the rifle is in use and should be, as it greatly reduces visibility of the front sight.

Another keyboard genius. I was told as a kid in the late 60's about the front hood when I bought my Marlin 39A for $89.95. Take if off when you hunt if you want, the gun shop owner said, it's there to protect the front sight when you travel. Simple.

Hoodless for me. Depending upon which aperture sight you install you may need a taller front sight. That can get crowded inside that hood.

Again, there AIN'T a reason for the front hood, in fact with all my TALLER front sights there ain't a way to put on.

Guessing you don't walk out the front door without a helmet either.

What a f*cking retard.

Easy to upset a simple mind isn't it. LOL. You might want to study English as well.

Yankees

Hoods on the front sight doesn't bother me. It's intended to protect the sight and to help prevent light coming in from the the sides which tends to make the rifle shot toward the light. Your eye picks up the glit on the front sight rather then the center of the sight.

Actually glare off the front sight tends to make the rifle shoot away from the side of the glare. Regardless, get rid of the crappy round brass bead and replace it with a flat faced ivory bead or a fiber optic front bead and the tendency is almost completely erased as well as providing much better visibility in low light.

Blackheart,
I stand corrected you are right they shoot away from the light.
Actually I like the white line up the center like XS sights use. Easy to see in any light.

BH--good posts.

Yep, white shows up very well. Much better than brass. I'm sure the xs sights are very good.

Thanks.

Hood is nice if you run a plastic based fiber optic sight because they are not durable. I found that out the hard way leaning my 336A in the corner of my box stand and it got caught in a board joint.

But then you need a slotted hood to let light in to make the fiber optic work.

The hoods seem to fly off in the brush to never be found again...

No hood.

^^^^^^ This!