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I have a .22 Henry pump rifle on which I've mounted one of the new NECG .22 groove-mount peep sights. (Couldn't stand the looks of a scope on the little devil.)

It's been a struggle to match the height of the front sight to the adjustment range of the NECG rear sight.
I was able to buy a standard (plastic) barrel band / front sight & a metal unit from Henry.
Then I filed a groove in the stock front sight and superglued a piece of pistol diameter lightstick to it. Not high enough so not too satisfactory. Next, I tried a piece of shotgun - diameter lightstick. Supereglued my fingers together, superglued my finger to the sight, but the lightstick is superglue-proof. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

I've been considering picking up a threaded shotgun front sight bead & drill / tapping the metal front sight.

QUESTION: Is a bead sight compatible with a rear peep sight?
If not, what shape would you fellows suggest?

Yep. Try the 6 o'clock hold instead of dead-on. Also, if your adjustments won't allow you to dial in due to the variation in the sight heights, try varying the velocity of the .22LR loads; you can go from subsonice to hyper-velocity, so the variation ought to help with compensating for the sight alignment fairly easily.

Wher does that peep mount? I have the Lyman on a Savage/Stevens M-72 Favorite that works fine with the stock front, also a Sanage 99 with the Williams version that works with the stock front. Something just ain't right here, never put a peep on any rifle that required a new front sight.

It's mounted as far back on the receiver as it can go (close as possible to my eye.)
I guess I'll have to get busy with my measuring sticks and compare the height of the aperature to the slider-mounted v-notch. Pretty sure the NECG peep is a bit higher because of the basic mechanism.
My original question was about the appropriate shape for that front sight - blade or bead. My only reference point is my old M1 carbine which has a blade front & rear peep. Assuming the military builds sights right, I've answered my own question.......!

SLUGGO63,
I've got 4 rifles with peep sight and bead combo.
My latest peep is a ghost ring with a post, which has a white line down the middle of it.
This is on a Winchester timber, and is my favorite combo of all.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Virgil B.

I really prefer the blade front myself.

I've hunted and plinked with both for many years [40+] and I much prefer the blade front also.

Correcting Front Sight Height

If your rifle or pistol is shooting high or low, there is a formula you can use to determine what the correct height for your sight should be.


Terms

Amount of Error: The vertical distance from the bullseye to your shot on the target, measured in inches.

Sight Radius: Distance from the front sight to the rear sight, measured in inches.

Distance to Target: The distance from your shooting position to the target, measured in inches .

[color:"red"]Note: Be sure that your rear sight is at its mid-point before you shoot. [/color]


Formula

(Amount of Error X Sight Radius) divided by (Distance to Target) = Sight Correction Needed


If you are shooting low, you would replace your front sight with a lower sight, and conversely, if you were shooting high, then you would replace your front sight with a higher sight. Add or subtract the number of thousandths needed to the actual height of your sight and you will have the correct height of the replacement sight.


Example:

At 100 yards (3600 inches), your shot is 6" low and the distance between your front and rear sight is 19.5".

(6" X 19.5") divided by (3600") = .0325"


Since you are shooting low, you would need to lower your front sight by .032".


*** For rifles, you measure the front sight height from the bottom of the dovetail to the top of the sight. For pistols you measure the height of the blade only. This is true unless stated otherwise in the sight specifications.