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I’m wanting to get a tang peep for my modern 1873 Winchester (Miroku) .44-40

1) what sight (brand / model) would you recommend?
2) can I leave the rear buckhorn sights for 50 yds shooting and use the peep for 100 yd and expect not to get visual interference?

Don't think there's many choices for the Miroku 1873. Marble's makes one and I've read MVA makes one that'll fit but it's not clear on their website. You could leave the buckhorn but it will cause visual interference. I did that with my original High Wall but I had to remove the elevator in order to get a decent view of the front blade. A good alternative would be to replace the buckhorn with a folding model like the Marble's #95 to give you better use of the tang peep. I have an original Winchester 1894 that is set up that way, albeit with original vintage sights.

I realize this is an old post but I have the MVA 1886 sight on my Miroku/Winchester 73. I talked with them and they told me the tangs are the same pistol grip or straight grip doesnt matter. One thing that isnt on their site is that they offer a long and a short barrel for their sights. They ship with the short barrel, I wish I'd have gotten the long.
The buck horns arent blocking the tang sight picture but they are in view enough that I dont like them and will be removing the barrel mounted sights soon.