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What peep sight do I want? Hunting, whitetail, shots to 100 yards. Been using the factory irons successfully, but want to go to a peep.

Give me some options to look in to. Pros vs cons etc

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I only have only put on Lyman or Redfield steel Peep sights on my lever guns. I think I’ve bought some with cheaper peep sights though.


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I've used the Williams FP quite a bit on my Guide gun, no problems with the sight. Sometimes I don't do so well...

The Williams is not as aesthetic as some others, but it works good.

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XS rock

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I just put a skinners on a pair of rifles. Am very happy with both. Very rugged and not crap hanging off side of rifle to ruin the way they carry

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Showed up at deer camp with a new to me 1969 Marlin 336 with factory iron sights and one of the senior members questioned me, because I always hunted with a scoped gun. Filled a doe tag with it and a couple days later the member pulled me aside and said he had a Williams FP that would improve the sight picture as your eyes get older. Twenty bucks and it was mine and he was right.


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You might look at Williams WGRS-336 peep sight.

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Willams works well I prefer XS ghost ring and front post. I’ve also looked at skinner folks seem to love them.

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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll take some time looking at each tomorrow.

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I recently bought a win 94 made in the 40s. Someone had messed with the rear site. Since it was taped for a peep that is the direction I went.

I could not find anything but a williams that is what I used. It works very well. Ihave a 95 Win with a williams on it that I have been using for many years.

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Originally Posted by 444Matt
Willams works well I prefer XS ghost ring and front post. I’ve also looked at skinner folks seem to love them.


Those sights work good and do have a much better appearance.

I do have Skinner posts on both of the rifles I have FPs on.

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Originally Posted by Bocajnala
What peep sight do I want? Hunting, whitetail, shots to 100 yards. Been using the factory irons successfully, but want to go to a peep.

Give me some options to look in to. Pros vs cons etc

-Jake



Skinner sight all the way, I saw a brand new one for a Marlin 336 in my desk awhile ago, still in plastic and cardboard wrap, had forgot i had the thing, and don't even have a rifle to mount it on. crazy


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If you go with a tang mounted peep sight, like the Lyman #2, you could leave a Weaver base on the top of the receiver and if you use QR rings, like Durasight or Warne, you could carry a scope with rings in a scotch bottle tube in your daypack and install it for low light conditions where optics would be superior to either a peep or open sight.

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Williams has a screw in brass aperture for the rear sight that helps in low light and they have fiber optic front beads too.

Beware on the front sight.. I leaned my 336A in the corner of my deer stand and the front sight got caught in the wood joint... broke the light tube.

I have XS sights on my 870 tacticool shot gun that I use for turkeys... they may be a bit large for fine sighting at longer distances.


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I have my favorites in this order. Lyman (steel), Redfield, Skinner and Williams. All are good. I use a Merit adjustable aperture on whichever rifle I'm using.

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The Skinner's that mount on top of the receiver are looking nice.

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Skinners are the cat's meow. Other sights have worked for me. But if I replace my XS on my 95 Marlin I will go Skinner. I hadn't been aware of them when I set up my 45-70. I want a sourdough front post. The brass always made the sight visible in shootable light. Don't know why they are hard to find today. Be Well, Rustyzipper.


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I killed a bunch of whitetails with a Marlin 336 35 Remington and a Williams 5D peep.

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I like and use the Williams FP sight with a .150" aperature.


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Both of my Winchester 94's have been wearing Williams receiver sights for years. They have worked very well with no problems.

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