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!

I'm looking at the .5" post I bought to go on the front end.

Expat

Hey, need some help here. I have a Model 30AS 20incher 3030. I put a williams FP peep on it and have the tallest white bead marbles .570 1/16th front sight. The gun shoots high at 100 yards with the rear sight bottomed out on the receiver. As i raised the rear sight no change in point of impact lower only higher. I cannot go lower on the rear. So.... I am guessing that i have to go lower on the front sight. Am on the right track? or am I losing my mind and have the good sense to quit. ny advice or criticism will welcome!

You have to raise the front sight.

The tallest dovetail sight I can find is .570 in hieght. I will need to find a ramped sight in the .630 range to be able to zero the gun. Williams sells them but i do not know if it will fit my marlin 30AS. The front sight dovetails directly to the barrel ,no ramp between the two.

http://www.skinnersights.com/front_sights_5.html

That seems odd to me. The Fool Proof has quite a bit of adjustability built in. In fact, I don't know that I've ever needed a different height front when coupled with a Fool Proof receiver sight. I've changed the front to get a different profile (blade style), bead size or to a fiber optic but generally the height has been pretty much the same. When I have needed different height fronts is when using the XS Ghost Ring or Skinner sights that mount on top of the receiver instead of along side like the Fool Proof.

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I don't know what you are doing, it should not need a taller front sight, but that is what it sounds like. If the gun shoots high then a taller front sight will move the point of impact down.

I mounted a Williams peep on my 336. In order to appropriately lower the POI, I needed a .470 - .500 front sight based on the calculation. My Skinner .500 front sight goes on it tomorrow and to the range Saturday.

Expat

336A from 1946-'48 in .30/'30 with 24" barrel. I've always left the hood on, even at night. I just slide it back in brighter light and push it forward in lower light. Why? That's how my dad showed me about 40 years ago. He probably didn't want me to lose the damn thing. It's never interfered. How do I add a pic here?