One Hole Sight?

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I have problems seeing my rear sight on a Blackhawk in low light(without glasses), I've already put a bit of whiteout on and that seems to help but now I thinking about trying the above mentioned sight.

Anybody use it and does it help or is it just a gimmick?
 
Anything that works is not a gimmick. S&W puts a permanent white outline around the notch of some or their rear sights.

Put some white-out on your sights and see if it helps you.
 
I put one on my Super Blackhawk Hunter for the same reason, Gimmick is it makes you concentrate on the front site and it works. I like it

Mine was called One Ragged Hole if I remember right, you get two rear sight blades with two different sized holes in them.
 
Talk to your Optometrist. They can prescribe lenses with a focal length that will allow you to focus clearly on the front sight - the rear sight and the target may be a little fuzzy - but you need to clearly see that front sight. I am 65 and I have a pair of glasses that I only use for shooting. I can see the front sight very well. If I put that front sight on a fuzzy target I can hit it.
 
looks like a pretty standard peepsight. They work great. I personally find I can hit a certain size object, to nearly any distance, but cant hit a smaller object at near any distance with them. That is, a 1 gallon paint bucket is easier to hit at 200 yards, than a 1 quart can is at 20 yards. The bigger the aperture, the more difficult close shots are. You only have to focus on the front sight, and the rear just lines up.
 
For close shots you need to learn to point shoot from the hip. You will not have time to acquire a sight picture. For self defense this is a skill you must have.
 
I've talked to my Doc and he says he can't do anything for me, I wear no line bifocals and use them when practicing but not hunting. I also have a 37" reach so the rear sight is out far enough where the bifocal doesn't help much. I was hoping that the peep sight would help at 50+ yards because that's where it really becomes an issue.
 
I remember back in the 80's when some action pistol shooters were welding sockets on dovetails and mounting them as rear sights. Some had pretty good success with it.



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.....and there you have it.

Some folks think a peep way out younder will only work up close, some only at range and some not at all.

Guess what? They are all correct. For themselves.

I get tired in the rifle forum when the subject of a peep out on a rifle barrel rather than the receiver comes up as many experts will tell you why they will not work.......experts that were not around when the Trap door Springfield rifles, Krags, and '03s were used at the 600 yard line regularly with a teenie tiny peep out on the barrel.

Only way to tell if a peep aperature will work on a handgun for you is to try it. The cost of a meal for one (with tip and transportation costs) at say, Olive Garden, and you will know.

-kBob
 
I put one of the One Ragged Hole sights on my Winchester 94/22. It works a lot better for my 64 year old eyes than the stock half buck horn. I like that the only alteration to the rifle is changing a sight blade,which can be easily returned to the Winchester (Marbles?) one.
 
Please let us know how it works. Years ago I bought used an older Ruger 44 Mag Carbine that has what looks like a professional installed Lyman peep rear sight. the inside of the ring is threaded so I am thinking it was intended for different size apertures. None were with it so it acts as a ghost ring, front site is a brass bead. I liked and shot it so well when I got into black powder shooting I modified my Hawkins rifle for an after market ghost ring with no regrets. I put a fiber optic front site on it.

I never thought of putting one on a revolver but that does look interesting.
 
I got the sights this week and installation was fairly simple, I started with the smaller one but had trouble with it fitting so I switched to the larger and it went in fine. This was relatively fine work and even with bifocals and good light I had some issues. So far sighting looks good and I'm just waiting for it to warm up a bit so I can go out back and shoot it.

Ok shooting, 6 rounds at 10 yards a little better than with the old sights but at 45 yards I was able to ring the plate 6 for 6 shots, the best I've ever done so yeah this was worth it for me.
 
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