Has he found a girlfriend over there? Or just something tasty, maybe still on the hoof?
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It's more to stop the sun glinting off the front sight post. It does also protect the sight from knocks which is extra important if it's driftable.
With a rear peep sight the front sight hood also forms a "ghost ring" that helps you quickly and instinctively place the front sight in the centre of the peephole, that way you can get good accuracy even with a large peephole, a real help in low light.
When shooting with a rear aperture/diopter I never see the sight protector or the foresight tube (fullbore). All I see is the post or ring element.
Yep, the tube/tube only forms a useful ghost ring if you use quite large / oversize aperture. There's no need for it when you precision shoot using a small target aperture.
This image is from a HK MP5 SMG, sadly not mine:
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Which brings up to other advantage of the ghost sight system - fast target acquisition.
I mean you are not supposeed to shoot with the hood on. its only for travleing. i have a box of them i have taken off husvarnas and old winchesters etc. some of them are not even round.
@Ryan_Songhurst , more Sako peep sight pics to taunt you with! ;)
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Came with different aperture hole sizes too,
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Shoots good, too good almost!
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Did a whole thread on the UK forum about it, https://www.thestalkingdirectory.co....sights.213636/
NEGC (Nee England Gunsight Corp) have a good selection which also fit picatinny/weaver bases, all made in Germany for them by Recknagel. Good shit!
If only there was a nz machinist that could make something similar to the skinner sights for lever actions. Im sure quite a few people would be buying them considering the amount of Bush hunting here. I for one would love to get some sort of a peep sight for my henry 45-70. Low power scopes are good and all but they're also just another thing to get dirty/wet and they certainly don't make a rifle nicer to carry!