Ghost Ring Sight

[44 Phanatic]

I am considering a ghost ring for my 1894P.  I think it would be better than the scope with regards to ease of carry.
Will I be able to be as accurate as I would like.  I don't want to sacrifice accuracy for carryability.
I was not very accurate with the stock sights.
Are there any other viable options?

[savageT]

44,
Well, I need a scope because of my age/eyesight, but when I can't mount a scope, I revert to a peep sight or ghost-ring as you call it and they do work well, much better than open iron sites.  Another idea you may want to consider would be a 1x red-dot scope to take the place of the 4x optics only because they are the fastest target aquisition source I can think of! With both eyes open, you can swing through and follow the shot as it finds the target.  Try that with a scope..........

If you want the simplicity of the ghost-ring setup or receiver site, then go for it....usually pretty cheap to mount and adjust for windage and elevation.

Jim

[KN]

I have one on my guide gun and love it. Out to 50-60 yds I can still keep my shots inside 4". For me shooting a 450 thats pretty good.  KN

[gallatin]

Have one on my 1895 C.B. works real well my best at the range was 3 shot group at 1" with hand loads

[leoparddog]

I have had two Ashley Outdoors Ghost Sights (now XO Sights) on my 45/70 and my Rem700 in 308.  Both now wear scopes.

I fould that I could be pretty accurate at the range with it.  On game though, I mangaged to shoot 3 deer at 50 yards or so and found none of them.  All three were quick shots in the woods and I know I hit them and they died, just not quickly enough.  This has never happened to me before or since.

I blamed the front sight, which was a black partidge style post with white center line.  When at the range I could take my time and place the small white line where I wanted to on the stationary target.  The sight did cover up more of the target than I liked at the range (esp at 100 yards or more).  I think on deer the sight was too wide and trying to focus on the top of the white stripe and not the whole sight was difficult.  A thinner solid white, black or colored front sight would have been better.

I also was not enamoured of the adjustment arrangement of these sights.  Two opposing screws (left and right) for windage.  Loosen one and tighten the other, shoot, and repeat.  I dropped one screw at the range and it was heck finding it.  It seems (IIRC) that I had to unscrew one of the screws in order to adjust the elevation.  All of that made it a cumbersome adjustment arrangement.  They may have made changes to the adjustment mechanism since I bought mine several years back, but from looking at the pics I've seen, I don't think they have.

My next peep sight will be a Williams or another make/model with some short of click adjustment