Silhouette Rear Sight

[Bob96]

 Has anyone used one of these? Is the sight notch the same size as the Premier sight? Can it be used with a front other than the hooded version which to me just doesn't look right on a FA. Any advantages to it? I prefer a wider and larger rear blade sight.

[Ken ONeill]

Which Silhouette rear sight? Bo-Mar makes one, with the usual crisp Bo-Mar quality. The one which is furnished by FA is made by Jim Rock of RPM and is marked Iron Sight Gunworks. It looks good, and offers a good sight picture and fine adjustment, although clicks can sometimes be a bit mushy. Because of the extra height, they require a front sight about .100" taller than the standard height rear sight would require.

[Steve P]

FA sells the gun with the ISGW rear sight if you go for the silhouette option.  I had one on my .22 when it first came in.  Worked ok until  I would try to adjust sight for IHMSA 22 turkeys at 75 meters.  Mushy for about 3 clicks worth.  I couldn't keep the sight fixed where I needed.  I contacted Ken Light and got one of his Bomar rear sights.  Now all of my FAs have the Bomars on rear and hooded sights on the front.  I use them in silhouette competition and would not hesitate to hunt with them like that.  If I put on the Leupold base and scope, I will pull front sight off.  Just another $.02 worth.

Steve 

Bob and Don will send out the FA without sights if you want to put on something of your own choosing.