WHERE TO MOUNT SIGHTS

[montveil]

My question is where to mount open sights on a rifle.
Is there a recommended distance from the eye to the rear to front sight for non peep sights?
All assuming that the sight could be mounted anywhere along the barrel

Thanks

[quickdtoo]

Your age will help dictate how far down the barrel to put the rear sight, for me, anything but a Kentucky long rifle has too short of barrel for iron sights other than a peep!! I've always wanted to have the longest sight radius or distance between the front and rear sight, possible, and still be able to see the sights well.

Tim

[Rangr44]

It's generally a style thing, and rear sight position is proportional to to barrel length.

The front sight ramp's leading/forward edge should be held back abut 1/4" from the muzzle end of the barrel. If the front sight's dovetailed directly in the barrel, the dovetail should be further back - almost an inch from the muzzle to the dovetail's front edge.

The rear sight should generally be located about 1/4 of the way towards the muzzle, from the receiver's leading edge, give/take.  Tape it on, after the front's installed, and a position will suddenly "look right" to you, when view from the side.  A sight, down the barrel, using the sights in the position you've selected, should tell you right from wrong.

Use Brownell's Sight Height Calculator to arrive at the correct sight blade heights - which may change as you move the rear forward and back, due to barrel contour.

 http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/sight.aspx

[montveil]

Thanks for the info..
I was curious if there was some formula that I didn't run across.
I will try to play with the sight position where my aging eyes can deal.