Redneck firesight. Pics add for hunterwinco

[burntmuch]

Im using a peepsight on miy 357 max. Well the best Ive been able to do is a 4 inch group at 50 yards The front post is just too fat. It covers the whole target. Sooo what I did was I filed a v notch on the top of the front post & epoxied a piece of red fiber optic into the notch. The red dot I see thru the peep is half the width of the post. Shot it today 1 inch groups (average) a couple ragged holes. at 50 yards   The best part is It looks like a factory job.   

 The pics dont show it real well ,  I used the fiber optic material off from a cobra bow sight pin(real cheap)
 I still have to touch up the bluing

 What I did was use a very thin cut off wheel On a rotozip & cut a notch in the top of post. Then  2 part epoxy  1/2 inch piece of fiber optic into notch.

[SM Bob]

Nice fix! You can't beat the price or argue with the results either!

                                 Robert

[burntmuch]

Not sure But I think this is the coolest gun in the safe right now.

[Smokin Joe]

Sounds like one hell of a good idea! Nothing wrong with Shade-Tree engineering.

[quickdtoo]

Cool, great idea!!

Tim

[burntmuch]

I almost put a scope on this. Im glad I didnt .This is just a really fun gun to shoot. Now I may actually hit what Im  Aiming at

[hunterwinco]

that sounds like just the ticket for me!!  Which peep did you put on the back?  Can you post or email me a picture of your sight?  thanks!

[burntmuch]

Hunterwinco. Its a williams reciever peep. I ll try & post a pic. I dont know if my camera will show the red fiber optic. I ll try

[quickdtoo]

Ummm, technical point, Williams doesn't make a receiver sight for H&Rs, they make barrel mounted sights tho, the WGRS, FP and FP-Target, even tho they call em receiver sights.

Tim

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,64605.msg391505.html#msg391505

[burntmuch]

WGRS barrel peep

[burntmuch]

BTT with pics

[bhod1]

Just for future knowledge.

They do make a peep sight that will mount to a Weaver base.
So you could mount one on just about anything.

Barry

[quickdtoo]

Yes!

http://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/Peep%20sight.htm#Weaver

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=111883&t=11082005

Maybe one of these could be modified too...

http://www.eabco.com/Muzzleloader03.htm



Tim

[burntmuch]

Yes!

http://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/Peep%20sight.htm#Weaver

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=111883&t=11082005

Maybe one of these could be modified too...

http://www.eabco.com/Muzzleloader03.htm



Tim

Ive got an extra scope mount &  the original rear sight off my max. Im thinking a little filing ,Ican do that.

[Slufoot]

Tim, Thanks for showing the EABCO base/peep combo. That is a really neat idea. The base will work for the handi's over the chamber area but there will be some drilling and possibly some tapping involved.

GOOD SHOOTING!
Slufoot

[quickdtoo]

An Encore barrel is .998", a Handi barrel is 1.1XX", so it wouldn't be a perfect fit, but could be lapped to fitt pretty good, then two holes drilled to finish the job.

Tim

[Chilachuck]

That set up would weigh less than a spare scope, and cost less, too. I wonder if it's worth carrying what's needed to switch over in the rifle stock, under the butt pad? (I always have my Leatherman.)

[quickdtoo]

Choose a low comb stock and it can be used with a low mounted scope or the peep.

Tim

[henry1]

Not sure if this has been said or not but why couldn't you just take peep (smaller the better), Mount it right there at the end of the barrel, then  take your scope rail and cut it to fit so that the screw holes line up right again? Maybe that idea has some problems to it but imho they probably wouldn't be too hard to fix.
Hank