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Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« on: September 24, 2014, 07:00:36 AM »
What are the advantages and disadvantages ?

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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2014, 08:00:35 AM »
I just put on a set of Williams FP Peeps on my Knight...love them.  The fiber optics that came with my Knight broke in the field.  I can see the sights better with my new peeps and my accuracy improved for me. 
Personally I would go with the peeps especially if your eyes are not what they use to be.
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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2014, 08:05:56 AM »
I too tried the Williams Peep and couldn't believe how well it worked, tightened my groups right up!

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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2014, 08:15:24 AM »
Peep.I love mine.

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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2014, 08:20:53 AM »
The peep sight is mounted far back on the receiver, whereas the standard notch rear sight is mounted about a third of the way up the barrel.  For this reason, the peep sight gives you greater "visual leverage".  Also, your eye naturally centers itself in the peep sight ring, allowing you to focus on the front sight/target sight picture. 

I did take a good number of deer with the notch sights that came on my Bighorn, but I now have a Williams FP peep, and I love it.  This sight also has click adjustments, much like a scope.  My groups tightened noticeably (probably 30-40% smaller).  Good luck! 

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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2014, 12:12:42 PM »
Love my peep as well. Only disadvantage is in low light circumstance you can't find your peep very well. But other than that it's awesome and it's the sight to have
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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2014, 12:24:57 PM »
Yep

I did the same thing. Old eyes need peeps. :yeah: :tup:
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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2014, 08:10:54 PM »
The peep sight is mounted far back on the receiver, whereas the standard notch rear sight is mounted about a third of the way up the barrel.  For this reason, the peep sight gives you greater "visual leverage". 

Also known as sight radius. 

I love my Williams peep with a fiber optic front bead.  For those first and last few minutes, I sometimes remove the aperture to allow me to see that front bead right at LST.  I haven't lost it...yet.

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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2014, 08:42:09 PM »
I love my peep sight. In low light you can take the ring out and use just the screw hole.
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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2014, 08:51:06 AM »
Love my peep as well. Only disadvantage is in low light circumstance you can't find your peep very well. But other than that it's awesome and it's the sight to have

You can swap out apertures on the Williams sight (and others) bigger for low light, or just remove the aperture for very low light.

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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2014, 09:38:28 AM »
peeps by far...fiber optics broke in the field...Williams peeps are your next move...and soon
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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2014, 01:38:25 PM »
I put a ghost ring on mine, i love it.
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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2014, 01:46:49 PM »
Well thanks everyone you made that easy, I ordered  my Williams peep sight from them today!! second day air  :tup:

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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2014, 02:25:03 PM »
Where did you order from, everywhere I've looked is sold out? Did you go with the FP?

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Re: Knight Bighorn fiber optics or peep sights?
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2014, 02:31:15 PM »
Hope you didn't need it for this weekend because 2nd day air won't show up til monday :yike:

 


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