Helpful target for peep sight zero.

[Pete112288]

So I created this target when I was trying to figure out something that would be easier to zero my muzzy with peep sight. I have never been that great at open sights so this helped. I was having a hard time because the front sight would cover up so much if not all of the big circle on my target. So I tried the 6 o'clock hold method. It worked but I was still having a hard time keeping the sight picture the same for every shot. So I put 1-2" thick black stripes that intersected at where I wanted the "bullseye" to be. This was the trick for myself. On this target the bullseye would be the 6 o'clock hold on the big circle and dead center on the small circle. The big circle I make just about the same size so my front sight covers it entirely at 100 yards. The small circle is about 4" or roughly what my front sight covers up at 40-50 yards. What makes this so perfect (at least in my case) is that on the white paper I am using, those black lines are very easily visible through the sights at 100 yards. For myself it is extremely easy to hold at the crosshairs, just make sure the verticle and horizontal lines are going straight through the front sight in the sight picture. Shrunk my groups by half.
Just thought I would share and maybe someone else can try it and see how it works for you.

[bobcat]

I just might try that. I have a really hard time sighting in my muzzleloader with the peep sight. At 50 yards I don't have an issue but beyond that it gets tough to see the target, and to hold on the same point every time, like you said.

[Pete112288]

Yea I was stuck out shooting and frustrated. I had a stack of odd ball construction paper in the cab of my truck so I cut a big red circle using a paper plate to trace, a small green circle using a roll of duct tape to trace and cut about 1.5 inch strips from the black and stapled them up just like this on the white butcher paper I had on my target. Its like the reverse of a crosshair scope reticle on a circle target. instead put the crosshairs on the target and use the circle of your front sight. Like I said, my groups went from 3-4 inches at best to 1-2 inches and the one 2 inch group was the worst and I know I flinched on one.

[duckmen1]

That is a great idea for a target sight reference method. I personally had good luck using a deer size silhouette that I made and found it really easy to aim and put it in the kill zone out to 150 yards at the range. Even though I like to keep shots less than 100yards hunting. But I was able to see left and right reference by lining up my peep along the leg and shoulder line. Height was easy telling how much I was covering on a deer..
But definitely plan on giving that target reference a try. Thank you for the reference.

[Pete112288]

I just hope it helps someone else like it did me. A lot of guys on here have really helped me out over the last couple years esp when I first got into muzzy. A buddy saw this target and thought it was amazing so I thought "maybe its not just me" haha so I figured I would throw it up on here.

[bankwalker]

This is great cause I'm having this same issue right now with my peep. I'm gonna give this a shot tomorrow

[PA BEN]

My first 30-30 my Dad gave me as a kid had a peep sight on it and I alway used the 6 o'clock hold. I like the idea of using the black lines, my eyes are not as good anymore.

[usmc74]

So, where on your target are the bullets grouping?  In the green dot?

At 100 yards, are you putting the black cross at the top of the front sight (6 o'clock hold) or centering the cross though the fiber optic?

[Pete112288]

I am centering the fiber optic in the cross. So that brings my groups into the green circle right at the intersection of the cross.

[kellama2001]

Awesome!  Will have to give this a try...thanks for sharing!