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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: BigVinn on February 07, 2017, 07:18:24 PM

Title: Peep sight field of view
Post by: BigVinn on February 07, 2017, 07:18:24 PM: Ok I keep seeing everyone switching to a peep sight for better accuracy and after missing a nice bull at 80 yards I am thinking of switching over. My only issue that I hang up on is the field of view. I have not shot a peep sight and worry about not having a good sight picture on a deer or elk. Do you guys have any issues that way?
Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: Soady on February 07, 2017, 11:23:40 PM: No issues for me when using a peep sight. Here a two good reads from the perspective of rifle and bow peep sights. Notice the similarities. Personally for me I recommend a peep for several reasons, quick target location in cover, I can accurately get on target with both eyes open and follow the target, then once the vitals are exposed I then take careful aim and shoot. I subscribe to the principals in the paragraph "Focus Matters" in the bow article for sighting with a peep on my muzzle loader.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/choosing_sights.htm (http://www.chuckhawks.com/choosing_sights.htm)

http://soleadventure.com/2014/02/understanding-aim-and-shooting-focus-blurry-sight-or-blurry-target/ (http://soleadventure.com/2014/02/understanding-aim-and-shooting-focus-blurry-sight-or-blurry-target/)
Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: biggfish on February 08, 2017, 12:49:21 AM: Bigvinn do you shoot archery ever? If you've shot compound with a peep the sight picture isn't much different. The hard part will be deciding which peep.

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Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: BigVinn on February 08, 2017, 07:25:08 AM: Thanks for the replies. I do shoot a bow and never connected the dots. Lol. That said time to order a peep sight.
Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: dc on February 08, 2017, 07:34:41 AM: Williams peep
Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: treeclimber2852 on February 08, 2017, 08:19:51 AM: Quote from: dc on February 08, 2017, 07:34:41 AM
Williams peep

:yeah:

Great sight.
Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: CP on February 08, 2017, 08:45:17 AM: Field of view can be changed by changing the aperture size. I usually carry 2 while hunting – and for very low light conditions, remove the aperture entirely.
Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: lokidog on February 08, 2017, 10:22:49 AM: Quote from: CP on February 08, 2017, 08:45:17 AM
Field of view can be changed by changing the aperture size. I usually carry 2 while hunting – and for very low light conditions, remove the aperture entirely.

:yeah: I just use one though I take it out at first light when a target would be close anyways. I use the smallest I can for sighting in and then a not as small of one to hunt.
Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: floatinghat on February 08, 2017, 02:29:11 PM: Misses happen, at 80yds I don't think a peep would have been the difference.
Title: Re: Peep sight field of view
Post by: Jonathan_S on February 08, 2017, 02:39:44 PM: With a .093" or .125" you will have a superior field of view. The target peeps .050" and smaller will be tougher in low light conditions.

A bull elk at 80 yards should be fairly easy to see with any decent sight but my personal preference is a peep. On lever guns and muzzleloaders.

For about $50 you can buy a Williams and multiple peeps to see which one you fancy the most