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Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« on: October 03, 2016, 01:02:21 PM »
Is there a better open sight for a Knight muzzleloader other than a peep sight. My eyes just don't seem to work like they used to and the standard sight is hard for me to see in low light.
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2016, 01:10:27 PM »
Are you asking about something different than the stock fiber optics on your knight, or did you put a peep style sight on and still don't like that?  Just trying to clarify so that we can come up with the rite answer for ya!  Williams peep sights are excellent...
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2016, 01:37:18 PM »
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2016, 01:39:05 PM »
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2016, 01:39:28 PM »
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2016, 01:40:45 PM »
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2016, 01:49:41 PM »
Quote from: Bearhunter on October 03, 2016, 01:10:27 PM
Are you asking about something different than the stock fiber optics on your knight, or did you put a peep style sight on and still don't like that?  Just trying to clarify so that we can come up with the rite answer for ya!  Williams peep sights are excellent...

I currently have the stock sight. I was looking for something brighter or larger. I max shoot at 50-75 yards. I really struggle beyond that because I just cant see the sights that well. I haven't tried the peep sights.
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2016, 01:51:46 PM »
What is the purpose of the hood?
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2016, 01:56:52 PM »
Quote from: wapiti hunter2 on October 03, 2016, 01:51:46 PM
What is the purpose of the hood?
It gives an alignment tool to be sure that the fiber bear is in the center of the field of view. Like a peep on a bow lines up with the sight pin housing.
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2016, 02:00:53 PM »
brightest and easiest to see might not necessarily be the most accurate...but if you can't see the sight enough to shoot anyways then the accuracy part falls away.  I think brightest-easiest for low light are the fiber optics---one fiber on the front sight and two on the rear.
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2016, 02:19:54 PM »
Quote from: wapiti hunter2 on October 03, 2016, 01:51:46 PM
What is the purpose of the hood?

The hood isn’t needed because your eye instinctively centers the front sight in the peep.  The hood is just a distraction that leads to over thinking.   :twocents:
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2016, 02:36:11 PM »
You got a item number for the hood on midway? Links are not working


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Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2016, 02:56:27 PM »
Quote from: CP on October 03, 2016, 02:19:54 PM
Quote from: wapiti hunter2 on October 03, 2016, 01:51:46 PM
What is the purpose of the hood?

The hood isn’t needed because your eye instinctively centers the front sight in the peep.  The hood is just a distraction that leads to over thinking.   :twocents:

Have you ever tried one?

Same concept as lining up the peep sight on your bow and the ring around your bow sight.
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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2016, 02:57:20 PM »
Quote from: eliandsky on October 03, 2016, 02:36:11 PM
You got a item number for the hood on midway? Links are not working


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They work for me. Dunno.

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Re: Better sight for a Knight muzzleloader?
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2016, 02:59:54 PM »
Quote from: wapiti hunter2 on October 03, 2016, 01:51:46 PM
What is the purpose of the hood?

technical purpose for the hood is to protect the fiber from getting broken.

Secondary purpose that many are using it for is to use a larger peep, and align the peep with the hood to center the peep. 

The other comment is true that the eye instinctively centers the peep, but my cheek position changes when I change shooting position and thus so does my alignment of the front sight in the peep. 

It is worth trying the hood and a larger peep to see if that helps give a better field of view. 
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