Recommend a peep sight for me

Topkick

I want to install a sight for my father in law. He hates scopes and the existing irons.
It's an early production Remington 742 in 30/06.
I'm thinking a Williams but I don't know of others really.
What can you recommend?
Thanks!

He's 81 yrs old and still shoots with me.

savage170

You might be able to find a old Lyman 66 that would work. Had one on a old 760 awhile back

danielgage

I have a Williams on my 7600 but I need a smaller aperture for more accurate shooting

Mk 19

In modern production your not going to find anything better then the Williams FP, you can also purchase several different size apertures if the one you have is too large or too small

montanajoe

quote:Originally posted by Topkick
I want to install a sight for my father in law. He hates scopes and the existing irons.
It's an early production Remington 742 in 30/06.
I'm thinking a Williams but I don't know of others really.
What can you recommend?
Thanks!

He's 81 yrs old and still shoots with me.
That's just way cool,,[8D][8D][8D][8D][8D]

NOAH

LIL BO PEEP[:D][:D]

wallie

317wc

I am in the same boat as you, next year I will putting a scope or upgraded irons on my early 760 .270. I am doing an "iron-sight"challenge this year for deer season, in about 15 minutes!

I have been thinking of a low-power scope, like 1-4x or maybe a red dot. I use this gun at PA whitetail range, 100 yards max. He might like a red-dot, he could adjust dot brightness and they usually have great field of view.

perry shooter

I am old school not quite as old as him only 72. I think us old guys cant see iron sights very well. I also had a hard time with Peep sights because of stigmatisim. Scopes today in like a 2 X are made with long eye relief and they work well with eye problems but Believe it or not a RED DOT sight is the best IF YOU CAN GET HIM TO TRY IT. I had my eyes worked on about 5 years ago and now have 20/15 vision and can use any sights . But I know what he is going through

ChrisInTempe

Recalling the peep sight on my 94 Winchester was a Williams, too long ago to put a model number on it. Was very fast, good enough to 100 ~ 150 yards for me. Eyeball changes with age and laser eye surgery made that not work so well.

Gone to optics on most current rifles. Have to agree on red dots or EOTech holographics. Even long eye relief pistol scopes, have a couple. For old eyes, hard to beat the speed and ease of use.

All "peep", "aperture" and "aperature" sights at auction right now:

http://www.GunBroker.com/Gun-Sights/BI.aspx?Keywords=peep

http://www.GunBroker.com/All/BI.aspx?Keywords=aperture

http://www.GunBroker.com/All/BI.aspx?Keywords=aperature

NeoBlackdog

quote:Originally posted by wallie



Wallie, you're a freakin' genious!
[:D]LOLOL[:D]

Topkick

Thanks for the links and comments!
I have some homework to do!