Before they went to allowing us to have magnified scopes for that few years, I had hunted with a williams peep sight for years and years (15 years +). Initially, I tried a good quality 1x scope, but the crosshairs covered so much of the target area at 100 yards, it was difficult to shoot precisely, at the range. Hunting, it wasn't as big of a deal, but it was tough at the range. I sold that scope after one season.
The peep sight allowed me to put the post at a "6 o'clock" hold on the target and my precision went way up. I shot often to 200 yards, but 150 yards and in, I was money. I did kill my biggest buck to date at 161 yards with that sight set up. And shot several from 85-135 yards over those years.
Last year, I put the peep sight back on and was shocked at how bad my eyesight had gotten. It was a lot harder than I remembered. I didn't have a ML tag last year, rather just switched in anticipation to hunting with my MLs in the upcoming years. I doubt it was any worse than shooting my 1x Burris back in the day, but it was not as clear and easy as I remembered it being.
This year I am trying a clarifying lens in my peep sight to see if it helps. I will report back after trying it. It arrives in a few days. I drew a LE mule deer tag for one of the general areas special Late Season. Could be great. Excited to give it a shot. If it doesn't work, I may try a red dot as well if I can get one with a small enough dot.
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