Best Open/Peep Sight Options For Utah Restricted Rifle Hunts?

[Gribley]

NECG makes one.

In my minds eye, it’s too tall to fit under a properly mounted scope. Anyone know if this is true?

 

[cal30_sniper]

In my minds eye, it’s too tall to fit under a properly mounted scope. Anyone know if this is true?

Seems like a one or the other situation. I guess I'm not following the recurring theme of backup irons that seems to be cropping up in these threads.

 

[Gribley]

Seems like a one or the other situation. I guess I'm not following the recurring theme of backup irons that seems to be cropping up in these threads.

On one hand I agree that’s it’s not worth changing a ton about your rifle to have both. I tried to have both on a Ruger Scout. Ultimately I decided I liked Ruger rings more than using a picatinny rail and a ghost ring with a scope. But if there was an easy button to have a backup sight that folds down under a scope, I’d pay for it. I’ve seen a couple hunts where backups would have been nice. On one I was pulling an elk down a snowy hill and fell backwards onto a rock smashing/bending the scope. Another I had to recheck zero in a location I really didn’t want to. I was a days hike into my hunting spot. In that scenario, I likely would have just taken the scope off and accepted the limited range with irons.

 

[cal30_sniper]

On one hand I agree that’s it’s not worth changing a ton about your rifle to have both. I tried to have both on a Ruger Scout. Ultimately I decided I liked Ruger rings more than using a picatinny rail and a ghost ring with a scope. But if there was an easy button to have a backup sight that folds down under a scope, I’d pay for it. I’ve seen a couple hunts where backups would have been nice. On one I was pulling an elk down a snowy hill and fell backwards onto a rock smashing/bending the scope. Another I had to recheck zero in a location I really didn’t want to. I was a days hike into my hunting spot. In that scenario, I likely would have just taken the scope off and accepted the limited range with irons.

I had a similar experience with the Gunsite Scout. They always end up wearing regular Ruger rings sans rear iron sight.

The old Redfield hunter receiver sights can make a good backup. Leave the base hard mounted to the side of the receiver, and remove the sight arm when mounting a scope. It has a set screw so the sight arm returns to zero on reinstall.

I’ve always settled on carrying a backup rifle on long trips, but that’s hunting style specific I suppose.

 

[Wrench]

You can get a pic mount palma type sight like mine.

This rifle can go sub moa to 600 with the right day and trigger tripper. These are not great for up close, but unreal at range.

 

[nm.otter]

I've seen a peep mounted behind the rings, looking through them with no scope.

I expect I could remove a scope and flip up (or screw on) on a peep in less than two minutes. That's quick enough in my world.

 

[Wrench]

I would just run qr or pic mounts. Pull the peep and swap in the scope. If you start running see through mounts you're giving up performance on your irons and your glass.