Tikka Iron Sights Project Finished

[43.6N]

@cal30_sniper I have been eagerly waiting for hunt reports for the Utah iron sight hunts.

Thanks for the write up.
If I remember right you ended up with some type of “double diopter” arrangement with the front globe?

Would you set it up any differently, say fiber front, or larger peep, knowing how this was going to shake out?

 

[cal30_sniper]

@cal30_sniper I have been eagerly waiting for hunt reports for the Utah iron sight hunts.

Thanks for the write up.
If I remember right you ended up with some type of “double diopter” arrangement with the front globe?

Would you set it up any differently, say fiber front, or larger peep, knowing how this was going to shake out?

I honestly don’t think I’d change anything about the sight setup. With the rear diopter set at 3mm, I found the biathlon sights just as fast as a traditional peep (though shooting form and caliber/recoil are a lot more important as the rear sight is significantly closer to your eyeball). I had a fiber optic front reticle with me as I wasn’t sure how the crosshair reticle would shake out in low light, but it ended up staying in the pack. With the rear iris wide open, there’s a lot of visible area around the front globe to help align quickly with the target.

I had about 700rds of practice with these sights over the summer, including a lot of hunter drills. I’m not sure I’d have gotten a bullet into that buck before he was gone if I hadn’t practiced as much. As it was, the transition to kneeling with a front sight on target was smooth and fast before he got a chance to really get moving. Just like normal peeps, the less you even think about whether the front sight is centered in the rear sight, the better (assuming you’ve had the practice to develop good centering habits). The front globe just makes this so much the better.

 

[Old3Toe]

A virtual knuckle-bumpfor your wise and discerning choice the 6.5x55 Swede. Good on you!!!

 

[cal30_sniper]

A virtual knuckle-bumpfor your wise and discerning choice the 6.5x55 Swede. Good on you!!!

I’ve had an affair with 6.5x55 since I was about 13 years old. The first rifle I put my own money towards was an Interarms-sporterized M94 Swedish carbine with a Fajen stock, Timney trigger and Williams peep/bead sights on the original 16.5” barrel. I learned reloading with that rifle, and killed a lot of varmints with 85gr Sierra Hollowpoints going very fast.

I found it entertaining when folks acted like the 6.5 Creedmoor was a formula that never existed before. It was only 113 years too late to be a new idea.