HarvDog Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 If have a Trophy Ridge vertical pin sight so when I look through the peep, I want the peep and the sight to line up without any other daylight. Does that make sense? I want the inside of the peep to be right around the sight. Hopefully, I haven't confused everyone. Anyway, question is...what size peep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? I'm just the opposite Harv. I want the biggest peep I can stand so I can get more light through the peep. All I need to do is center the pin. Doesn't matter to me if it's a bigger circle. You still have to see the point you're aiming at too. Small peeps will cost you valuable hunting time in the early morning and late afternoon because they don't allow you to see the target in lower light conditions. JMHO Harv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooBear Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? Harv, size will depend on how far the peep is from your eye and how long your arms are. Your best bet would be buy the smallest peep you can and drill it out a size at a time till you hit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? [ QUOTE ] I'm just the opposite Harv. I want the biggest peep I can stand so I can get more light through the peep. All I need to do is center the pin. Doesn't matter to me if it's a bigger circle. You still have to see the point you're aiming at too. Small peeps will cost you valuable hunting time in the early morning and late afternoon because they don't allow you to see the target in lower light conditions. JMHO Harv. [/ QUOTE ] Ditto Alan. Nothing more aggravating than having 10 more minutes of legal time, and a deer in range and you can't see your pin. The bigger, the better IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tyshe17 Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? I shot a medium size wagon wheel peep with my copper john sight and it fits like you are talking about. however it does depend a lot on draw length and things of that nature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIwhitetailhunter Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? I'll take the bigger peep too. It's much easier and faster to "find" your pin with a bigger peep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? harv---for competition that might be a good idea--but for a hunting situation you want the exact opposite. A lot of guys will even bore out their peep to make it even bigger. You will lose a good 15 minutes of hunting if you do that---and we all know first light and last light are very productive times. There are compitition peeps like you're talking about but I sure wouldn't recommend it--I have the larges holed peep available on my hunting rig! todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? So what do you guys see? If the red circle is the peep, is if more like the first of the second picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? Ok...I have a little more daylight between the peep and site so I should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rut-Nut Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? Harv- that's neat.............how'd you do that?! To answer your question, I agree with some of the other posts- probably depends on draw lenght and other variables. My advice would be go to a pro-shop and have them put on different peeps until you find a match. By the way, my peep and front site line up like the upper picture- makes a perfect site picture if you ask me- I am very consistent with this set up. I have a cobra easy slide extreme- but don;t know how big my peep is- when I bought my new sight, it just happened to be the perfect size for my peep ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? [ QUOTE ] Harv- that's neat.............how'd you do that?! [/ QUOTE ] MAN! That was definitely difficult to take a picture with a digital camera through the peep... Kidding! I grabbed a picture of the sight and used a graphics program (Paintshop Pro) to draw a circle then positioned it exactly where I wanted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? I think you might have the wrong idea of what a peep is used for. It's used to make sure you're sights are consistently in the same place, or nearly in the same place. If you're off a little, you won't be able to see your front sight. It would be like shooting a rifle with just the front post. A peep really doesn't have to be pinpoint small to be accurate. Bigger is better when in a hunting situation--trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? [ QUOTE ] I think you might have the wrong idea of what a peep is used for. It's used to make sure you're sights are consistently in the same place, or nearly in the same place. If you're off a little, you won't be able to see your front sight. It would be like shooting a rifle with just the front post. A peep really doesn't have to be pinpoint small to be accurate. Bigger is better when in a hunting situation--trust me. [/ QUOTE ] Yep what he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? [ QUOTE ] MAN! That was definitely difficult to take a picture with a digital camera through the peep... [/ QUOTE ] Na, I wanted to know how you got that close to a buck? LOL! Also, you are going to spine shoot it, well, unless you are using a Math... Anyhoo, I prefer the peep to just allow the glow ring around the sight frame to be bracketed. Like the others mentioned, it is easier to see in the dim light and it will keep your anchor consistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? Thanks for all of the feedback, information, and humor (AJ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rut-Nut Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Re: What size peep with my sight? [ QUOTE ] MAN! That was definitely difficult to take a picture with a digital camera through the peep... [/ QUOTE ] Hard dy Har har Yeah, i'm not much of a computer person- it's amazing what you can do now....................I''m still learnin'!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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