92 bolt peep

[4t5]

considering that the bolt is a moving part,can one expect the same accuracy as a tang sight,wich is mounted on a non moving part? Is any one using a bolt peep for hunting?This would be on a puma 357 thanks.

[Chuck 100 yd]

There is not enough movement in an average 92`s bolt to be able to even measure the difference on target. Most of the tang sights have some wobble in them also. not an issue!!!

[4t5]

Chuck, thanks for the reply,had a large loop with saddle ring in my hands the other day and it sure was a nice handling gun, 16"barrel.Don't know if it will replace my marlin 44p,but there is room in the cabinet for one more.

[Pete44ru]

I made my own bolt peep (sorta) for a .357 Rossi 16" Big Loop Carbine, that I also converted to a standard loop.

It took 3 shots to zero, using the issue front sight blade, and held zero for the 3 years I shot/hunted it - all the while shooting under 2-1/2" @ 100yds with factory 158ge JSP's (If I did my part).


I actually did two - one that I filed the ears off the existing bolt safety, and the other that I fashioned from an old Remington 1100 crossbolt safety button.

With both, I D/T'd the center 6-48 vertically, and special-ordered (no extra charge) a Skinner LoPro peep sight with a 6-48 threaded stem - which assembly replaced the lawyer bolt safety via opening the lever/bolt & tapping out the safety retainer pin, etc.

Since the ops places the peep exactly over the bore C/L, windage adjustment was nil on one rifle, and about 1/16" off (adj via front sight) on the other - IOW, negligable.


Fellow board member Nate "Kiowa" Jones, makes/sells a similar setup, that retains the safety feature via turning the peep so it cannot be sighted through. http://www.stevesgunz.com


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