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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: foresterdj on August 07, 2025, 11:13:19 PM

Title: Sighting in process for flip up rear sight
Post by: foresterdj on August 07, 2025, 11:13:19 PM

It is a long time yet until my winter project, which is a .62 Jaeger with a Rice barrel, cherry stock and iron hardware. I usually use peep sights, but might put a flip up rear on this one. In fact, I hope to get one of the ones recently in the for sale section. These come with a smooth slightly curved top line on the fixed and flip parts, so you can file v or square notch as you choose and then between filing of rear and or front, adjust for elevation.

So my question; Is there any rationale or reason to sight adjust for the flip up longer range part, or the lower fixed part first, then do the other?

Title: Re: Sighting in process for flip up rear sight
Post by: smylee grouch on August 08, 2025, 03:17:02 AM

Never done it  but am thinking that it might be easier too line up both notches before you install the basses. Maybe they are Lined up when you buy them???  :-\

Title: Re: Sighting in process for flip up rear sight
Post by: Daryl on August 08, 2025, 03:23:52 AM

I misunderstood the question.
I would sight in the close range first, then the longer range flip-up sight. This is how all such sights are sighted in as far as I know.
Some rifles with sights such as these, have never had the longer range leaf or leaves sighted in, so the close range sight must have been done first.