Author Topic: Jaeger peep (Read 2369 times)

Dennis Daigger · « **on:** December 21, 2021, 02:32:12 AM »

As often noted on this forum peeps are inordinately kind to older eyes and thought I'd share this. Now that the sights are done rust bluing the barrel and carving are all that's left to finish the rifle.

By soldering the base to the tang it could be removed down the road if some other type of sight was wanted.
Dennis

David Rase · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2021, 08:35:08 AM »

Very nice! If a guy were to dovetail the base you could have both windage and elevation adjustments. I will keep your idea in mind.
David

alacran · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2021, 02:24:02 PM »

Very good idea, and excellent execution. David Rase's suggestion is also a good idea. I am building a jaeger with a 25-inch barrel and peeps like those would give me a 24-inch sight radius.
What is the diameter of the hole?
Thanks for posting.

Ron Scott · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2021, 05:27:32 PM »

Dennis, what is the height of the aperture above. the barrel flat?

Dennis Daigger · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2021, 09:04:57 PM »

Dave, what you're seeing is version three. The base originally had a .050" deep dovetail on the bottom and was to be installed adjacent the lock on the barrel. Then I was going to dovetail the base into the tang. What you see is the last version without windage as you noted. I am going to make another upper part with a horizontal dovetail containing the aperture that can be used for windage adjustment as the wonderful German peeps used.

The aperture is .067" diameter and its center is .425" above the upper tang surface.
Dennis

Dennis Daigger · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2021, 03:02:21 AM »

Fourth iteration-got windage adjustment.

Dennis

acorn20 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2021, 03:59:47 AM »

Sweet!!

Daryl · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2021, 04:39:45 AM »

Now THAT'S cool!

ed lundquist · « **Reply #8 on:** December 22, 2021, 04:45:15 AM »

If you ever decide to make those for sale I would like to be on the list. Beautiful!

Craig Wilcox · « **Reply #9 on:** December 22, 2021, 09:48:59 AM »

Dennis, I believe that the sliding dovetail for windage is akin to gilding the lily.

barracudadave67 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2021, 10:45:11 AM »

Very nice........ My eyes could use a setup like that.
That wil do you well.

Dave

AMartin · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2021, 02:38:52 PM »

If you ever decide to make those for sale I would like to be on the list. Beautiful!

What Ed said ... Those are really nice ..

Allen Martin

alacran · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2021, 03:34:29 PM »

Very nice indeed. What do you use to lock the windage position? I think if the barrel is not way out of whack windage corrections could be made with the front sight.

rick/pa · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2021, 04:59:43 PM »

Beautiful!! A small set screw could lock the sliding windage adjustment.

Austin · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2021, 05:06:13 PM »

Excellent!

axelp · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2021, 05:17:49 PM »

I'd buy a couple too

hudson · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2021, 07:33:31 PM »

I like it!

Dennis Daigger · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2021, 09:12:20 PM »

Quote from: alacran on December 22, 2021, 03:34:29 PM

Very nice indeed. What do you use to lock the windage position? I think if the barrel is not way out of whack windage corrections could be made with the front sight.

Drifting the front sight? What fun would that have been. The windage slide, like the original German sights I've had experience with, fits tightly and must be drifted with a punch to move.

For anyone that wants to make one of these I'd be glad to share the dimensions and way that it was done.
Dennis

Daryl · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2021, 09:22:05 PM »

Not just European.

tecum-tha · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2021, 09:55:36 PM »

A lot of Jaeger rifles had a square hole in the tang. That is to stick in a diopter (peep) sight. This sight was generally used for target shooting, but using a larger diopter hole could have been used for hunting or further shots from an elevated position, too.
https://www.artax-vorderlader.de/visierung/praezisions-diopter-mit-spielfreier-seiteneinstellung-und-4-kant-schaft.html
This is an interesting concept,too:
https://www.artax-vorderlader.de/visierung/klapp-kimme-fuer-enfield-einige-springfield-modelle-von-pedersoli-chiappa.html

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Author Topic: Jaeger peep (Read 2369 times)