.22 rifle sights

[eveled]

I'm sorting through some old .22 rifles and trying to sight them in after replacing some broken or missing sights.

I'm curious if anyone has a preferred front sight Patridge or brass bead?

I always liked a brass bead, but it is awful convenient to be able to file down a front site to dial it in.

I found this on Skinners web page. Do you guys agree or disagree with them?

I was really surprised because I always thought a peep sight like a Skinner would be better paired with a brass bead.

 

[Uncle Howie]

“What Skinner said.”

I haven’t used a brass bead front sight w/aperture rear, but expect it would make for quick acquisition of a sight picture. I’ve planned to set up one of my plinkers like this (for about twenty years!), but just “haven’t gotten around to it.”

I still think a front “post” or Patridge style blade would give the most precise sight picture. Think about those bullseye pistol shooters who are still using iron sights. I’d bet that virtually all of them are using Patridge style sights, for a crisp sight picture.

 

[needsmostuff]

Maybe I was raised wrong, but I shoot off the top of a bead sight same as I do with a post.
It's just round instead of square. I often "black out" a brass bead sight as in bright daylight they can lose definition.
My most successful bead sight is on a mod.28 revolver. Go figure.
Front sight was damaged so replaced it with a bead. Rear was changed to a round bottom V. Simply put the ball in the bottom of the cup and whatever is on top of the ball gets a hole in it. Simple.
Funny lookin but it's the best, fastest long range handgun Iron sight I have.

 

[Mobuck]

For precision shooting with a 22 rifle, we used a front bead that appeared (to the shooter) to be same size as the 'bull'(front sight covered the bullseye). Any 'out of round' indicated an imperfect hold. Shooting a .22 bullet at a .25" bull can be a fairly precise endeavor.

 

[sceva]

While I see a lot of Patridge front sights on pistols it seems like my rifles always had a bead / post front. That said I don't think you could go wrong with the old sourdough front, kind of a Patridge with a sloped rear face and brass or gold insert.