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    Globe sight inserts

    Is there 1 style of insert that is preferred for the silhouette shooting? My personal favorite for general shooting is the small pin head insert. Wondering about the longer ranges what's the best to use. Also what's better for sunny vs cloudy shooting?

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    I prefer the aperture style fronts. I do believe they are better for changing light conditions but lots of differencing opinions on that. Good discussion here http://benchrest.com/showthread.php?...ot-diffraction
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    Quote Originally Posted by M-Tecs View Post
    I prefer the aperture style fronts. I do believe they are better for changing light conditions but lots of differencing opinions on that. Good discussion here http://benchrest.com/showthread.php?...ot-diffraction
    Thanks for the link, very interesting. Seems they tended to agree on using an aperture vs a post.

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    I'll second the "open crosshair" or open aperture front sight. I like pins for hunting but when distances reach out there the pin, no matter how small, covers too much, if not all, of the target.
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    With silhouettes and apertures the [problem is the odd shaped targets dont fit well in the aperture as a bullseye does. I have used a heavy aperture thats just fits inside the body top and bottom and hold side to side watching it close. I also shot a post for awhile. A wide post and held at 6 o clock on the pigs and rams This worked well but chickens and turkeys with legs not as well

    I believe my pedersoli set has an open cross hair with beams around .080 wide. One of these could be adjusted to fit the shapes easily with a file.

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    I use an aperture with cross-hair insert on my Sharps. Was going elk hunting last year and found if I adjust for a 200 yard zero, I can place the horizontal line on the bottom of the chest for a 100 yard shot and on the withers for 300 yards. Left the cross-hair in and found that it also helps me when shooting a round bull at the range while using the aperture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Boy View Post
    Just what I prefer and use, Lee's apertures for both his and Lyman's front globe sights.

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    Lee makes a good selection of inserts. Plus they are not overly wide.
    http://stores.leeshavergunsmithing.c...-insert-cards/

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    I use to shoot in a lot of 22 Turkey Shoots. One Legion had targets at 100’. I took a target and set up at 100’ on bench. I had my brother help and with a small reamer he opened a loupe type post until it perfectly bracketed the bull at 100’. When tuned if you didn’t drive the bullseye it was your fault. I guess you have to match your front post type to what’s best for you and your target. For general field use I use plain flat top post. Some of the choices are hard to see unless you have a defined back ground and favorable light. I only have aperature globes on a 22 and a 30/06 but have receiver sights on most of my 22s and deer rifles. My favorite front for all, including handguns are plain flat top blade.

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