Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Peep sights

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by davidingle, Sep 8, 2014.

  1. davidingle

    davidingle Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Aug 18, 2014
    Posts:
    976
    Likes Received:
    143
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Iowa
    Do you guys use the peep sights with the tubing or just the ring and what aperture?
     
  2. gltomp

    gltomp Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Aug 6, 2011
    Posts:
    3,428
    Likes Received:
    353
    Dislikes Received:
    1
    Location:
    Chemung County NY
    I use just the ring... and it has a 1/4" opening to fit my sight housing.
     
  3. DEC

    DEC Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2011
    Posts:
    684
    Likes Received:
    197
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Ashley, Indiana
    No tubing. Just the peep rings (RAD specifically).
     
  4. Schuls

    Schuls Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Aug 15, 2012
    Posts:
    2,361
    Likes Received:
    29
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Adamsville, TN
    I just shoot the peep, no tubing for me. Pretty small peep on mine since the housing on the Tommy Hogg is small, can't remember actual size though.
     
  5. mab

    mab Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2011
    Posts:
    343
    Likes Received:
    2
    Dislikes Received:
    1
    Location:
    East Tennessee
    No tube for me. Been shooting with this peep now for about a year. Will never go back to the tube. Don't miss it.
     
  6. tkaldahl2000

    tkaldahl2000 Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Posts:
    874
    Likes Received:
    541
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Hardin, MT
    No tubing here either. I have a 1/4" peep.
     
  7. turkish621

    turkish621 Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Aug 20, 2012
    Posts:
    362
    Likes Received:
    109
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Central, MN
    For you guys without a tube, how do you make sure your peep lines up when you draw back?
     
  8. Schuls

    Schuls Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Aug 15, 2012
    Posts:
    2,361
    Likes Received:
    29
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Adamsville, TN
    It's all in the proper placement of the peep in the string. Some twisting may bee required, or moving some strands to one side over the other, etc.
     
  9. Biz

    Biz Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Sep 20, 2013
    Posts:
    161
    Likes Received:
    0
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    South Louisiana
    No tubing for me and 3/16" peep.
     
  10. davidingle

    davidingle Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Aug 18, 2014
    Posts:
    976
    Likes Received:
    143
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Iowa
    I had to mess around with moving the strands just right so that it sits flush.. Before that I had to twist it a little before I drew back and it was a pain in the butt
     
  11. Pichy

    Pichy Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    May 6, 2013
    Posts:
    81
    Likes Received:
    5
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    No tube for me either. I got it pretty close to being aligned, and then installed my D-loop. The D-loop rotates the peep slightly, to perfect alignment when I draw. No problem ever with this system.
     
  12. Nick_P

    Nick_P Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2012
    Posts:
    659
    Likes Received:
    1
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Dekalb County, Illinois
    RAD 1/4" on all my rigs. Another huge factor in successful peep alignment is quality strings. I shoot Firststring string and cables on all my bows and my peeps line up from the day i put them in.
     
  13. cdcj

    cdcj Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Dec 29, 2011
    Posts:
    93
    Likes Received:
    2
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    SE Arkansas
    Yep. Quality strings make a ton of difference to keep a peep from rotating. Strings like Firststring, Vaportrails, Americas Best, Proline, etc. I use a Fletcher 3/16th.
     
  14. AWK08

    AWK08 Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2013
    Posts:
    320
    Likes Received:
    2
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    SW. PA.
    1/4" Blue G5 Magnum Hunter for me.
    i got rid of the tube type way back when at full draw on a deer the tubing broke at the bow side and almost took out my eye.

    just had a quality string put on my bow and picked it up today, guy here custom makes them and guarantees it won't creep
     
  15. sevignyjoe

    sevignyjoe Newb

    Joined:
    Apr 1, 2012
    Posts:
    25
    Likes Received:
    0
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Lyme Ct
    start with a quality string from Bow String Depot install the peep and then the d loop .may have to take out a twist or 2 .but pretty much that's it .I use a 1/4 " hot shot concave peep on my hunting rig and a3/16 on my target rig.
     
  16. DEC

    DEC Weekend Warrior

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2011
    Posts:
    684
    Likes Received:
    197
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Ashley, Indiana
    Start with a QUALITY string, then a properly set up bow to spec ... once you get to that point the peep will travel to the same position every time. A 1/2 twist here, and a 1/2 twist there in the string will get it so the peep lines up perfectly from start to finish.
     

Share This Page