I am in need of some help.... is there a way to determine peep size apart from personal preference?? What sizes are people using and what brands... any recommendations are appreciated. Thanks, T
I generally prefer to use a 3/16ths peep. But if you have issues seeing close to dark you might want to try a 1/4. The brand I mostly pick is the G5 meta peep. TruGlo makes a peep that you can adjust the size of it by changing out a rubber insert that comes in 3 colors. If you are not sure which size you want/need that might work for you. Good luck.
Thanks.. I was thinking about 1/4 for low light and I have used the meta in the past. I think that is the way I will go, I was just wondering if there is a tried, tested strategy for determining peep size... size of housing for example. T
3/16 or 1/4, for me, but it's also important to me to get the size that centers and rings my sight housing. Helps to automatically line everything up. You can fine tune that a bit by mounting your sight forward and back as well. V
I have been using a 3/16 the past few years. A g5 meta peep. The first time I got one I got the red peep and just recently changed to blue, I didn't think the color of a peep would matter but I could see better with the blue one for some reason.
I've tried all sizes. Naturally as we age we go to a larger view, my thought process is to use one that not only will assist in pin alignment to center shot ,but still give me enough to see peripheral through the peep. Just like when I photograph in the wild. I like to keep both eyes open.
For me it really depends on the set up and what I am using it for. For whitetails and stand hunting a lot of shots take place right around dawn and dusk...I almost always have a 1/4 peep in. For my open county rig and spot and stalk I have gone down to a 1/8 but lately I been shooting a 3/16th
I use a 1/4" and a side effect was that it actually helped me shoot better. Some call it target panic, some call it the yips and we all get it to different degrees. With the larger peep part of my aiming is to center the pin but then I make sure the sight is centered inside of the circle on the peep. It has helped me be more accurate from the stand on downward angles, and eliminated punching the release and rushing the shot.
