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Todd Doyka KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 52 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	peep sights Apr 4^th, 2015 at 3:21am	Print Post
	a few weeks ago, i received two peep sights for my 1898 krag. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links); i decided that one could stay orignal and the other could be reamed out and used for hunting. what size hole should it be taken to? (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: peep sights Reply #1 - Apr 4^th, 2015 at 6:30am	Print Post
	I'd enlarge it very gradually until you get a size that is comfortable for your eyes. FWIW, I believe your image is reversed!


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: peep sights Reply #2 - Apr 4^th, 2015 at 12:36pm	Print Post
	Todd's image is correct and a nice job of showing detail. Dick's advice is good. (S&S Firearms has been a good source for me for small parts to re-build some Krag sights. Check 'Rod Bayonet 1903 Springfield', if you don't see a 1902 part under 'Krag'). I have a spare 1902 peep/blade that is pitted and bare of finish. I plan to 're-brown' it and gradually enlarge the hole to use it on a 'shooter'.


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: peep sights Reply #3 - Apr 4^th, 2015 at 5:31pm	Print Post
	Apparently, my eyes are backwards!!!!! That's what happens when you get old and don't look at something while you are talking about it.


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Todd Doyka KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 52 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: peep sights Reply #4 - Apr 5^th, 2015 at 4:02am	Print Post
	thanks guys!!! unfortunatly i got the picture out of an inernet site, can't remember which one!!! most of the time my eyes are backwards too!!!


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: peep sights Reply #5 - Apr 5^th, 2015 at 3:10pm	Print Post
	The original aperture for the Sgt Peep is incredibly small... but CMP rules allows for enlarging the peep to a maximum of 0.1. I have a spare 1902 sight that I enlarged to 0.07 (which is about as large as you can go with it) and that is very user friendly... not quite as large of a peep as a Garand, but still much better. I kept my original in original condition to put back on the rifle eventually.


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