to hood or not to hood

[GoodOlBoy]

Any other iron sight users out there use a front sight hood? I use one on both my marlin 30-30 and when using iron sights use one on my rem 700 270.

Just curious

GoodOlBoy

[Jack]

I do on my Marlin lever. More to protect the front sight from getting damaged than anything else.

[popplecop]

First thing to go into the spare sight parts draw. When using my peep sighted rifles, I'm in thick stuff and collect twigs in sight hoods. Have gone to fiber optic front sights and haven't had any problems.

[Adam Helmer]

GOB,

I like front sight hoods. I have the snap-on hoods for the M1903 and M1903A3 Springfields, several M98 Mausers have front sight hoods and a few commercial rifles also have front sight hoods.

Adam

[GoodOlBoy]

I prefer a hooded front sight myself. I tend to shoot tighter groups with it, probably because of the fact that the hood seems to draw my eye to the sight better (Same as the white diamond on the marbles semibuckhorn rear sights) As for getting things hung in the hood, I have never had this happen. I don't try to joust with the bushes using my gun, and it would seem to me that if stuff was getting shoved into the sight hood (which doesn't have a very big opening) then it would also be shoved down the barrel. Pulling the trigger in that case would seem a little dangerous so me.

I was just curious if I was the only one.

GoodOlBoy

[GoodOlBoy]

Oh as a add on I also spotted a sight hood a few years back for those using fiber optic sights. It had a round hole cut in the top of the hood to allow added brightness for the fiber optic sight. Seems to me williams was the manufacturer and I found a pic after a quick search.

GoodOlBoy

[Gil Martin]

I really like them and use them whenever possible. All the best...
Gil

[popplecop]

GoodOlBoy, Not much danger of a twig in the barrel, but fine twigs in sight hood where I hunt is a problem, so are jackpine needles. Before I retired I saw quite a number of burst barrels due to obstructions. Same way first thing to come of my rifle when hunting thickets is the sling, another brush grabber, but I due love hunting thick stuff.

[GoodOlBoy]

Now thats a good point crawling through really thick scrub pine is a good way to clog everything from a hood to an eyeball if you aren't careful :D

Yep I like hunting the thickets myself. Lots of good bucks in there. Around here though the thickets tend to be choaked with mulberry, and other types of semihardwood brush.

GoodOlBoy

[popplecop]

GoodOlBoy, How would you like some prickly ash to go with your hardwood thickets, you already have cactus? Sure wish somone would find a use for it.

[GoodOlBoy]

Nope no cactus in east Texas that wasn't imported, unless you count prickly pear, and usually where there is prickly pear you are on fairly rocky, barren ground (although not always)

GoodOlBoy

[Adam Helmer]

GOB,

I would like to ship you some Multiflora Rose, Autumn Olive and Thorn Apple bushes to add to your East Texas foliage. LOL. Those bushes make nasty brush REALLY nasty and I am glad my gun has a hood in "da hood."

Adam