How to Install a T C Peep Sight / With Bead

A peep sight in mechanism used to aim a firearm. The peep is a metal ring mounted on the back of the barrel. The bead is mounted on the nose of the barrel. A sportsman looks through the peep at the bead and centers the bead over the target. Theoretically, the impact point of the projectile from the firearm is in line with the peep and the bead. Most models of Thompson Center Arms firearms are are compatible with peep sights.

Things You'll Need

  • 1/4-inch flat-head screwdriver
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Instructions

    • 1

      Unload the firearm. Remove the clip or the slide rod. Open the ejection port of the rifle. Look into the chamber of the rifle and make certain the rifle is unloaded. Never smith a loaded firearm.

    • 2

      Place the mounting base of the peep sight on top, back of the rifle barrel. Align the two the eyelets of the peep sight base with the tap holes in the barrel. Thread the set screws into the base of the sight and into the tap holes of the barrel. Fasten the peep sight to the barrel with the 1/4-inch screw driver.

    • 3

      Place the bead base on the nose of the barrel of the rifle. Align the hole of the bead base with the tap holes in the barrel. Thread the mounting screws into the barrel through the bead base. Tighten the mounting screws with the screwdriver.