What are the advantages of SnapSights over the Standard, rear only sights?
A. SnapSights are designed for rapid, intuitive target acquisition in good light conditions–the essence of “snapshooting,” and hence the name. They’re also great for shooters who have lost some of their powers of accomodation due to the natural consequence of being over the age of 45. While some shooters prefer a post sight for precision target work, there are others who score higher with the tandem apertures. We don’t recommend SnapSights for deep woods or low light hunting. But they’re excellent for open-field hunting, super-fast plinking and range shooting. Q. How tough is it to install the SnapSights set? A. Not tough at all. We provide complete instructions with each order, but here’s an overview: The rear sight installs in the same way as our standard sight–it’s a direct replacement for your issue sight. The front sight also replaces the issue front sight, but may need some very minor filework to achieve a proper fit in the existing dovetail. This is because we machine the male
