The most usefull Parker Hale peep sight aperature

[sirdutch]

I bought a Parker Hale PH 5C aperature sight for my No. 4 Enfield that is missing the peep sight. I was wondering what the best and most useful sight peep hole would be. A PH 60. or a PH59 six hole midget. etc, etc. I purchased a single hole newly manufacture peep sight because it was inexpensive but would like an original PH to complete sight aperature on my FTR 57 No 4 Mk2. As long as it screws into my PH 5C I'm alright with it. It doesn't have to be historically correct. All comments and suggestion will be appreciated.

I see a "flanged" #6 PH peep sight on ebay and I'm wondering if I should bother with it,

Thanks!

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[RJW NZ]

If you buy a 6 hole PH, then begin with the no 4 hole, counting up from the smallest one, thats the recomended size to start from.
If you have the optin price wise, far and away the best are the PH iris types, they show on auction regularly.

[Mk VII]

I usually end up dismantling them and drilling the holes in the disc out to the larger range of sizes that you get with some versions. Most of the holes are unusably small.

[sirdutch]

Hello gentlemen,

Thanks for your imput. I've been out of town. I apologise for my delayed response.

Meindert

[rapidfire10ring]

Although this is an old thread, there are excellent aperture sighs made by Parker Hale. One of the best that comes to mind is the variation of the color wheel with a small lever that allows near unlimited variation in selecting the apeture size. It works like the older SLR lens cameras.

[RobD]

I find the 6-hole eyepieces to be excellent.
The idea with all aperture sights is to provide a pinhole effect, (a) eliminating any refractive error the shooter has [usually age-related, problem focussing on either the front sight or the target], and (b) enabling both the front sight and the target to be in focus simultaneously [this is an improvement on the human eye, even when young]. In addition, the sight base is lengthened, and the centring of the front sight in the frame of the rear sight becomes instinctive.
The down-sides of aperture sights are: loss of visual field - loss of peripheral vision is not usually a problem when target shooting, but makes hunting impossible; and loss of brightness.
As I was taught, the trick is to start with a large aperture; then click them round, one by one until you notice the image becomes dim. Then go back to one larger, so the image is bright enough.

[ssj]

Do you care if its "authentic"? You can get modern eyepieces with PH threads that should screw straight in, work far better.

Or this looks like it will fit,

Parker Hale Rearsight Iris Complete with Filter Assembly | eBay

I have these but no colour insert,

Enfield Parker Hale PH60 Six Hole Eye Piece Yellow Filter Holder | eBay

They are OK but a modern sight leaves them dead.