Have confidence in your peep sight! ~ Field trip sight-in with Benny 

Best gun channel hands down!

Whether you own a gun or not this dude's super informative and interesting.

Sir, one of the best indications as to the quality and comprehensive nature of your videos is the civility and earnest nature of the comments you receive. They are a far cry from many comments on some other "gun" channels. Thank you once again for doing this.

Love seeing a man with his dog and guns........could watch all day

Thank you again for a very informative video. We are very fortunate that you are willing to share your vast knowledge and experience with us. Long may you continue sir. Paul, Adelaide, Australia

Last year I was visiting friends in Reno, NV and their teenage son was looking to buy a rifle. I went with them to shop for it and while they were looking I spotted a rifle on the rack that I pointed out to them. It was a Springfield 03 that had been sporterized with a very fine target stock and a Williams peep sight. The barrel had been left alone and it still had the GI Patridge sight. They ended up buying it for the boy and I told them that if they ever sold it, I would buy it. I sent a nice M1907 sling to them as well. Love the old rifles.

Enjoyed watching and a nice close to my day. Sure beats the programming on tv by a long shot. Thanks for sharing.

really enjoyed seeing you in the field

This was excellent! Rosemary watched on my lap. Thanks Gunblue.

Sir, you are an amazing with all your knowledge. Thank you.

Another great video. Thank you sir!

Great shooting, especially for such a windy day. Keep up with the great videos.

Just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed this video loved to see you out on the range shooting I'd really like to see more of these keep up the great work best loading and gun videos on RU-vid!

He is my gun Dad. Really appreciate his knowledge and kind manner.

We love Benny.

What a wealth of information this man What a wealth of information you are, I could literally listen and learn all day. Thanks!

Nice guns and fine shooting. It was a pleasure to watch, thanks for sharing.

love the "99". great rifle.

I appreciate your channel.

Thank you for another great video.

As always very good info. Thanks

Best discussion on iron sights I've seen on the internet. Thanks for your good work. In my bullseye pistol compitition

Great video. Thank you.

I always liked peep sights. I have peeps on two Marlin lever rifles.... 336, 35 rem and 1895GS. Handy sight system. I think Benny had a fun day too. Glad to see you brought him out to explore a bit. MH

Love your channel and iron sights

great video! Benny is a cool dude

Wonderful to follow.

Enjoyed very much! I like your videos. Please keep it up.

Benny's a good looking pup.

Thanks for that. I’ve wanted a model 99 in 300 Savage for years. They seem awful hard to get unless you’re father left one to you. One of the best deer rifles ever.

Thanks for the video!

G'day. Im a massive fan of yours. Appreciate your tutorials. long time Aussie hunter and .243 fan. Cheers, Paul Donald.

Great Video!!!

Great video again!

Thank you, I very much enjoyed this video.

3 year old video, love watching GB shoot and his Benny hanging out.

Good down to earth video. Keeping it real. Nice Toyota too.

Excellent video, Sir...

Thank you for making a video on whats becoming a lost art in the shooting community! I have never shot or hunted with a scope-just enjoy my iron sights. Have encouraged some friends to try shooting without optics-most learned to shoot a 22 that way. Will use this video to encourage them. I am not a expert shooter-average at best-but fun to show what can be done with peep sights. Use my old M1 to show that 200 yd accurate shots can be made without optics-but explained I actually made 600 yard ones in CMP service rifle completion some years ago.I am so glad I found your channel for so many educational videos!!!

"...time honored, reliable, rugged, weatherproof, lightning fast and accurate sighting system... See why you might just decide to put away those target obscuring dots and bulky, weather-prone scopes, take a pound or more off your rifle, get that cheek down, and get intimate with your gun stock like never before." I couldn't have said it better myself! When I discovered the GI-type peep sight it was love at first sight. I have since tried several compact scopes and red dots over the years, but my middle-aged eyes can't seem to adapt to them. It's just natural to "put my nose on the charging handle" and focus on my front post! Peace sir.

I love that model 99 you have there! No wonder it was so popular amongst deer hunters. I'd say it could take an elk within 250 yards. That bird dog-Benny is a good lookin' dog. I used to quail hunt back in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's with English setters, but now quail numbers are simply so low, it's not even worth it anymore. My last Setter ("Hank") died sleeping in his bed last summer. Dogs can be such great friends because of their unconditional loyalty, and it does my heart good to see the companionship you have with yours. God bless you and Benny.

Never had or seen a stoppage of any kind from a mini. Great video 👍👍👍. Love your channel.

Great stuff as usual. And two cool but not often seen rifles.

Great video. God Bless

Brittanys are great dogs! I have two of them. Nice video, thanks.

great video thank you sir

great video thanks for sharing !!!!

this man is just a wealth of knowledge /love this channel thanks..give Benny a thump for me

Yes peep sights work great, I still outshoot my "new" shooter friends with their ar's and red dots.

Great Video, I have a very similar 99 Savage (1936) in 300, with the same sight. mine has the adjustable aperture. Great rifles.

I made a 3D printed peep sight for a finnish mosin. Gonna test it this weekend. Will share on thingiverse.

Terrific.

Love that old savage !.....enjoyed the video. Regards limey b.

Outstanding video. I have a skinner peep on my marlin 30-30. I like it very much. I can shoot a 2.5" group at 75 yds with these 72 year old eyes lol. Very accurate and quick handling for closer targets.

Very nice video!!

Good video. I enjoyed it and learned a few things.

Good video and really good eye sight

When I'm older I'm rocking the bench rest out the tailgate too!

Great video, you should definitely do more shooting videos like this.

Thanks so much,you brought back great memories 1957-1962 when I serrved in the Army I still think the M1 is the best all weather weapon made with good old peep sights good to 500 yards and the really good shots like yourself I bet a lot more of course our peep sights were pretty large if I remember maybe 1/8" or better?

I have the exact gun with a made for model 99 sight such as Yours! Thank You Sir, I only Wish You Knew how Much You have inspired Me,God Bless You

Nice Toyota. You must have an affinity for things that work well.

Great video, I love my peep sights and my mini 14. I learned peep sights courtesy of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children summer camp. My first issue was an M16-A1 with probably 10,000 rounds through it before me, I cherish the memory of shooting 500 yards with that rifle. At 500 a 10 inch spotter is used to mark impacts and usually, after the first shot I would put the remaining rounds into the spotter. No superwambadine 16 or 24X scope, just peep sights.

Great video, thank you!! Thumbs up 8)

Yes, grate information, I have never shot with a peep sight but will consider getting one. Thanks, Simon Fiji

Sir, your channel is the best. Sure would enjoy shooting alongside you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. God Bless.

Learned something. thanks

Love that 99, best deer rifle for the North East evaaah!

I would have liked this video a hundred times if possible. Last year, after watching your open or non optic sight video, I did a bit of a walk down memory lane a added up the amount of game (deer and hogs) that I had killed farther than 150 yards. One. I killed one doe at a greater distance and it was out past 250. I had purchased a couple 45-70 lever guns and a Marlin 1894 in 44 mag. After installing Williams peep sights, I can never go back to optics. However the biggest surprise has been my 1964 Remington ADL in 30-06. I placed a Williams WGRS peep at the receiver and a 1/16 bead on the front. I painted the bead white and this rifle which had been my father’s deer rifle for decades has a new lease on life. I shot it again yesterday and three rounds within 1.5” that hit about an inch and a half high at 100 yards. From a rested position I can keep everything within an 8 inch circle out to 225 yards. And the way the rifle carries now is like an extension of me. Thanks for your videos. I have rekindled my passion for hunting vs just filling the freezer which is what my hunting had become over the last few years.

Nice truck. I have a red 2009 Tacoma. Love them. Good video. I have some friends telling me I should join the local gun club and range... I guess I'm old-school and like to stay primitive and drive into the mountains with my makeshift/mobile shooting gear - electric piano stand with wood board laid across the top, sitting on my ice fishing chair. I should get a lead sled.

Kudos to you for being able to hop in and out of the dang pickup.my knees dont allow me to do that.nice setup. Love the vids

Excellent video! And I want one of those hounds...Beautiful dog. Thanks for including the .300 Savage in the Model 99 as I am currently looking for one of my own to complement my .250-3000 and .308 99s and I plan on mounting a peep sight on it when I find one. Take care and keep up the great work you do!!!!

Good video.

Nice Truck Sir :-)

Another top video. Oh, and I just knew you were a cigar guy.

I recently discovered peeps and love them for Cowboy Silhouette shooting. You have great taste for K-9, can't beet a Brittany for companionship and grouse or woodcock shooting.

You had a fun day , shooting and having man's best friend with you . Beautiful Setter ( I assume) ,not really great with breeds . It looked like he was having some fun too , found a nice mud hole . Thanks for the great video .

Got to install and test out Williams Peep sights on my Ruger American .22lr and wow, as a newb, I got much better results on paper vs. the factory open sights at 15 and 50 yards. I'm positive the gun is capable of a lot better than me at this time, so I will keep practicing. To give an example, best I managed thus far was about a 6-8" group with the factory sight at 50 yards. This time I was most definitely less than 6" and that's with some crazy winds blowing towards 5 o'clock. I'm hoping hoping to be even better once I get new glasses (can't quite get the clearest focus on the front sight or target at that range).

Seems like own all the guns GunBlue490 owns. Great taste.

thanks for another great video. I've seen just about all of them and it's good to see you out shooting. I was sent sights from Trueshottechnologies that are what they call Milsights for review. I'm not real happy with the stock sights on my Mini 14 ranch rifle. it's a 583 series, relative new. the wing style front sights for whatever reason are not easy on my eyes. if you have the time I would appreciate your opinion on the sights I was sent before I swap them out.. oh yeah...Love that Savage. actually anything levergun. that's my favorite kind of rifle. I think I got enamored with them since I was a kid watching Chuck Conners on TV in " The Rifleman " funny watching the show finally realizing that his rifle did not ever eject any brass. .;)

Peep sights are magnificent once you get used to using them. The M1 Garand I used as a youngster was as accurate as could be with a peep sight. Stay safe GunBlue490, it is very nice to see you out shooting.

I also have an old Remington model 14 in 30 remington with a tang peep sight that I havent shot yet, but I just got a box of ammo to go test it out.

Brittany 's an intelligent & kind dog. He has you well trained.

Good shooting Sir

Good Benny! Now for a quick hose down and a couple of Milk Bones! Good video...thanks!

yup - my dog can find the mud almost as quickly as yours. Sadly they no longer make the Savage 99 and collector value will continue to increase. Mine is a .308 and shoots about the same group size as yours. Next time I shoot it I'l try resting it further back on fore-stock.

Thanks for another excellent video! Are there specific manufacturers of peep and patridge sights that you'd recommend?

I have my dads 300 savage thanks.

I too am 3rd and 4th degree. When I first started watching you it was like watching my brother!

I love that 99 , mine too is a sweetie that made its debut with Hickok45. How far do you drive to get out some where in the northeast to shoot? Great day thanks for taking us along!!! Hickok45 allow some room, GunBlue490 is a great video maker too!!!

Another GREAT video thanks. Some more instruction on actual shooting would be greatly appreciated. God Bless. Enufzed "Downunder"

I love peep sights. I have a pretty decent collection of old mossberg 22's with peep sights and they are my favorites. That is one of my decision factors when I am looking to buy 22's. Can you put a peep sight on it? If you can, I want it.

You're my favorite Yankee!! I learn so much from your videos! Unfortunately , there are hardly any more 230 yard shooting stretches in NE Georgia these days either! Best of luck and keep up the good work!!! BTW. Is Benny a Brittany Spaniel?

I enjoy the sharing of your knowledge and no-nonsense facts about calibers, shooting gun care. I would like to know your opinion on parkerizing and ceracoating on rifles. Thanks again. I'm a devoted viewer. God bless.

After watching your video, I think I'm going to take out my .22 lr Mas 45 training rifle that's been in the closet since the 1980's and take it out to range when I get a chance. My eye sight is not what it was in the 1980's but from the way you shoot your eyes are better than mine. Good for you. I hope your eyes and your health give you many years of good shooting. Thanks for the video.

Is there an impact on ballistics, trajectory or how you'd sight a firearm being slightly elevated in the truck bed vs on flat ground? When, if ever, is elevation a factor for which one would compensate?

I'd like to see pictures of the 2 different types of apertures you used, thanks

Would it be possible for you to review the classic Redfield Olympic sights like Remington and Winchester used to install on their 40X and Model 52's? I recently acquired a 40X in 22lr with Redfield Olympic sights and need to know how to adjust the elevation, mine seems to be frozen. Thank you!

Big fan, Gunblue! As a world expert on, and big booster of, the Mini 14, what diameter of aftermarket gas bushing do you have mounted on that Mini? I like my rifles a little on the heavily-gassed side for reliability, but I have gathered that the Ruger .085" is WAY too big (especially since they use the same size on the Mini 30, which fires a cartridge of significantly lower pressure), and that a reduced port will still guarantee complete reliability. I just got a Mini (the exact same model you have there with a 584 prefix), and am thinking of trying the .045" bushing. What say you?

nice weather...are you in Arizona by chance more like Northern AZ? its just as windy here just wonderin