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What Are Ghost Ring Sights and How Should They Be Used?

Posted by Alex Wittle · March 22, 2022

If you want to have a good shooting experience, you must learn to aim correctly. Nobody wants to waste ammunition or ruin their shooting experience by missing their targets . Furthermore, exercising precise aim is a matter of life and death in combat. So, in addition to knowing how to aim, it's critical to collect the right gear for your gun that will allow you to aim precisely. A sight is one such tool.

There are various types of sights and scopes that you can use with your firearm . Ghost ring sights are an example of a sight. This article will explain what ghost ring sights are and how to utilize them in detail.

What Are Iron Sights?

Iron sights are a set of physical alignment markers (typically made of metal) used as a sighting device to help with accurate ranged weapon aiming.

Iron sights are normally made up of two parts that are positioned perpendicularly above the weapon's bore axis: a rear sight that is closer to the shooter's eye and a front sight that is farther forward near the muzzle.

The earliest and most basic iron sights are fixed and cannot be adjusted. Many modern iron sights are designed to be adjustable by changing the elevation or windage of the sights. The rear sight is usually the only part of a weapon that may be adjusted.

What Are Ghost Ring Sights?

Ghost ring sights are a type of iron sight. They are also known as peep sights. Some consider the ghost ring sight to be the fastest type of aperture sight. It's reasonably accurate, simple to operate, and obscures the target less than almost all other non-optical sights. As a result, ghost ring sights are widespread on riot and battle shotguns, as well as modified pistols, and they're also gaining popularity as a backup sighting system for rifles.

Ghost rings are a more recent invention, and due to their growing popularity, they are now available in many sizes and for a wide range of weapons.

Ghost ring sights are ineffective in long-distance shooting. So, for a closed-range adventure use a ghost ring sight.

What Are Ghost Sights Used For?

Ghost ring sights are best used with shotguns(or rifles) since shotguns and ghost rings are both better for close combat than other sights because they're faster and more accurate. As a result, the two work well together for short-range shooting.

Because the ring falls out of focus while retaining alignment with the front sight when you glance down the barrel, ghost ring sights allow for speedier target acquisition. It will allow shooters to concentrate on moving the barrel closer to the target.

How To Use a Ghost Ring Sight?

Using a ghost ring sight to shoot is a simple operation. To shoot with your ghost ring sight, follow these simple steps.

1) Maintain Adequate Firearms Control

Place your finger on the trigger and press the gun's stock on your shoulder. Hold the rifle with your other hand from the place where the gun's stock and barrel meet.

2) Look Through the Ring

Look through the ghost ring's circle-shaped opening. This is a necessary step. Examine the front sight and the target through the ring and down the barrel. Align the front sight post with the spot on the target that you intend to strike and shoot.

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1) williams fire sight.

This sight is regarded as a universal ghost sight set. The only drawback is that it can only be mounted on shotguns with vent ribs. Williams Fire Sights are the best shotgun ghost ring sights for individuals on a budget that use their shotgun primarily during the day.

2)  AMERIGLO GL-125 Ghost Ring Sight

The Ameriglo Ghost Ring Sight stands out as the favored choice for marksmen in search of an innovative alternative to conventional post-notch sight configurations. This design incorporates a rear sight with an aperture-style opening, featuring two tritium minidots, accompanied by a luminous tritium front sight that ensures swift acquisition of your target. The GL-125  variant features a sleek black finish and is compatible with a range of Glock models.

3)  XS Sight Systems ML-0012-5 Ghost Ring WS

We hope we were able to answer your question on what a ghost ring sight is. We covered all of the basics in this post, as well as some of the best ghost ring sights on the market. Remember that ghost ring sights are designed for short-range shooting, not long-range shooting, and they let you acquire a target in less time than a conventional sight.

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Are ghost ring sights good for pistols.

Yes, Installing ghost ring pistol sights is a great way to give you the edge in competition, combat, or self-defense. Several ghost ring sights work for Glocks.

What are peep sights?

Peep sights or aperture sights range from the "ghost ring" sight, whose thin ring blurs to near invisibility (hence "ghost"), to target aperture sights that use large disks or other occluders with pinhole-sized apertures. In general, the thicker the ring, the more precise the sight, and the thinner the ring, the faster the sight.

Are peep sights accurate?

As long as the sights are set up correctly, they're just as good as the shooter. Peep sights help you narrow your focus, so you can gain both sight alignment and sight picture within a small window.

Is red dot better than iron sights?

It depends on the skill level of the shooter, but in general, most shooters are more accurate with a red dot optic than iron sights mounted to their gun. Aiming iron sights requires that you acquire your target and then align your sights. Whereas, a red dot is a type of illuminated sight designed for quick target acquisition, so it combines steps and makes shooting much more intuitive. In the end, you just aim the red dot on your target and shoot.

Otherwise, like with anything, there are pros and cons. Red dots are more effective for night time shooting, but are battery powered. Iron sights give you a larger field of view and don't need batteries. Some shooters like to use both, though. They co-witness their sights, meaning they zero their gun so they can use iron sights if the battery dies on their red dot.

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Ghost ring sights — what are you missing.

I wouldn’t say optical sights have spoiled shooters or that we have forgotten how to use iron sights. In fact, it is far from it. However, I do think iron sights don’t get the respect they deserve. Unfortunately, quite a few long guns are delivered with perfunctory sights that are not very useful.

As a young hunter, I took all manner of small game with a simple iron-sighted rifle . The range was short and my eyes were good. The .22 rifles I used were well balanced and accurate. A 25-yard shot was a long shot at squirrels in trees. Keeping pesky starlings and rodents out from around my uncle’s barn wasn’t difficult.

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I knew about sight alignment and sight picture . I never gave a thought to the trigger press. I knew how to ‘tickle the trigger’ and never jerked the trigger. The occasional long shot wasn’t that great of a challenge. I simply slowed down a little.

I graduated to the .30-30 and a host of military rifles in centerfire calibers. I was reminded of how I began shooting, as I recently gave the steel gongs a good working over at 100 yards with a Marlin .30-30 equipped with the XS LeverRail. I still rely on fixed sights on most rifles and exclusively on shotguns.

I have confidence in the zero and the sight picture. I used two types of sights primarily and there are variants on each. First, the simple blade type, which includes shotguns with rifle sights and standard sights on hunting rifles including the old buckhorn rear sight.

Then, there are ghost ring sights and the peep variant of the ghost ring. They are not quite the same thing. A post or ramp front sight is standard on factory long guns.

Ghost Ring Sights

When it comes to ghost ring rear sights, XS Sights is the king of the game. XS Sights’ offerings, in many types and configurations, are designed for lever-action rifles and shotguns . These sights offer a good range of adjustment, different diameters on the rear sight, and come standard with the express white strip front sight.

A ghost ring rear sight is named for the tendency of the sight to disappear or fade out as you concentrate on the front sight. The front sight is naturally centered in the rear sight. The peep sight is generally a thicker type that doesn’t quite fade away as you view the front sight. The peep is designed for greater accuracy, although the ghost ring will give the peep a run for its money in accuracy and best it in speed at close range.

When it comes to enumerating the advantages of a ghost ring or peep rear sight, among these is increased sight radius. Most rifle sights are mounted on the barrel. The open aperture sight is mounted on the rear of the receiver.

It is common to gain seven to nine inches in sight radius with a good set of ghost ring sights compared to standard factory sights. This means that small changes in the sight picture are not as critical to accuracy. Aiming with a standard sight picture means that you focus on the front sight not the target and have an even amount of space showing on each side of the front post as it sets in the rear notch.

You usually use a six o’clock hold holding just under the bullseye target. With a ghost ring sight, you focus on the top of the front sight. The tip of the front sight will be centered in the aperture. You will place the front post dead on the target.

Sight adjustment is easy. Just move the rear sight in the direction you want the bullet strike to move. Sights right, the bullet will strike right. Drift left to move the bullets to the left. You seldom have to drift a rear sight as most are designed to be easily adjustable.

The old barleycorn buckhorn or rocky mountain type sights are a different story. They must be drifted in the notch. No matter, a brass punch and hammer work fine. Just remember that less is more. Tap slowly in small increments.

Very good shooting may be done with a properly-zeroed rifle equipped with well set up aperture sights. While these sights are precise for shooting to at least 100 yards, another advantage is speed. Your field of view isn’t as circumscribed as with optics and when you shoulder the rifle and look through the rear sight. The front post is centered quickly.

A simple bead front sight is only a step away from the bump on top of the barrel of a musket or blunderbuss. It is a general use sight for orientation. An all-around defensive shotgun needs to be zeroed to put its load of shot on target.

Most bead front sights cause the shotgun to fire high or low and occasionally to one side. With shotgun slugs, the point of impact is usually low at close range. Shotgun slugs may be effective to 50 yards or more depending on the load and the shotgun’s sights.

Buckshot is generally considered effective to 20 yards. Some loads such as Federal #00 Flite Wad may be effective to 35 yards. These superior loads demand that the shotgun be properly sighted.

A good set of aperture sights goes a long way in doing so. Among the very few factory sight setups offering a wide range of adjustment comes with the Mossberg 590A1 shotgun. These ghost ring sights offer excellent windage and elevation adjustment. The Benelli M4 also offers good adjustment.

I think that my rifles with XS Ghost Ring sights are simply the best setup of any rifle with fixed sights. These sights offer real speed. With a choice of different size apertures — the larger opening for speed shooting and the smaller for greater accuracy — these are versatile sights.

Ghost ring or aperture sights are popular among lever gun shooters, and perhaps less so among shotgunners. Do you shoot a ghost ring sight? Does it make target acquisition faster of tactical shotguns? Share your experiences with ghost ring sights in the comment section.

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Skinner sights are excellent!

Very good custom design.

Author favors XS. What about Skinner ghost rings?

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