stagpanther
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Understood. In my case (x2 astigmatism) it's kinda the opposite--when the aperature of the rear site is close to my eye it becomes a distorted blur and cannot be used at all as a reference. Granted the angular displacement thing is an issue (in large part because of the sight location and barrel length)--but is still better than say a pistol and I can still hit targets pretty consistently freehand out to 100 yds if I take my time steadying--faster at closer ranges. If I could use a peep--and I tried several--I certainly would. Anyways, it works for me (and I'm in general a pretty average shooter) and I'm very happy to have a non-optics alternative.The problem with that sight setup for me is that with the aperture way down the barrel you lose both advantages of a small aperture peep sight. 1st, the sight radius is much shorter exaggerating any angular displacement and 2nd, the aperture must be large to see the front sight through it, eliminating any benefit of a Depth of Field increase.