rear sight in English

noun
1
the sight nearest to the stock on a firearm.
The rear sight is a simple peep sight that is screw adjustable for both elevation and windage.

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1. This front Bead comes with a fully adjustable rear sight

2. The rear sight should have a disk with an aperture (small hole) through which you look during Aiming.

3. In Aiming, you line up, or align, your dominant eye, the rear sight, the front sight and the target

4. Correction for drift caused by the adoption of rifling in big guns was approximated by inclination of the rear sight bracket.

5. When Springfield Armory® made the civilian-legal variant in 1974, shooters across the land rejoiced The windage and elevation adjustable rear sight makes zeroing the rifle a pleasure, while the two-stage military trigger, detachable box magazine, op-rod, and roller cam bolt provide functional ease of operation and faithful reliability.

6. 300 Ultra Mag, A Full & Total Custom Signature Series Model on a Post-64 Blueprinted Model 70 Action, 25" Krieger 1 in 10 twist barrel, Machined and integral 1/4 rib, 1 standing & 1 folding rear sight, Front ramp with locking sight protector plus a fold-up night sight, Band sling eye on the barrel