Reviews & Ratings for Leapers UTG Sub-Compact Rear Sight for Shotguns, .22 Rifles — 8 reviews — Page 1

I added a couple tatical ghost ring shotguns to my collection and had plastic rear sights that were ok. The UTG is a great upgrade all metal elevation and windage adjustable. The peephole is much smaller(better) than factory and can be easily drilled larger if wanted. Best deal I've found on this type of sight.

Nice and sturdy fits well the eye hole is quite small which is great for a rifle where your eye is close to the sight but I think the size of the sight hole is too small for a pistol The sight adjustment seems to work nice and the finish is up to par.

I bought this sight to put on my wife's tac shotgun. She was wanting something to make it more accurate when shooting slugs. This little sight should do the trick...and the price was certainly reasonable... However, it does require a Weaver-type mount, which will cause it to set a bit higher than I expected...so, before I mount it I am going to have to replace the front sight with one that sets higher.

I'm writing this review to help "Kurt,from IN" & others in his situation - Because Optics Planet won't allow me to comment on other people's reviews.

Kurt, the Picatinny rail system was developed in the 1980's by the US military/NATO - check Wikipedia for more info. As you discovered, it is different in size than the Weaver/dove-tail mounts found on most 22LR rifles, even the newer models.

Fortunately, there are adapters available that mount to the Weaver/dove-tail base & have a Picatinny rail on top - heck of a lot easier than shims ;-)

Optics Planet has just such an adapter for only $7.95, search "Ncstar 3/8in Dovetail To Picatinny Rail Adapter Mount MAD38PS" UPC: 848754002310

Judging by the pix, it looks like a nice solid unit. I definitely like the design & would not hesitate to use it myself. Be sure to use loctite on the screws, but, ONLY use the low strength type so you can remove the base if need be.

Hope you find this review & give the NCstar adapter a try.

Good lo-profile back-up iron sight, which fits under a red-dot on a riser. It says .22, but I don't see why it couldn't be used on an AR or AK. Perhaps others know more. NIce quality for the price. Another UTG winner.

This is a good peep sight. I got it for an old .22 that was handed down from my father. Seems well built, but my only issue was that it doesn't quite fit the Weaver rail on the old .22 rifles I own. I don't know if this is due to the age of the rifles having a slightly narrower than normal Weaver rail, but a small set of shims should fix this issue.