A look at the Revic Exo Extreme MOA peep sight system and why you need one on your muzzleloader
Lee Shaver muzzleloader front peep sight inserts
I love muzzleloaders. Over the years, that passion has grown to the point of almost an obsession. One area that I felt was always slightly lacking was the open-sight peep systems. That problem is now solved! I’ve personally customized many stock modern muzzleloaders and used various different open-sight options on those, and I even placed an order for a full custom-built Arrowhead Rifles muzzleloader and used a custom peep system on that muzzy, and it was incredible!
This past year, I finally got to try out the Revic EXO MOA Extreme Sight, and it was everything I had hoped it would be. I even took a dream 7x6 bull elk with this muzzleloader sight at a distance of 280 yards. I’ve been eyeing this system since it was released, as it is truly a groundbreaking enhancement on open-sight muzzleloader hunts in my opinion. I’d go so far to say this is the best muzzleloader sight setup when you’re hunting a state that is restricted to iron/peep sight only.
Revic has solved a huge pain point when it comes to open-sight muzzleloaders with its EXO Extreme Sight. I’ll start off by saying that I don’t believe this is making people take shots that they shouldn’t; rather, it’s making people more accurate hunters at distances they are comfortable with.
If you’re hunting in a state such as Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, or New Mexico, where you are restricted to hunting without a scope, this Revic system is the ticket!
Below are my thoughts after using this muzzleloader sight on my elk hunt last season and why I’ll be using it on my muzzleloader hunts this year as well.
Let's delve into the precision this sight offers. The rear muzzleloader sight is adjustable for varying distances, using minutes of angle (MOA), with each click being ½ MOA. While I initially wished for a ¼ click, similar to most riflescopes, I found that the ½ MOA works exceptionally well for a muzzleloader. The Revic EXO allows for a total travel of 31.5 MOA, ensuring your shots are on point if you decide to really stretch the distance in practice for fun. Unlike most riflescope systems, there is no lock to fix your MOA adjustment at a certain value, so just keep that in mind as you’re hunting because the turret could spin, even though the force to spin the turret is really solid.
Over the years, I’ve muzzleloader hunted with a non-adjustable rear peep setup. I had to sight them in for a set yardage and then hold for varying distances or use small sub-tension marks on my front crosshairs (if I could even see them). And to be honest, even with a primitive weapon like a muzzleloader, that just isn’t precise enough for me. Now, one could mention that muzzleloaders are inherently not that accurate, and I might be trying to do too many things to gain more accuracy, but to that statement, I’ll say that couldn’t be further from the truth, as a muzzleloader can be insanely accurate!
Let’s say I have a dream animal in front of me at 175 yards. You can bet that I want to make sure I’ll hit perfectly, as I owe it to the animal to make the best shot possible. With this adjustable peep, I can dial to the correct MOA instead of randomly holding over and “hoping” I hit where I’m aiming. Hoping to hit is what I feel leads people to take shots they shouldn’t take.
To me, that is the beauty of this system. Precision!
Adjusting the Revic EXO MOA Extreme sight is super easy. You will need a picatinny rail on your muzzleloader to attach this peep sight, but once you have that part attached, mounting the rear adjustable sight is very self-explanatory. I should also mention that zeroing in the rear turret is also easily accomplished.
The Revic does come with a small aperture insert in the back of the peep and I took that out to allow more light in. It does make it a little more difficult to center the rear peep with the front sight, but that was something that I dealt with to allow more light through the peep. I tried the smaller aperture, but just didn’t like how limiting I was with light. I suggest playing around with both apertures to figure out what works best with your eye and setup.
With the Revic, the vertical adjustment of the rear turret is amazing for varying distances, but keep in mind that you can’t dial on the fly for your horizontal. So, you will need to practice your horizontal holds in the wind during the offseason.
I used the Revic front sight with the custom muzzleloader, which made it a breeze to get dialed in during sight in as the front sight has horizontal and vertical adjustment.
The front sight uses Lee Shaver inserts, and it comes with a variety of different insert options that you can swap out to your liking. I used the traditional crosshair on my setup, but I’m going to experiment with different inserts this summer. To mount the front sight, you might need someone to tap the end of your barrel. If you need help with this on your muzzleloader, I definitely suggest you reach out to Arrowhead Rifles, as they can make a sleeved bushing for different contour muzzleloader barrels.
If you put your time in and do the required practice, the Revic EXO Extreme sight can make you a more accurate muzzleloader hunter at varying distances. Plus, a huge benefit is I can get all my muzzleloader’s data entered into my SIG SAUER KILO8K ABS rangefinder, and then I just need to range the animal, and then dial the Revic EXO’s turret. This is great when hunting different elevations as the rangefinder takes all the data changes into account, and the sight being MOA makes this a trusted system as those values will change if you sight in at a lower elevation and then hunt at higher elevations.
Over the past eight or so years, I've become addicted to muzzleloaders, which are always a joy to shoot and hunt with. This system makes shooting a muzzleloader a lot more fun, too!
