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How would you go about blacking out rear sights on a pistol?

Posted on 3/26/16 at 9:11 am
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38977 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 9:11 am
I think these rear sights are too distracting.

If I just fill them in black and go to a one dot setup I think it would be better. Any idea on something to do this with? I tried a sharpie and a lead pencil...no dice. Thinking of something more permanent now.

Thoughts?
Posted by chesty
Flap City C.C.
Member since Oct 2012
12731 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 9:19 am to
black paint pen
Posted by SportTiger1
Stonewall, LA
Member since Feb 2007
28504 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 9:22 am to
Model car paint bottles. Just one little drop and it should fill in nicely.
Posted by 10MTNTiger
Banks of the Guadalupe
Member since Sep 2012
4139 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 9:48 am to
Why not just swap your front sight with a different color ?
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38977 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 10:04 am to


I want #3, but I can't find one for this pistol.
Posted by igchris
Madisonville
Member since May 2015
504 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 10:28 am to
Is that a p2000?
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38977 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 10:30 am to
Yea, not a lot of sight options for them.
Posted by 10MTNTiger
Banks of the Guadalupe
Member since Sep 2012
4139 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 3:52 pm to
Here is the best option that I found, but not with the double dot like you were looking for, tough find. I would have figured there would be more options for an upper end piece like that.

Trijicon
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38977 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 3:56 pm to
That was my backup plan if the one dot sight doesn't work.
Posted by bapple
Capital City
Member since Oct 2010
11891 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 4:53 pm to
They don't have Trijicon HDs for this gun? That has a blacked out rear aperture and it's a very sharp sight picture. Probably my highest recommended sights for a defensive handgun...
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38977 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 5:34 pm to
They do. I'm drawn to the Heinie straight 8 setup. Still holding out I can find a way to have them fitted.
Posted by dawg23
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Jul 2011
5065 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 6:14 pm to
Have you ever shot with those sights ?
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38977 posts
Posted on 3/26/16 at 6:18 pm to
No. Mainly why I wanted to try out the one dot setup with my current sights.
This post was edited on 3/26/16 at 6:25 pm
Posted by dawg23
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Jul 2011
5065 posts
Posted on 3/27/16 at 6:34 pm to
Shouldn't be too hard to black out the existing rear sights (which have no significant utility since they're not night sights) and add a temporary white dot (paint pen, adhesive dot, etc.) to find out if you like that style.

I would personally lean toward a "typical" rear sight, with night sights (if you want them) that have no white outline. Once your eyes are trained to focus on the front sight and keep it in the "window" of the rear sight sight, you'll be GTG with any set of iron sights, on most any gun.

As my eyes get older I find a lot of utility in a narrow front sight and a "wide" rear sight window. This allows me to focus on the front sight and still keep it readily/clearly centered in the rear sight (when I need a carefully aimed shot).

The problem with any white features on a rear sight is that if you pick up a different gun, you may lose a second or two looking for the white feature -- and you may not have the luxury of losing that amount of time.

I think a bright front sight has merit and can't hurt. They help your eye focus on the front sight -- which is what you want.

Just my $.02 worth.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22164 posts
Posted on 3/27/16 at 6:39 pm to
quote:

. Mainly why I wanted to try out the one dot setup with my current sights.



Get some black electric tape and black out the rears and see if you like that.
Posted by CajunAlum Tiger Fan
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Jan 2008
7873 posts
Posted on 3/27/16 at 9:39 pm to
12 hours and no Plasti-Dip recommendation?

OB is splipping.



Sweet gun.


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