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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 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?
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 on 3/26/16 at 9:22 am to Gaston
Model car paint bottles. Just one little drop and it should fill in nicely.
Posted on 3/26/16 at 9:48 am to Gaston
Why not just swap your front sight with a different color ?
Posted on 3/26/16 at 10:04 am to 10MTNTiger
I want #3, but I can't find one for this pistol.
Posted on 3/26/16 at 10:30 am to igchris
Yea, not a lot of sight options for them.
Posted on 3/26/16 at 3:56 pm to 10MTNTiger
That was my backup plan if the one dot sight doesn't work.
Posted on 3/26/16 at 4:53 pm to Gaston
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 on 3/26/16 at 5:34 pm to bapple
They do. I'm drawn to the Heinie straight 8 setup. Still holding out I can find a way to have them fitted.
Posted on 3/26/16 at 6:14 pm to Gaston
Have you ever shot with those sights ?
Posted on 3/26/16 at 6:18 pm to dawg23
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 on 3/27/16 at 6:34 pm to Gaston
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.
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 on 3/27/16 at 6:39 pm to Gaston
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. 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 on 3/27/16 at 9:39 pm to Gaston
12 hours and no Plasti-Dip recommendation?
OB is splipping.
Sweet gun.
OB is splipping.
Sweet gun.
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