Beretta 21A sight mod

[JN01]

I've had a Beretta Bobcat for some time, it is a well made little rimfire that is fun at the range. One of the drawbacks to the gun is the small thin front sight. In the past, I have painted it orange, but it never would stick to the rounded surface very well and would flake off in short order.

I had an idea to re-contour it, creating a flat vertical surface which I then painted orange. It seems to have worked, the paint has stayed on throughout handling and a range trip. Definitely easier for my eye to pick up than the tiny black blade.

 

[BC17A]

Good idea. Looks like it was meant to be that way.

 

[Mark 40]

Nice mod JN01. What did you use to re-contour it?

 

[JN01]

Nice mod JN01. What did you use to re-contour it?

I taped off everything around the sight, then reshaped it with a fine file, smoothed it out with 400, 600, and 1000 grit sandpaper. A little cold blue on the exposed steel, followed by a coat of white primer then orange on the sight face. Didn't take long to do it.

 

[Mark 40]

Excellent, Thanks for the heads up.

 

[tubeshooter]

I like how that came out, and I think it's pretty neat!


Thanks for sharing it with THR.