Zaydok Allen
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There are a number of different front and rear iron/open sight options available today that can be combined in a number of ways to customize a sight picture to your preference . Off hand I can think of
Front:
Fixed/Integral Blade
Black Blade
Red/Green Ramp Sight
Fiber Optic
Gold Bead
Fixed Dot
Tritium Sight
Rear:
Black Notch Adjustable
Adjustable with White Outlined Notch
Rear Fiber Optic Two Dot Adjustable
Fixed Rear Integral Notch
Rear Fixed Two Dot Sight
Rear Fixed Tritium Sight
I'm probably leaving some out. I'm just curious what combos of front and rear sights people like on their revolvers, and for what role.
My favorite is a red ramp front with an adjustable white outlined notch on the back. I know it isn't the most precise setup, but for me it is the fastest to get on target.
My 686 PC gun uses a black adjustable rear notch system from LPA, and a black post front sight. I find the sight picture difficult to aim precisely when aiming at a dark target. My eyes kind of stink, and even with glasses on I struggle to do what I want to do when using those sights. I've been thinking about adding a gold bead to the front post. Is that fairly easy to do? Can a smith simply drill it and Loctite a bead in there?
Front:
Fixed/Integral Blade
Black Blade
Red/Green Ramp Sight
Fiber Optic
Gold Bead
Fixed Dot
Tritium Sight
Rear:
Black Notch Adjustable
Adjustable with White Outlined Notch
Rear Fiber Optic Two Dot Adjustable
Fixed Rear Integral Notch
Rear Fixed Two Dot Sight
Rear Fixed Tritium Sight
I'm probably leaving some out. I'm just curious what combos of front and rear sights people like on their revolvers, and for what role.
My favorite is a red ramp front with an adjustable white outlined notch on the back. I know it isn't the most precise setup, but for me it is the fastest to get on target.
My 686 PC gun uses a black adjustable rear notch system from LPA, and a black post front sight. I find the sight picture difficult to aim precisely when aiming at a dark target. My eyes kind of stink, and even with glasses on I struggle to do what I want to do when using those sights. I've been thinking about adding a gold bead to the front post. Is that fairly easy to do? Can a smith simply drill it and Loctite a bead in there?
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