Painting sights

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So, I can't see the front sight of my GP100 against a black bullseye. I shoot a lot of black targets, so I should probably find a way to make it more visible. One option is putting in a fiber optic front sight, but I don't think I need that yet.

Do I use a dedicated sight paint? Fingernail polish (PRETTY!, but it take two coats to become visible)? Metallic sharpie? and if that, gold or silver? Does it matter?

I'm not ready to strap a scope or red dot to the top of it yet - I'm hanging on to irons with my arthritic claws as long as I can...
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fknauss wrote:So, I can't see the front sight of my GP100 against a black bullseye. I shoot a lot of black targets, so I should probably find a way to make it more visible. One option is putting in a fiber optic front sight, but I don't think I need that yet.

Do I use a dedicated sight paint? Fingernail polish (PRETTY!, but it take two coats to become visible)? Metallic sharpie? and if that, gold or silver? Does it matter?

I'm not ready to strap a scope or red dot to the top of it yet - I'm hanging on to irons with my arthritic claws as long as I can...
Changing the front sight on a GP100 takes MAYBE 5 minutes and all you need is a pin punch. I just did my Redhawk, which has the same setup, and it's one of the easiest mods I've done to a gun...ever.

http://www.amazon.com/HIVIZ-GPLW01-Inte ... 100+sights

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I put a dot of fingernail polish on the back of the front sight of battlerifles (M1 Garand, M1A) when I use them for 3-gun type action shooting. It helps me with fast target aquisition.

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CDFingers wrote:I use white out in the groove of the rear sight, which outlines the front sight.

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You know what they say about great minds thinking alike.

I chose whiteout because it is non-permanent, is easy to apply, inexpensive, and visible. I apply it to my front sight bald so I can if the top of the sights.
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sturner wrote:
CDFingers wrote:I use white out in the groove of the rear sight, which outlines the front sight.

CDFingers
You know what they say about great minds thinking alike.

I chose whiteout because it is non-permanent, is easy to apply, inexpensive, and visible. I apply it to my front sight bald so I can if the top of the sights.
I'll wait till I go bald before I put it on my front sight, though. Still plenty hair. :geek:

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CDFingers wrote:
sturner wrote:
CDFingers wrote:I use white out in the groove of the rear sight, which outlines the front sight.

CDFingers
You know what they say about great minds thinking alike.

I chose whiteout because it is non-permanent, is easy to apply, inexpensive, and visible. I apply it to my front sight bald so I can if the top of the sights.
I'll wait till I go bald before I put it on my front sight, though. Still plenty hair. :geek:

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Right - but a shot a 1.5" group at 7 yards (where I could make out the sights), and a 7" group at 15. That is not proportional.

The front sight is now orange. I will let you try it out this weekend, and you will swoon.
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