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Anyone out there feel really strongly about modifications to standard Ruger SBH open sights that honestly make a difference? Was reading a Taffin piece and he described the factories as back on black, "as they should be." There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | ||
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I've tried a bunch. The best for me is a rear V and front GREEN fiber optic. Ruger sells the both. Larry Rogers | |||
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All my SBH have the front sight panted with Testors model paint a coat of white with a coat of Florissant Orange on the back of the blade, and white outline in the grove outline of the rear sight. | |||
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The HOT PINK just didn't work for him. If ignorance is bliss; there are some blissful sonofaguns around here. We know who you are, so no reason to point yourselves out. | |||
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I think the best thing you can do with the rear sight is replace it with a Bowen Target sight. I just painted the ramp white of the front sight blade on one of my revolvers. "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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I agree completely! Have them on several of my hunting revolvers and I do not believe it gets any better. If ignorance is bliss; there are some blissful sonofaguns around here. We know who you are, so no reason to point yourselves out. | |||
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The Bowen options look good -- including the Rough Country series. I see they offer a Rough Country with the V rear, which has always tempted me. Who has used a V rear and gone back to the square notch? There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Me. The V-notch is very fast for close range but not really precise enough for the full range of distances I shoot my Redhawk. Mine was paired with the gold bead for true "express sight" look and feel. At least that's my experience. I wear glasses to see the front sight now and maybe better eyes would find it more useful. In fact, I'm waiting for delivery of a new JPoint micro dot to try on it. At some point you gotta quit fooling yourself, lol. It wouldn't make a bad tactical setup if I didn't have it on an 8-inch barreled gun. Certainly better than some as-issued sights. "Experience" is the only class you take where the exam comes before the lesson. | |||
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Thanks Tigger. That seems to be the consensus -- the V is fast but definitely less accurate. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Years ago I modified a Bo-Mar to work in a Redhawk. Today, there is another alternative. http://www.lpasights.com/en/pr...rowse&category_id=32 | |||
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I think Elmer Keith had the definitive improvement to the Single action Big Bore handgun sight. I don't think Black on Black is "as it should be" for hunting. Great on paper. "The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshiping Almighty God agreeably to their conscience, is not only among the choicest of their blessings, but also of their rights." ~George Washington - 1789 | |||
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