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."

I've tried a bunch. The best for me is a rear V and front GREEN fiber optic. Ruger sells the both.

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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Originally posted by WV Hitman:
I've tried a bunch. The best for me is a rear V and front GREEN fiber optic. Ruger sells the both.

The HOT PINK just didn't work for him.

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.

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
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.

I agree completely! Have them on several of my hunting revolvers and I do not believe it gets any better.

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?

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.

Thanks Tigger. That seems to be the consensus -- the V is fast but definitely less accurate.

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

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.