Erich
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Love it, arinvolvo!
Gimme some ideas as to what I should fill the holes of my sights with.
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Andrew Wyatt
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I think a nice baked on custard finish would be more appropriate.
arinvolvo,
Love the new sights! I will probably have to do something like that also. I can't decide if I want to go the paint route or the fiber optic route.
How did you decide on green and yellow for the colors? I have painted a few of my gun's sights and I found that using a different color on the front is a really good idea. I have tried several colors: red, orange, yellow, green, white and blue and I found that red is the worst for low light and yellow or white is the worst for daytime. I like green and orange but if it is the rear sights, yellow or white is often fine.
Good work! I may copy you but I don't have any cavity filling stuff. I wonder if Bondo would work?
Love the new sights! I will probably have to do something like that also. I can't decide if I want to go the paint route or the fiber optic route.
How did you decide on green and yellow for the colors? I have painted a few of my gun's sights and I found that using a different color on the front is a really good idea. I have tried several colors: red, orange, yellow, green, white and blue and I found that red is the worst for low light and yellow or white is the worst for daytime. I like green and orange but if it is the rear sights, yellow or white is often fine.
Good work! I may copy you but I don't have any cavity filling stuff. I wonder if Bondo would work?
Firestar, here is my thinking on the colors..
Green is easy for the eye to pick up, it is a good contrast against the black...
However, Yellow is an even easier color for the eye to pick up...the contrast of the yellow against green forces your eyes to focus on your front sight.....it is very easy to find, and focus on, even if you arent trying.
As for bondo, that would be great...I probably would have used that if I had thought of it...Just make sure you wipe a nice divot out of it at the top when it is still wet, to allow you room to drip the paint into.
Just be wary of putting a more vibrant color on you rear sights...your eyes will be drawn to it, making front sight focus harder.
Green is easy for the eye to pick up, it is a good contrast against the black...
However, Yellow is an even easier color for the eye to pick up...the contrast of the yellow against green forces your eyes to focus on your front sight.....it is very easy to find, and focus on, even if you arent trying.
As for bondo, that would be great...I probably would have used that if I had thought of it...Just make sure you wipe a nice divot out of it at the top when it is still wet, to allow you room to drip the paint into.
Just be wary of putting a more vibrant color on you rear sights...your eyes will be drawn to it, making front sight focus harder.
dude
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white RTV/silicone should do the trick
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