Ruger GP 100 sight questions

[zappadragon]

Has anyone ever messed with the sights on there GP 100. I found this front sight http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=688079

an thought I could do the DIY testors paint on it like I did my Bersa 380

then I saw http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=325201

Has anyone done this before or have any other suggestions?

also how do you get the front sight off?

Thanks

 

[Bullet]

To remove your front sight – make sure your gun is unloaded
From the muzzle end of the barrel there is a pin above the bore, push in on this pin with a small screwdriver or punch and pull up on your front sight. Your sight should lift right out when the pin is pushed in.

I put a fiber optic front sight on my GP100. Mine is made by Marble's. Midway has them. They are listed under Marble's Ruger Super Redhawk fiber optic front sight .332. They work great on a GP100. You can sure see them better than the factory sight. Here is a link to Midway –

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=320817
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=318076

I like the green best.

 

[sfhogman]

I replaced the front sight on my GP100 with a Millett with the bright orange bar. Fits just fine and works beautifully. Installation took about 30 seconds.

 

[Moonclip]

Ruger did or does have a set of four interchangeable sights that go on a Redhawk or GP100 that are a very bright almost flourecent color, you get yellow, orange, blue and white I think.

I have the blaze orange ramp from Millet on a Security Six and it is nice.

 

[P. Plainsman]

There are several interesting options, as this thread shows.

Bear in mind that you can also order from Ruger the factory orange-insert front sight (the same one that comes stock on the Super Redhawk) and install it on your GP100. It goes in just like the regular black GP100 front sight; see the instructions posted above.

http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAAccView?acc=1104

My GP wears one of these; I prefer it to the standard sight.

 

[MAFDaddy]

How does the pin come back out?

After you push the pin in and remove the old front sight, how does the pin come back out to hold the new sight in? Is it spring loaded? I just bought one of the sights from Midway and the install instruction weren't very good. They were talking about drilling and grinding. I don't want to do that to my new gun.

Thanks
MAFDADDY