dickydalton
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I put the red Gemini Customs on mine and like it.
SP101 - front sight recommendations
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Waveski... I know the Hi-Viz isn't pretty. I actually removed mine after deer season on the 329PD. It looked better without it. Too bad I forgot to put it back on before the next season, :-( now it's back on and will stay on. I'll live with the appearance. I just bought a new 3" SP101 and gave it the fluorescent treatment but you've piqued my interest here. Please let us know what you have done and display some photos too, okay? I polish my SS guns... I'm personally not putting on a Hi-Viz either.
Tony_the_tiger
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+1 for Gemini Small Wonder.
black_powder_Rob
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I've used glow-on on my sp101 and it has worked pretty well so far. Fairly inexpensive too. http://glow-on.com
ChasMack
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I put standard XS sights on mine and my LCR came with them. Both very accurate at combat distances. I am getting close to 60 and wear tri focals. I have tried fiber optics on a couple guns and for some reason I see a halo affect when I aim. So for that reason I would not like fiber optic...no halo affect with XS.
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black powder Rob.... I am going to try that Glow-on. $10 isn't bad at all. My question to you is: Does it have a noticeable color to it in daylight, (as the orange fingernail polish does) or only in minimal lighting? I remember my night range qualification events well.... only the first shot hit where I wanted it to. After that initial barrel flash, I couldn't make out the sights at all. I would be pleased if the Glow-on made a difference during all lighting conditions, not just at night.
Update :
I started out wanting a brass bead for my SP101 front sight ; several friends moved me away from that. I came here for advice , steered away from the Gemini gold bead due to cost , almost went with a HiViz - but still had the image of the combination of stainless , walnut and brass in my mind. So ...
I located a substantial brass bead with a threaded post small enough to be threaded into the 1/8" stock blade sight. (The bulkiness of the stock sight turned out to be an advantage...) I scribed the base of the sight blade then removed it and paid a visit to the friendly neighborhood machine shop. The machinist noted that my idea of milling the blade to be flush with the barrel surface was flawed - The sight is shaped in such a way as to extend beyond the milled slot in the top of the barrel fore and aft ; it sits atop the barrel for the purpose of stability. Rather than milling the sight blade to be flush with the barrel and having the base of the bead sit atop the blade base , he intends to leave the blade base stand proud of the barrel surface by a fraction of an inch and recess the bead into the blade , achieving the same height as the original.
My monetary investment in this project will be very small , the machinist being a friend , and the risk is only a stock blade worth about $15. I hope to achieve an attractive and functional one-off , a custom brass replacement for a sight I strongly dislike on a revolver I otherwise like a lot. Photos of the finished product will follow. That should be fun - some will like it , some will probably think it an atrocity. That's what makes the world go 'round and the forum fun , eh?
I started out wanting a brass bead for my SP101 front sight ; several friends moved me away from that. I came here for advice , steered away from the Gemini gold bead due to cost , almost went with a HiViz - but still had the image of the combination of stainless , walnut and brass in my mind. So ...
I located a substantial brass bead with a threaded post small enough to be threaded into the 1/8" stock blade sight. (The bulkiness of the stock sight turned out to be an advantage...) I scribed the base of the sight blade then removed it and paid a visit to the friendly neighborhood machine shop. The machinist noted that my idea of milling the blade to be flush with the barrel surface was flawed - The sight is shaped in such a way as to extend beyond the milled slot in the top of the barrel fore and aft ; it sits atop the barrel for the purpose of stability. Rather than milling the sight blade to be flush with the barrel and having the base of the bead sit atop the blade base , he intends to leave the blade base stand proud of the barrel surface by a fraction of an inch and recess the bead into the blade , achieving the same height as the original.
My monetary investment in this project will be very small , the machinist being a friend , and the risk is only a stock blade worth about $15. I hope to achieve an attractive and functional one-off , a custom brass replacement for a sight I strongly dislike on a revolver I otherwise like a lot. Photos of the finished product will follow. That should be fun - some will like it , some will probably think it an atrocity. That's what makes the world go 'round and the forum fun , eh?
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