lwestatbus
New member
I got a good deal on a used S&W 3913 but an having a great deal of trouble shooting it accurately, in part due to aging eyes but in part due to fading of the white 3-dot sights on the pistol.
Took it to the range today for the first time and was firing good groups 8" low at 20'. Ouch. Again, groups were consistent and reasonably tight. I asked the range master to have a go with it and he put three rounds right through the bulls eye. In the same session I was shooting a brand new Kimber Micro 9 with crisp new 3-dot white sights (not night sights) and putting the rounds right where I wanted them to go.
I need to refurbish the white in the S&W sights and am looking for ideas. The dots are deeply recessed and actually seem to have an outer ring and an inner ring on them. I have sight paint and was thinking of using a toothpick to put drops into the sight recesses. But before I did this I wanted to check with everyone out there to see if there were better ideas.
More info: I am able to use the sights by aligning the top of the front post with the top of the rear blade, I think. But with my vision it is a guessing game as to which of the fuzzy lines in the front should line up with which of the fuzzy lines in the rear. I had no trouble lining up the dots on the Kimber so am really expecting good things if I can get the S&W sights restored.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Larry
Took it to the range today for the first time and was firing good groups 8" low at 20'. Ouch. Again, groups were consistent and reasonably tight. I asked the range master to have a go with it and he put three rounds right through the bulls eye. In the same session I was shooting a brand new Kimber Micro 9 with crisp new 3-dot white sights (not night sights) and putting the rounds right where I wanted them to go.
I need to refurbish the white in the S&W sights and am looking for ideas. The dots are deeply recessed and actually seem to have an outer ring and an inner ring on them. I have sight paint and was thinking of using a toothpick to put drops into the sight recesses. But before I did this I wanted to check with everyone out there to see if there were better ideas.
More info: I am able to use the sights by aligning the top of the front post with the top of the rear blade, I think. But with my vision it is a guessing game as to which of the fuzzy lines in the front should line up with which of the fuzzy lines in the rear. I had no trouble lining up the dots on the Kimber so am really expecting good things if I can get the S&W sights restored.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Larry