Sight Paint???

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Dr Killdeer

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I have a Beretta Bobcat that I use as my “15 ft. gun.” It’s my backup CCW. The problem is, when point shooting, or at least the way I point shoot, the front blade is invisible, especially against a black silhouette target. Since that’s what I use as a reference point in my peripheral vision, my initial target acquisition time is greatly increased.

I put white chalk on the front blade and it made a world of difference. I thought about gently roughing up the flat part of the blade with 220 grit sandpaper and then putting some kind of iridescent white paint on it.

I went to “hump Depot”, but they didn’t have anything that would suit my purpose.

I’m open to suggestions and I’ll welcome any constructive feedback.
 
Consider white out or hobby paint by TAMIYA.

Some people have had great result with bright sights sight paint.

Hope that helps.
 
Hey what up? My lcp front sight sucks..I used white paint and it helped but I didn't like it. Though its a fixed sight and a point and shoot gun I put a mepro adjustable sight on my glocks and it makes a world of difference. If you can go that route..
 
white out tends to flake off...

but nail polish has got to be some of the best enamel paint out there... I prefer cherry blossom red myself.
 
On my M&P's white dot sights I went to meijer and bought GM touch up paint called Bright White and it works great, I tried Bright Sights paint but unless it is in direct light for a while it doesnt glow anyway and when it does glow it is not that bright to begin with.
 
Go to a hobby or artist shop and buy a small container of the paint of your choice. When it wears off, repaint it.
 
I use Testers brand model airplane paint. A bit of acetone before use helps clean the sight so it sticks better. Also, it cleans off with acetone if you decide to remove it.

I've tried orange but I find that the bright white stands out better.
 
I have used nail polish for 40+ Years; works well, it's cheap, comes in zillions of colors, and it's easy to remove if you change your mind about the color.
Clean the front sight with IPA, use blue painters tape to mask off the sides of your sight and apply several light coats of polish, if you want to get real fancy when the polish dries apply a coat or two of clear polish as a final coat.

Safe Shooting All!
 
IF YOU ARE VERY CAREFUL, . . . you can take a center punch, . . . poke the back side of your front sight, . . . and then take a drill bit that is 1/16" narrower than your front sight, . . . and IF YOU ARE VERY CAREFUL, . . . you can drill out a little hollow place in the back of the front sight.

Paint will go in there, . . . paint will stick in there, . . . paint will stay in there.

If you feel creative, . . . you can make three dot sights by drilling your rear sights the same way.

This keeps the paint from flicking, flaking, chiping, and otherwise just falling off.

May God bless,
Dwight
 
Paint will wear off pretty quick. Try acrylic like this:
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=22791/Product/FRONT_SIGHT_INSERT_KIT

The kit is a lot, but you can easily make the money back by doing sights for all your friends who have worn out model paint on their front sights. Or really you can get the same chemicals from a beauty supply place, it's the same as ladies use for fingernails. You might not be able to drill the narrow sight on the bobcat, but a little cut will hold an acrylic insert. I have one on a model 21 thats a training gun for a Tomcat with XS sights. I just built a white dot front sight for the 21.
 
Siteglo.com sells a bottle of very good luminescent paint. Its pale yellow, so you can see the sights better in daylight too. On my LCP I painted in the well the rear sight is milled into, and the frt ramp. On others I have filled the dots on 3 dot sights that werent bright enough. All my SD guns that dont have CT grips got this paint. I like it, YMMV
 
They do make a sight paint for this. I have a small bottle and it glows a bit in the dark. Not much but enough to get on sight fast.
 
Testor's makes a flourescent paint -- in a variety of colors. They're particularly good for sights, both for bright light and moderate low light.

Night sights with a white "surround" are better for all situations.
 
I use flourescent gun sight paint, and can be seen 'some' at night. Use a NON-natural color so it does not blend in with the environment....... no red, green, blue, white, red, yellow. I use it on the front sight only and it works good for me.
 
I used the Bright Sight paint on a Kel Tec P3AT. What a difference! The sight that was almost invisible to my past 60 year old eyes became clearly visible.
I think I remember buying it at Sportsman's Guide and still have the whole bottle left.

Ron
 
Great feedback! I appreciate it! I experimented with bright white touch up paint from the auto parts store. It looks good and it serves the purpose. Now I can see the front sight against a black background.

When I returned home from the auto parts store my wife was making Christmas decorations. She suggested that I use a piece of silver glitter, cut it to size and affixed it with crazy glue. What does she know about gunsights anyway!

Thanks for all the good ideas! If the touch up paint wears off, I’ll try something else. (I know where she stores the glitter!)
 
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