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Old 05-02-2006, 02:08 AM
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Sights for older eyes?








Colt CCO sight radius:
5.750"

Front sight:
XS Standard Dot Tritium
.140" wide x .180" tall.

Rear Sight:
Modified Novak low mount.
.162" wide 'U' x .120" deep.

Height of rear sight was adjusted for POA/POI.
Point of impact set to top of front sight at 10 yds.
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Old 05-02-2006, 08:03 AM
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Wonderful. What would this setup cost?
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Old 05-02-2006, 08:43 AM
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Deja vu Chuck. I was just talking about that type of sight system with someone.

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Old 05-02-2006, 11:50 AM
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Those look good-should be easy to pick up even while wearing bifocals. Glad to see someone is meeting the need to keep a generation of mature shooters going.
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Old 05-03-2006, 05:01 AM
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I was wondering when someone would make a rounded rear notch for those dots or vials. Nice work, especially with the rounded front sight. Makes for a cohesive package.
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Old 05-04-2006, 12:17 PM
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Right on ! Beautiful ! ..... I have a little 10mm Bilby Built Caspian that Brian built in 99' for me and he did this rear cut on a Heinie Slant Pro with a white dot up front. Damn simple sight picture and very quick.

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Old 05-04-2006, 01:04 PM
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my STI Ranger II has something very similar with a small tritium one dot centered in the Heinie back and that nice tritium in the large white dot as the front. i shoot in bit or tri-focals depending on what is with me at the time and those sights are easy to pick up on the STI.

it was an option when i ordered the gun and now having seen it i was very glad i had it
added as it works very well with either my bi or tri focals.

nice pics by the way.

be safe, shoot well.
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Old 05-04-2006, 03:51 PM
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Inexpensive Option
Front sight - Springfield GI was customized using a Q-tip w/liquid florescent, acrylic paint. Brand: DecoArt - Hot Shots 'Torrid Orange' color, label indicates metal surfaces! Cost was $2.49 plus tax at Ben Franklin (a short walk from the house). Masking tape applied to surrounding areas, and fast drying, too! Appears as a gunsmith's orange insert & paint edges look neat and straight from a foot away. (Also: Testors florescent hobby paint or fingernail polish).
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Old 05-04-2006, 04:36 PM
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Try some shooting glasses with progressive lenses. They work wonders on old eyes, especially with Bo-Mar sights.
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Old 05-04-2006, 10:51 PM
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Excellent thinking and beautiful execution, Chuck. It appears that the eye should immediately recognize when the front sight is on target and the rear sight cradles the front sight.

Is there any chance that you might do some manufacturing and supply only the rear sight to those who would prefer to do the installation at home?
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Old 05-05-2006, 10:50 AM
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Robert,
Gosh knows I wish I could!
I've got about a dozen projects that I'd like to spend some time on, but I'm overdue on a dozen full-house builds.
I posted the dimensions. Any good smith should be able to modify a rear sight by using the numbers and looking at the pics.
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Old 05-05-2006, 03:37 PM
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Excellent job!
Just what 58 year old eyes need.

Good shooting!
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Old 05-05-2006, 03:48 PM
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Robert,
Gosh knows I wish I could!
I've got about a dozen projects that I'd like to spend some time on, but I'm overdue on a dozen full-house builds.
I posted the dimensions. Any good smith should be able to modify a rear sight by using the numbers and looking at the pics.
Yeah, well, every good smith I know so far is you and the others here who are booked up past what remains of my useful lifetime.
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Old 11-15-2007, 01:37 AM
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Deja vu Chuck. I was just talking about that type of sight system with someone.

Most excellent dude!
Dave You sold me the 10-8 rear sight for my Wilson and I love it but I want to try a small dot Xpress sight where can I order just the front sight with tritium. Thanks
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:39 AM
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Pat: I ordered two a few weeks ago. One is now on my KZ9, with Wilson's Boot Sight opened up to .160". The other is on my duty Springfield, with a 10-8 rear at .156" (one of that special batch Hilton just did). Ned did that one this week and my slide is due back today. I have not shot the KZ9, but dry firing showed me that the sight picture is a hell of a lot easier to see and more important the front easier to pick up.
I am planning to hit the range this weekend for a couple of purposes and will probably confirm that. You will need a wider than standard notch to really make this work.
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Old 11-15-2007, 10:57 AM
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The idea of this is site seems great, but I have a question; there is not ampule on the front site, so in the dark, how do you know where your front sight is?
To me it could be on the right side or left side of the rear sight and you would not have a clue. Am I missing something here? Perhaps this is not a low level light sight.
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Old 11-15-2007, 05:36 PM
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The idea of this is site seems great, but I have a question; there is not ampule on the front site, so in the dark, how do you know where your front sight is?
To me it could be on the right side or left side of the rear sight and you would not have a clue. Am I missing something here? Perhaps this is not a low level light sight.
Read the description again. The front dot has a tritium insert, hence, it is a night sight that glows when dark.
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Old 11-15-2007, 06:37 PM
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Fred, I understood that the front sight was Tritium, but how do you find the rear sight in the dark to line them up?
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Old 11-15-2007, 06:39 PM
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The darned thing is huge, and you should not need tritium in it to find it.
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Old 11-15-2007, 07:02 PM
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You can order the front sight from XS Sights:
http://www.xssights.com/
You'll want a Standard Dot front sight with tritium.
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:08 PM
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And be careful. Although I did not know this, it is possible to get them without tritium, although for what purpose I have no idea. When I ordered the two for my most recent changes, one of them was entered wrong for whatever reason, and since I was not doing the install locally, I never opened the second package. I found out after I got the slide back, which was more than a little frustrating and disheartening. XS is standing by it and helping me, but it's still a PITA as the local gunsmith selection is ... underwhelming.
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PistolWrench,

I don't shoot "black sights" well. Is it possible to have tritium w/white outlines drilled and installed in the rear site? Just like standard notch cut rear night sights. Tracy
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Old 11-16-2007, 01:23 PM
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Check Heinie.com for "Over 50" sights. They work very well for me...when I use them (instead of spray and pray). It is a wide-notch rear sight and fiber optic front.
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Old 11-16-2007, 01:46 PM
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Tracy,
Yes, depending on the sight. The tritium dots require a hole depth of .300" minimum.
GI style rear sights are too thin.
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Old 11-16-2007, 02:41 PM
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My big dots with the lollipop config are great looking through bifocals.
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