HarrishMasher
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I have a 442 coming next week and need to figure out what to do about the awful and basically useless front sight. It is useless at night, and useless against dark backgrounds.
I currently have an older 360PD and 642 Pro Series Power Port. Both have very usable front sights.
As you can see below my older 360PD has a pinned ramp sight with a red plastic insert. The contrast of the red and black works great for me. If I wanted I could even easily replace it with an XS Big Dot pinned sight.
And the 642 Pro Series is the best of all, it has a dovetail cut into the barrel. I replaced the factory big white dot sight with a Trijicon night sight which is excellent. The factory big white dot was nice to begin with, just wanted it to be useful at night/dark, hence the Trijicon replacement.
What are my options for a front sight replacement for the 442 that is on it's way? As you can see the sight is cast right into the barrel, so no dovetail or pin to work with. Suggestions and pictures would be appreciated
I currently have an older 360PD and 642 Pro Series Power Port. Both have very usable front sights.
As you can see below my older 360PD has a pinned ramp sight with a red plastic insert. The contrast of the red and black works great for me. If I wanted I could even easily replace it with an XS Big Dot pinned sight.

And the 642 Pro Series is the best of all, it has a dovetail cut into the barrel. I replaced the factory big white dot sight with a Trijicon night sight which is excellent. The factory big white dot was nice to begin with, just wanted it to be useful at night/dark, hence the Trijicon replacement.

What are my options for a front sight replacement for the 442 that is on it's way? As you can see the sight is cast right into the barrel, so no dovetail or pin to work with. Suggestions and pictures would be appreciated
