MrUnderwood08
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Does anyone now if this front sight is available aftermarket. Tried one out in store and really liked it. This is one the new performance center 686.
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Protocall_Design
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Don't know if they can be bought separately, I do know they break very easily. You would be better off with a fiber optic, which you can get in green, red or orange.
Did you talk to Smith & Wesson Customer Service to see if one is in stock?
sparkyvega
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It looks like a standard Patridge design to me. Should be easy to find one and paint it orange.
Revolver Man
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You need to at least check out the SDM Fiber Optic. That's all I run on my S&W revolvers now. If you need your eyes to be drawn to the front sight, those are the one.
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I have never had a problem with the Dawson sights I've installed on my semi's. And the company is great to deal with. Check them out. I'm not to much of a wheel gun guy. So I'm not sure about the set up.
Dawson Precision S&W DX/Classic Fiber Optic Front Sights - Dawson Precision, Inc.
Dawson Precision S&W DX/Classic Fiber Optic Front Sights - Dawson Precision, Inc.
That is not a steel sight that has been painted orange.
The sight is made of translucent plastic and it gathers light in a very similar way as a fiber optic sight does
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MrUnderwood08
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Thanks for the replies. I haven't setup notifications properly and need to make adjustments. I have SDM and factory fiber optic sights in both red and green as well as gold bead front sights. This one is definitely unique and as someone else pointed out might be more fragile than some. It does an exceptional job of gathering light though and gives a very nice sight picture. The model also came with a factory extended cylinder release.
It is one of the stranger looking Smith and Wesson revolvers I own but it is growing on me. Really decent trigger out of the box too. 9.25lbs and pretty smooth. Most of my competition guns have been worked down to 6-7lbs but I'm not in a rush to mess with this one quite yet.
It is one of the stranger looking Smith and Wesson revolvers I own but it is growing on me. Really decent trigger out of the box too. 9.25lbs and pretty smooth. Most of my competition guns have been worked down to 6-7lbs but I'm not in a rush to mess with this one quite yet.
