Do nickel finish guns cause a problem with glare when shooting?

[Triggernosis]

I've never shot a nickel-finished gun. Does reflected sunlight generally cause a problem when shooting them outdoors?

 

[Dan Cash]

Not as long as the sights are not nickel.

 

[Spotteddog]

Short answer-yes if the sights are plated or of stainless steel.
And the brighter it is, the worse it'll be.
Real answer-darken the top strap/sight notch/blade with either a candle, cigarette lighter etc. I think Brownell's even sells a dedicated easily removed paint for it too? But the two tricks above "sooting the sights" is a classic old bullseye shooters trick to flatten and darken sights.

 

[feralmerril]

Yes! I have this nickle colt scout that is next to impossible to get a good sight picture in bright sunlight. Outside of colt single actions and maybe a few more, I think most nickle guns have blue sights. Also there are high polished stainless steel guns that could give the same problem. I guess you can blacken the sights though.

 

[feralmerril]

Here is another colt that suffers that problem. I also own a 2 1/2" nickle python, but the python has black sights unlike this nickle trooper.

 

[Walter Rego]

I once had a 1920's nickel finished M&P. The sights on that thing were minescule enough but with the glare off of the nickel front sight and top strap it was impossible to see the sights. I sold it.

 

[buckeyeshooter1]

in a word, NO!

 

[Triggernosis]

Thanks, guys.

 

[dmar]

none of mine cause any problems, and they are sharp looking guns...

 

[Dan Cash]

I will buy all those junky glaring nickle sight gun cheap. Take 'em of your hands.

 

[cjw3]

The nickled little knife edge front sights are hard to see in sunlight on this one, but fine accuracy was not the purpose; it does surprisingly well regardless, but it takes a little extra care in aiming.

 

[fedret]

Been shooting a nickle plated Bodyguard for almost 40 yrs. Just paint front sight with an orange paint and concentrate on finding the front sight and target. Works for me. fedret