Fusion Sights

[SixGunSancho]

I just ordered these sights for my Model 66-8 2.75"

Smith & Wesson Revolver - Fiber Optic w/ Pin Fiber Front - Black Body

They're made in America by American craftsmen.

Anyone have experience with Fusion sights? Everything I could find on the Web was 5-star positive.

I am hoping that with Fusion sights, I should be able to put a .357 Mag bullet into the boiler room of a deer-size animal at 50 yards. The objective is to make my Model 66-8 an authentic wilderness survival gun.

While my favorite handgun is still a full-size 1911-A1, I am becoming awfully close to my Model 66-8. In fact, I'm feeling love for it. It is a far better handgun than I had expected. I have zero buyer's remorse.

 

[Pizza Bob]

What gave you the idea that they are Made in America? These are LPA sights and, while they are all-steel, AFAIK they are made in Italy. Good sights, and Smith has used them on their Competitor series guns. They are fine for competition or plinking, but hardly rugged enough to be considered for a wilderness/survival gun. Likewise the FO elements. BTW, the picture on Fusion's website (your link) is lifted directly from LPA's website. Fusion is the current LPA distributor - about the third or fourth one since I became cognizant of their existence.

I'd recommend a McGivern or Call gold bead front sight and a Bowen Rough Country rear sight. The rear sight is bullet-proof and it IS made in America.

I have both on some of my revolvers that I use for competition. I used the LPA's because I didn't know about the Bowen's. LPA's used to be considerably cheaper than the Bowen's, but they changed importers and now most places charge about the same for the LPA's as they do for the Bowen's - under those circumstances, it's no contest - Bowen all the way.

You can thank me later.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[Kronos]

My opinion and mine only: If you want to set it up for wilderness survival I'd suggest a fixed rear sight and a good solid front and learn to use that.

If I recall you have the 2.75 M-66 right? You could still make hits at fifty but you'll need to practice and even with a four inch you need to see where a fixed sight set up is hitting and adjust your aim-I do not believe in "finding a load" for fixed sights,you shoot what you want and just learn to aim where it hits.

I've got a Cylinder & Slide fixed rear in place of the adjustable and a solid steel front that I painted a neon green stripe on that I think should work out fine,it certainly shoots well from my initial tests.

 

[cmj8591]

They certainly aren't giving those things away!