Let's talk about J-Frame sight visibility:

[tango-papa]

I sent my 649 (1 7/8" barrel .38spl) to Karl Sokol in VT. He opened up the rear notch and sand blasted the top strap to reduce glare. He also cut the front sight blade to put in a red insert.

By law, if you openly state you have a Sokol custom sight job, you are required to post photos of same...

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[lawandorder]

Yep it helps for that old trough to be wider.

 

[everReady Rob]

I have a 642 w/ 1&7/8" and painted the front sight florescent orange,didn't help then painted it white, still didn't help and put on CT grips and it makes a remarkable difference. That is the answere for me. Kinda an expensive experiment if you don't know if you'll like.

I don't always use it and turn it off and do point shooting but it a great reference for me.

 

[Continental Op]

Check out this article. I found it quite helpful when I painted my sights.

 

[plainshunter]

Check out this article. I found it quite helpful when I painted my sights.

that's a good article. thanks for that.

 

[shooter686]

Great Information

Thanks for the input everyone. For starters I'll give one of the paint/nail polish techniques a try. I also like the suggestion of using the "whole gun" as the sight - pretty much like point shooting a rifle, you get so you dont really (at least not conciously) see the sights but just the overall relation of the gun to the target. I think this is most practical for very close work with a handgun as it is quite difficult with a handgun, more so with a snubby. Seems to me most defensive shooting instructors stress front sight acquisition in any shooting scenario anyway though, so I'd like to improve my sight's visibility. Lasers are an excellent option too, but I've never been a big fan of them. If night sights are an option that would be the best IMHO, but there's not alot of metal to work with to install them, either in the existing blade, or some sort of dovetail or pin arrangement.

Great info and suggestions, lots to think about.

Shooter686