Went to the range the other day and had problems with sight picture due to macular degeneration. Right eye good, left eye bad. One of the guys at the LGS recommended painting the front sight ramp. He used a sort of brownish-pink paint on his revolver front sight ramp. I tried white paint and it helps but not optimum. Any thoughts, recommendations? Any help would be appreciated.
Old Eyes - Anyone Painting Front Sight? What Color?
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Florescent orange model paint........ remember to do a base coat of white
Fluorescent nail polish works over a white base.Ive tried green,which is not good in bright sunlight.
Cpo1944
Member
bright yellow works well for me.
I use glow in the dark orange finger nail polish. you can only find it around Halloween. lee
cmort666
Member
I use a white enamel paint marker for a base, then orange or red enamel model paint over that. Works well and is quite durable.
JFthunder
Member
Old eyes for sure
I'm legally blind in left eye and right one is getting old... Truly know what you are stuggling with. I have used both the model paints and nail polish for years. For me the flourescent green nail polish works best. But orange, red and white have all been helpful at times. If you have some color blindness issues as well you may find different backgrounds cause different colors to wash out. My daughter laughs every time I head for the clrearance nail polish section at Big Wally's... But now that she has become an avid pistol shooter she has gained a whole new appreciation for the "art". Experimentation is the path to enlightenment. At least it's not horribly expensive. Good luck!
I'm legally blind in left eye and right one is getting old... Truly know what you are stuggling with. I have used both the model paints and nail polish for years. For me the flourescent green nail polish works best. But orange, red and white have all been helpful at times. If you have some color blindness issues as well you may find different backgrounds cause different colors to wash out. My daughter laughs every time I head for the clrearance nail polish section at Big Wally's... But now that she has become an avid pistol shooter she has gained a whole new appreciation for the "art". Experimentation is the path to enlightenment. At least it's not horribly expensive. Good luck!
Old Eyes
Many thanks for the input. It seems like I am not the only one with this problem! I have the white base coat and will try all of the above recommendations to see what works best for me. The orange sounds like a good start. Many thanks again.
Many thanks for the input. It seems like I am not the only one with this problem! I have the white base coat and will try all of the above recommendations to see what works best for me. The orange sounds like a good start. Many thanks again.
jag312
Member
My Browning BDA380 is nickel plated, and I have problems seeing the front sight. I paint the top surface with orange paint. It works for me.
plattincreek
Member
Seems funny to be checking out the finger nail polish clearances but..... it works. Easy on, easy to remove. Lasts a long time. I've tried several colors but bright red on the front site seems to work best for me and sometimes I put a white outline on the rear site. The contrast between the two seems to help these old eyes.
Paint the entire ramp? Or where it aligns with the notch of the rear sight?
All have fixed sights but the front ramps are all very different on my 36-1, nickel 10-5 and 581.
All have fixed sights but the front ramps are all very different on my 36-1, nickel 10-5 and 581.
Frank237
Absent Comrade
I've used a bright YELLOW as well as bright BLUE. Both work well for me.
straightshooter1
US Veteran
For over 30 years I've "painted" the front sight with Yellow fingernail polish.
I still recall the day I purchased the first bottle at the K-Mart. The young lady really gave me the "look' when I stepped up to the cosmetics counter to pay for it, so, in those pre-PC days, I put on a little show for her that, I expect, solidified her belief that I was a bit, uhhhm... strange.
Well, I never claimed I was "right."
Bob
I still recall the day I purchased the first bottle at the K-Mart. The young lady really gave me the "look' when I stepped up to the cosmetics counter to pay for it, so, in those pre-PC days, I put on a little show for her that, I expect, solidified her belief that I was a bit, uhhhm... strange.
Well, I never claimed I was "right."
Bob
I paint the ramp down to the point I want to align with the bottom of the rear sight. That way if you haven't settled the front sight all the way down, it is apparent. Day glo orange over white. I think I have only redone my 642 front sight twice in 7 years.
Just tonight.......
Just tonight I was sighting my mod 36 with fixed sights and thought I'd paint the back white like a white dot and maybe the front with fluorescent orange.
Just tonight I was sighting my mod 36 with fixed sights and thought I'd paint the back white like a white dot and maybe the front with fluorescent orange.
