Sight improvement for Model 10??

[JJFlash]

Having just purchased a bunch of model 10s, I noticed that some people in our shooting group are having trouble with the fixed sights. I have one m-10 that has it's sights painted (fluorescent orange on the front and green on the notch) and it actually seems to help a bit. Is there anything else I can do??

Is it possible to mill down the front sight and install a fiber optic sight??

If I have to resort to paint, does anyone have any recommendations as to what paint to use?? Should I remove the blue where the paint will go, or can I simply clean the area with alcohol??

 

[Iggy]

Testor's model paint.. Clean the sight well. Put a base coat of white on it and then their red fluorescent paint.
I have some on a model 58 that I put there in 1966. It's still a little red. If I was going to do some serious shooting, I would repaint it.

If you really want to get sexy, go raid your wife's finger nail polish stash. It will work too.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I've always used nail polish on the front sight with good results. It will probably take two or three coats (more are usually a mistake, because by then you're filling the serrations). Some folks use other stuff, Testor's, I think, and some recommend a white base coat. It is not necessary or desirable to remove bluing.

 

[HAWKEYE10]

I find if you are shooting indoors or out using
targets with not so much black in them helps.
Using targets with a lot of black background blocks
the light. Try it yourself, take a white sheet of paper
and put a 1 inch black dot on it. There will be more light
light come through on your rear sight. Hope this
helps. Don

 

[JJFlash]

Thanks for the input, guys......

Since my wife is kind of a tom-boy (in addition to guns, she also likes her ATV and her snowmobile......) she has no nail polish or other cosmetics. I guess I'll give the Testors a shot.

Thanks for the white target advice as well....I just bought a bunch of bowling pins so we'll see how it goes.

 

[roaddog28]

Having just purchased a bunch of model 10s, I noticed that some people in our shooting group are having trouble with the fixed sights. I have one m-10 that has it's sights painted (fluorescent orange on the front and green on the notch) and it actually seems to help a bit. Is there anything else I can do??

Is it possible to mill down the front sight and install a fiber optic sight??

If I have to resort to paint, does anyone have any recommendations as to what paint to use?? Should I remove the blue where the paint will go, or can I simply clean the area with alcohol??

I do better with black sights on my model 10 than fluorescent orange on my adjustable sight revolvers. I guess I am just use to the black sight. My old reliable model 10. Best double action revolver I have ever had the pleasure of shooting period. Not fancy just plain simple, reliable and easy for a shooter to learn on.