Front site help?

[Geezer Ray]

I have a Maid in West Germany , Sig Sauer P220 in 45 caliber. Date codes and proofs, date code is JE or 1985.
Now for the question. The front site is made into the slide, the back site is dovetailed. It is difficult for my old eyes to quickly aim with the existing sights. Does anyone know of aftermarket sights of the best paint to dot at least the front blade with?

 

[Railroader]

My eyes see stolen-from-the-wife hot pink nail polish pretty good.

But don't tell nobody...

 

[ChidJ]

Maybe not exactly the solution you were looking for but I had an old Beretta M9 that I had shot so much the paint in the factory front dot fell out. I just filled it in with halloween green nail polish and that worked pretty well

@Railroader beat me to it as I was typing

 

[Jester896]

it looks like the recess is there in the front to do that.
several companies make a glo paint too.

 

[Stevie Ray]

it looks like the recess is there in the front to do that.
several companies make a glo paint too.

This.

You can pick up a small container of glo-in-the-dark paint at Walmart in the crafts and hobby section for usually a dollar or less, in various colors and it works great for your intended use.

Good luck!

 

[Geezer Ray]

Sounds like it's time to become part of the People at Walmart .

 

[Jester896]

Sounds like it's time to become part of the People at Walmart .

STAY SAFE

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[Darkhorse]

I use a bright orange, almost flourescent fingernail polish on my front sights. Bought at Walmart they had a large display to choose from. Makes the front sight stand out good against the wooded background.

 

[sleepr71]

I agree with bright Orange,or Yellow. Interestingly..I read a study on this a while back…and our eyes actually pick up GREEN better than other colors in low light conditions.! It’s because of the # of rods+ cones in our eyes & the colors they pick up. Green was consistently easier to pick up during dawn/dusk.

 

[JR924]

If you wear glasses, try the Lyman eye patch.

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Game changer for me using iron sights with my rifle. Before I could see the target with the sights blurry or shoot without glasses and see the sights with the target blurry. With the eye patch, I can see both the target and the sights clearly. Suppose to work on handguns.

However it is expensive and the patches can fall from your glasses so I must keep my glasses by the gun. However what I am doing now is getting a new set of glasses (other ones scratched) and using the old pair of glasses as my shooting glasses. Going to get some black electrical tape and use a leather puncher to punch out a small hole in the tape and place it at the optimal location so my eye, patch and sights line up.

 

[rosewood]

I tried the green glo paint on a few front sights and found it is difficult to see in bright light. Removed it and replaced with fluorescent orange and that is much easier to pick up. Also, if you will paint the site white first, let it dry then paint the orange over, it seems to be brighter. I used Testors paint I bought at Hobby Lobby.

Rosewood

 

[rosewood]

There are a couple of other options. If this is a gun you plan to be your primary EDC and you don't mind spending money on it. You can get a machinist/gunsmith to mill off that front site and cut in a dovetail for a replaceable front site. My P220 was already dovetailed and I installed Tru-Glo TFO sights on mine. Love them.

One other option, you could have that front site drilled straight through and install a fiber optic pipe in it. It wouldn't be as bright as one designed for it, but would be brighter than bare steel site.

Rosewood

 

[bullgator]

I bought a bright green paint pen from Skinner Sights.

 

[Deerhead]

Just thinking... What will your buddies say if they see you shopping for nail polish in Walmart?

 

[rosewood]

Just thinking... What will your buddies say if they see you shopping for nail polish in Walmart?

Hey, you can be what you want to be. Others are not allowed to question....

 

[divinginn]

Nail polish always worked for me.

 

[rosewood]

Nail polish always worked for me.

So you are one of those too.....

 

[bullgator]

Just thinking... What will your buddies say if they see you shopping for nail polish in Walmart?

I used nail polish as a primer sealant. I will admit, choosing the ‘just right’ color isn’t easy……..

 

[Jester896]

Just thinking... What will your buddies say if they see you shopping for nail polish in Walmart?

we all know where he gets the polish he uses on his toenails

I used nail polish as a primer sealant. I will admit, choosing the ‘just right’ color isn’t easy……..

I have thought about switching from that purdy blue to clear

 

[tcward]

I used nail polish as a primer sealant. I will admit, choosing the ‘just right’ color isn’t easy……..

Just match the color on your toes..