Saw a new Blackhawk at the local candy store today and the rear sight had a Ruger "eagle" molded into the top. The sight also appeared to be steel not aluminum. Heard that the Micro sights are all steel, but are standard Blackhawk rear sights now "upgraded??
Blackhawk rear sight question
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flatgate
Hawkeye
The "smashed chicken" design is not very attractive....... :roll:
flatgate
yankee7809
Single-Sixer
Yep, they are also selling them as replacement units for older NM Blackhawks. I ordered a new sight to replace the ragged out one on the 1995 .45 Blackhawk problem child that I traded for last fall. Was actually pleasantly surprised at the upgrade.
edlmann
Blackhawk
4306 said:
First thing I noticed.
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Anonymous
4306 said:
I recently got a spare rear sight for my Single-Six, same sunk emblem. I didn't notice it was steel instead of aluminum. I'll have to look again.
I thought Micro sights were ancient history with Ruger, and some other company has the contract. Or are they in-house these days?
wheezengeezer
Bearcat
Smashed chicken looks cheep
J Miller
Blackhawk
MIM is cheep.
The only good thing about the new rear sights is they're steel.
Joe
The only good thing about the new rear sights is they're steel.
Joe
CraigC
Hawkeye
Wow, I'd say that's definitely an improvement! What's next, half cock notches??? Pretty soon even us picky types won't have anything to complain about. Then what??? :shock:
No idea if it's MIM or cast but it doesn't really matter. I won't buy a S&W with MIM internal parts but a change from a cast aluminum rear sight to a cast or MIM steel rear sight is still an upgrade.
No idea if it's MIM or cast but it doesn't really matter. I won't buy a S&W with MIM internal parts but a change from a cast aluminum rear sight to a cast or MIM steel rear sight is still an upgrade.
mhblaw
Blackhawk
...and better yet, get a Bowen target rear sight. Looks better and gives a better sight picture...IMHO.
powder smoke
Hawkeye
Yup steel is an improvement but the need to adjust the stamping machine seems they have a little to much presure, deforming the site a bit! Just my take. ps
J Miller
Blackhawk
powder smoke,
That shrinkage in the area of the bird is not from stamping. The rear sight is a MIM (Metal Injection Molding) part. Repeat, it is a casting.
MIM is used because it can produce a gazillion identical pieces for CHEEP.
That's why S&W started using the parts.
Joe
That shrinkage in the area of the bird is not from stamping. The rear sight is a MIM (Metal Injection Molding) part. Repeat, it is a casting.
MIM is used because it can produce a gazillion identical pieces for CHEEP.
That's why S&W started using the parts.
Joe
powder smoke
Hawkeye
J. OK Thanks. Seems they would make the part using a different process seeing the results! ps
