I finally did it !

[41 Magnum]

What the heck was I waiting for ? I may just need a few more of these very soon !!! My eyes just ain't what they used to be, & I have been having trouble picking up the front sight as quickly as I once did. This certainly fixes that problem in a hurry. I lov'em !!!!! It took longer to decide which light pipe, than it did to install the sight !

 

[RugerHound]

I've got a couple Single Ten's with those fiber-optic sights, and I have to say I think they're pretty neat even if they do make the gun look a little odd!

 

[contender]

Welcome to the old fellows club where we are stubbornly drug into older age with eyes that just don't see as well as they used to. Luckily,, we do have nice things like those Hi-Viz sights to help us.

 

[Sal1950]

I've got HiViz on half a dozen of my Rugers now. Since I installed the first one it was a revelation like yours, what was I waiting for? Made shooting with my 62 year old eyes so much easier again.
Sal

 

[Rumrunner]

Fiber optics are like viagra for old eyes.

 

[Sal1950]

Fiber optics are like viagra for old eyes.

LOL, Yep, dang near.
Sal

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

Is that a Hunter model?

 

[gregs45auto]

Yep, my Ithaca shotgun makes me look good shooting trap. greg

 

[41 Magnum]

Is that a Hunter model?

No, it's one of my 6" GP100's. The sight is the Hi-Viz, & was $26.99 ordered from my LGS.
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[mattsbox99]

You don't have to be old to like Hi Viz sights.

 

[americal]

A man has got to know his limations :arrow: DIRTY HARRY,Eastwood I am to stubbern ,so wear a pair of weak glasses that helps just enough to get by----- makes what I am shooting at a little fuzzy but can see the front sight good :roll: --really like the single 10 for a nm shooter.

 

[Tommy Kelly]

I have shot several guns with the fibre optic front sights. I have bad eyes from birth and have worn glasses most of my life. I can't say I like them. When I use them during normal daylight hours I get a starburst like picture from them. Late in the afternoon at almost dark they are great but during regular daylight hours I get the starburst effect. I took one that was on a handgun I bought and broke out the fibre optic tube and put JBWeld over the tube holder and it worked fine for me. it may be my glasses or whatever but the bright starburst effect messes with my shooting so I don't use the sights on my guns yet. It's a great concept but I can't use it because of the bright glare I see it overpowers me.

 

[41 Magnum]

It's a great concept but I can't use it because of the bright glare I see it overpowers me.

I know, as my wife has eye problems also. Have you tried the opaque white light tube, that comes with the sight set, for bright daytime use ?? It is a little more subdued, but still offers good contrast.

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[stantheman86]

Marble's also makes an excellent fiber optic sight for the GP-Redhawk-SRH, in orange and green.

I also have the Hi-Viz, and it's brighter than the Marble's, but the Marble's is non-interchangeable and tougher for field-CC use.

The Marble's also comes in a bunch of different sight heights for different guns, bullet weights, etc. Midway must have like 20 different kinds of them. I bought the lowest one, for the .480 SRH and used it on my 6" GP100 with no issues.

I just didn't like that the "dot" was half obscured by the bottom of the rear sight blade when I took a sight picture. I am 6' 4" with long arms, so this may explain why the fiber optic picture doesn't quite work for me, unless I alter my hold and bend my elbows so I can see the entire dot. Then it works fine, but I shoot with my arms extended.

I since replaced the fiber optics on that 6" GP100 with a set of the XS "Big Dot" sights. Works great for my intended purpose, which is a dedicated HD and "around the property" gun since Black Bears can get aggressive around here but don't get too big, so .357 is more than enough. These sights are for short range hunting (hog guns) and "fighting guns", I can make rapid hits on a silhouette out to 50 yards, not with target precision, but center mass hits. These aren't Bullseye sights but they are FAST! They seem out of place on a 6" full lug GP100 but for me they work. I also wanted the recoil control of the full lug and the extra velocity of the 6" barrel for the .38 +P's I use for HD.

 

[41 Magnum]

Looks Good ! I like that sight picture also.