LC9S front sight replacment

[Toucan56]

I have the pro model and love the pistol, with the exception of the front sight. With a pistol this size, and because of my old eyes, I think I'd like to replace the front sight with something with a little more visibility. Any suggestions and how difficult to replace yourself?

 

[roylt]

I think it is a pin and then dovetail. Shouldn't be too bad. My guess.

 

[jic]

I used some testors fluorescent orange on my front sight , shows up real well.

 

[SR1911SHOOTER]

I have the pro model and love the pistol, with the exception of the front sight. With a pistol this size, and because of my old eyes, I think I'd like to replace the front sight with something with a little more visibility. Any suggestions and how difficult to replace yourself?

Toucan56,
I would be careful of removing the front sight, some of those dovetails are proprietary,
in other words, different sizes than standard.
Try the URLs below. I assume by "Pro Model" you mean LC9s Pro.
Be a good idea to let a gunsmith install the front sight, I have "Old Eyes" too and would be
afraid to try to file down a dovetail. :<)
Blackie

http://shopruger.com/LC9-LC9s-LC380-Fire-Sight-Set/productinfo/12937/

http://shopruger.com/LC9-and-LC9s-Novak-Front-Dot-Tritium-Night-Sight/productinfo/12980/

 

[Toucan56]

Decided to go for it. I ordered a HiViz front sight for LC9S. While waiting, I thought I would remove the original. I got the pin out, but could not budge the sight. I called Ruger CS. Amanda told me to send the slide to them and they would remove it,no charge. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Toucan56]

So.....Sent off my slide on Friday to have the sight removed. I got it back the following Saturday. Installed it today. Looks good (if I could figure out how to post pictures in this forum, I would). Sight now stands out great. Can't wait to get out for a shoot. Kudos to Ruger for the great customer service and quick turnaround on getting my slide back.

 

[Tom-R2]

I used some testors fluorescent orange on my front sight , shows up real well.

Yep, I did the same thing with several of my pistols. A tiny drop on a toothpick works great. It really highlights the sight. A bottle of Testors is less than a dollar, and will last me the rest of my life, and my kids can inherit the rest of it.

 

[FergusonTO35]

The small brush top bottles of auto touch up paint come in many colors, tend to stand out well, and are quite long lasting. Pearl white is my favorite.