Rear Sight Blade?

[Rather-B-Huntin]

Got to use my new 686 dash nothing in an ICORE match yesterday and am in love with Retro!! But my elderly eyes in a middle aged body don't pick up that black front sight as readily as they do FO!

So, I want to replace the existing .170" patridge front with a SDM .250 FO green front, but am not sure what height rear blade to order for use in conjunction with the new front?? Which should I get?

I hate to modify the gun from stock and I'd like to keep the gun as "Retro" as possible, but I gotta be able to see that front sight a little better.

THANKS!

[Gregg K]

Does your 686 dash nothing have a pin on front sight?

[Rather-B-Huntin]

Does your 686 dash nothing have a pin on front sight?

Yep! Pinned in.

[glockwerkes]

You may want to contact Warren, aka "Toolguy" here on the forum. I have one of his green FO on my 617, and it works very well. The 617 requires a much shorter front sight than the .250 and .300 SDM's that I have on my 625's. That might keep you from having to swap out your rear sight. I would imagine he makes them in all different heights. Below is his dealer forum thread:

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78668

[Gregg K]

If you plan to use a factory S&W rear sight blade I would measure the one you are currently using so that you can figure out which front sight you need. I have found that with the factory rear blades that it takes a 160 rear blade to be able to have a deep enough notch to properly see the fiber optic in the front. You may find that you will need to go to a .300 front after doing the math on what you are using now. As stated above, check out what Warren (toolguy, Protocall Design) can provide for you.

Edited May 17, 2010 by Gregg K