mich3210 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I'm trying to figure out what size FO Insert is in the stock Dawson Precision front sight on an X-Five. I'm thinking about picking one up, and the first thing I want to do is change out the greeon FO front for a red. Any help you guys can provide would be great. I tried searching on the web, but fell short. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ173 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 If you purchased new. It should have came with extra in the boxSent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mich3210 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 I haven't bought one yet, so I didn't know that it came with both a green and a red. Thanks for letting me know though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 .040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 By the way, it’s extremely simple to drill out the front sight to .060 and install a larger, more easily available fiber which is much brighter than the stock one. Many of my friends who run the X5 in competition have done this. One of them works for TRUGLO and gave me the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 16 hours ago, Archer said: By the way, it’s extremely simple to drill out the front sight to .060 and install a larger, more easily available fiber which is much brighter than the stock one. Many of my friends who run the X5 in competition have done this. One of them works for TRUGLO and gave me the idea. hmmmm.... might have to try that. How does it affect your accuracy on the more distant targets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) How distant? I'm not trying to hit 6" plates at 50m. IDPA head boxes at 25 yards, no problem. But I should note that red dots in general have been a personal game changer for me on the longer shots, and I'm not playing with irons in gun games so much these days.. Edited January 14, 2019 by Archer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 1:24 AM, Archer said: By the way, it’s extremely simple to drill out the front sight to .060 and install a larger, more easily available fiber which is much brighter than the stock one. Many of my friends who run the X5 in competition have done this. One of them works for TRUGLO and gave me the idea. this is interesting, do you have more info on the procedure for how to drill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Tango said: this is interesting, do you have more info on the procedure for how to drill? Get a .060 drill bit or 1/16 will work and chuck it up and go, the sight is your drill guide. Get fancy and use one size up drill bit by hand and chamfer the hole. Install new .060 fiber optic rod. melt ends, done. Takes longer to tell you, than to do it. Don't over think it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinIII Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 this is interesting, do you have more info on the procedure for how to drill?It can be done other ways but I’d buy a pin vise. It has so many uses throughout life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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