I chose red first, because when we were trying out different colors at the shop, it seemed red was easier for me to pick up. Obviously, though, red was the wrong choice, so I thought back to the other colors of HiViz sights I'd seen and decided I'd go with one of the neon-ish colors. Off to the hobby store we went and I picked up a bottle of Sublime Green.
I had some microbrushes tucked away from painting my sight red, so I dug those out of my gun catch-all box. What I love about the microbrushes is that they fit inside the front sight exactly.
One little dab of Sublime Green on the front sight and viola! a whole new sight to try out.
I took the Para out to the range that afternoon with Tara and I was back on target despite the buffeting winds. My lousy right eye picked up the green every single time. My groups were about three inches, which isn't great, but taking into consideration that the wind was literally knocking us from side-to-side as we lined up our shots, I'm pleased.
I'm even more pleased that I've found at least a temporary work-around for my little half-blind problem. Seeing as how I just bought six month's worth of contacts, I wasn't thrilled about the possibility of having to change them.
The real test will be at the defensive pistol match next Sunday. Will I be able to pick it up while shooting on the move?
If you have trouble seeing your front sight, what kinds of things have you tried to work around the problem?
4 comments:
That front sight is now awfully close to the color of your car. How will you be able to tell where you are going to hit when you put it out of it's misery?
;)
Bill
Bite your tongue, Bill! Ripley is not going to get put out of her misery.
I have the same issue and I wear glasses, so long distance shooting isn't something I can even do without a scope of some sort. I may have to give our suggestion a try with the paint.
Glasses. I go to the eye doctor and get new ones. LOL
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