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Old 09-06-2011, 08:34 AM   #1
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Do any of you have any recommendations for increasing the visibility of the front sight on a renegade, I have thought about painting the bead or drilling and inserting a fiber optic but wanted to see some opinions before I do anything
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Old 09-06-2011, 08:44 AM   #2
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Do any of you have any recommendations for increasing the visibility of the front sight on a renegade, I have thought about painting the bead or drilling and inserting a fiber optic but wanted to see some opinions before I do anything
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I have changed both the front and the rear sights on my Renegades to TC fiber optic sights...
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How do you like them, do they show up well in lowlight conditions<
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Do any of you have any recommendations for increasing the visibility of the front sight on a renegade, I have thought about painting the bead or drilling and inserting a fiber optic but wanted to see some opinions before I do anything
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I use a globe front sight with changeable inserts but a spot of white paint would probably work
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Old 09-06-2011, 09:18 AM   #5
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Yes they light right up...

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https://secure.tcarms.com/store/fibe...r-details.html

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https://secure.tcarms.com/store/7758...er-optics.html
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I have used a toothpick to put a white dot on traditional T/C front sights. Dip the toothpick in white paint, and apply to the front bead by tapping a round white bead. This actually works quite well. I have also used T/C fiber optic sights to replce the factory originals. I do not recomend the older style T/C fiber optics. The top of the rear sight moves, and it is just a cheap set-up. Williams Sight Co. makes the fiber optic sights for the newer T/C MZ's, and these are much improved. They also can be had, to replace factory originals.
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Old 09-06-2011, 01:34 PM   #7
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If they could do it back then, I don't need no stinken improved sight
http://military.discovery.com/techno...nipers-07.html
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Old 09-06-2011, 01:38 PM   #8
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If they could do it back then, I don't need no stinken improved sight
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You might nt but a lot of others do
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Old 09-06-2011, 04:43 PM   #10
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I ended up using an iridescent paint. I took my dremel and a small drill bit an put a small dimple in the front sight. I did the dimple to hold the paint. It works and it is very simple to do.

Oh yeah, I used the orange paint. By using this setup my gun stays in a traditional configuration. That would make those purists happy!!!

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