What I did to fix this problem was to take my Dremel and drilled a small dimple into the rear of the front sight. I then applied a drop of irredesant paint to the dimple. It worked just fine and has been on the sight for ove three years now. It helps these old eyes see that front sight much better. I ended up doing both carbines.

With this fix the Hawkens stays pretty much original and not 20th centruy with the fiber optic sights.