I might be missing something, what is the advantage of the gold (brass) dot front sight used by DW on their TCP and ECP 1911 Commanders? The only thing that I can think of is that it might be more durable than other types and will not fade out after many years. I cannot see the gold dot as well as fiber optic or optical ring around night sight. Should I change it out or get used to it?
KentuckyWildcat
Outdoor in daylight, a gold bead sight is a wonderful thing indeed.
Fiber optic is likely better, but fragile comparably. Also hideous.
The gold bead functions as a black front sight in low light. But like Wheely said above, eventually you will not care about that, and are not gonna take a long shot in the dark for "defense" anyway.
The gold bead front lasts forever, and will always be the classier option, over basically anything else.
Fiber optic is likely better, but fragile comparably. Also hideous.
The gold bead functions as a black front sight in low light. But like Wheely said above, eventually you will not care about that, and are not gonna take a long shot in the dark for "defense" anyway.
The gold bead front lasts forever, and will always be the classier option, over basically anything else.
I switched to plain black rears after my first week of low-light training. We had Beretta M9 and Remington 870 shotguns for the training, the shotguns hag ghost ring tritium rear sights and tritium front. The Berettas had white dot front and white post rear sight. After day one I sharpied the rears on both guns. The tritium dots on the rear of the shotgun were a total distraction, and the white post on the rear of the pistol easily became confused with the white dot once the glasses fogged up, or there was smoke or debris in the air.
If I could have put gold beads on them, I would have. And mounted lights, but that was not a thing back then.
If I could have put gold beads on them, I would have. And mounted lights, but that was not a thing back then.
Thats a nice Colt!
I posted about it. WAY easier and cheaper than I thought it would be. If you have a dead night sight, it is even easier.
I would mail you 50 of them, but the cost of sending them is more than they cost to go buy yourself.
Gold wire would work too, and you could just hit the sight with a torch and press the gold into the hole and it would melt right in. Would arguably be a much better fit, but would not be easy to dome like mine.
Gold wire would work too, and you could just hit the sight with a torch and press the gold into the hole and it would melt right in. Would arguably be a much better fit, but would not be easy to dome like mine.
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