I've been wanting to pick up a Ruger LCR/LCRx but I have been a little hesitant about how the sights are going to be on it. I've fired a few different Smith Wesson 642's with stock sights and I had lots of trouble seeing it. Is the Ruger any better? And could I easily change the front sight on the LCR to another sight that would make it easier to see ?
Ruger LCR Sights
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I've been wanting to pick up a Ruger LCR/LCRx but I have been a little hesitant about how the sights are going to be on it. I've fired a few different Smith Wesson 642's with stock sights and I had lots of trouble seeing it. Is the Ruger any better? And could I easily change the front sight on the LCR to another sight that would make it easier to see ?
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XS Big Dot front sight only.
I put that sight on all of my guns and it really works good for me.
I sold a LCR a few years back with and XS BD on it.
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For a gun this size, you'd do well to learn to shoot without sights. 20 years ago, that was an ordinary shooting skill - not sure why so many people today think sights are a big deal on a self-defense gun. Either way, your problem with the sights is more about your confidence and practice level than the actual sights.
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I put a green fiber optic front sight on my LCRx. It took about 15 minutes. I found it helped give me a more consistent sight picture over the plain black front sight. Some of the LCR's come with the green sight. I have an XS Big Dot on my smith model 60 and it is also user friendly, fast to acquire and good practical accuracy .
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sights are a must on any pistol. if someone tells you to just one hand point shoot in any situation they are an idiot
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This.
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I have the XS Big Dot on mine. I wouldn't consider anything else.
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You can always not use sites that are there.
You can never use sites that aren't.
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And Ruger makes swapping out the front sight easy and inexpensive, also unlike SW snubbie sights.
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Happyguy
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quoted for truth
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I've had two LCR's and just have always used the black factory sight works for me. Maybe I'll try one of those big dots down the road.
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I just took some bright yellow fingernail polish and painted the ramp. Same thing I did 30 years ago with my S&W Model 15 and 19.
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Well I picked up my LCR .38 over the weekend for $400 plus tax. To my surprise it has some kind of yellowish green front sight on it. I took it to the range and there is no problem seeing with that bright front sight
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I like the plain black sights on my LCR, they are bigger and let more light in than the 442/642.
No doubt there's a benefit to having brighter or illuminated sights, I just try to shoot what I got frequently enough to have some decent 'feel' for where shots are going even if I can't see my sights as well. A tritium dot would be nice though.
No doubt there's a benefit to having brighter or illuminated sights, I just try to shoot what I got frequently enough to have some decent 'feel' for where shots are going even if I can't see my sights as well. A tritium dot would be nice though.
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