Fiber optic sights durability?

[Freyr_255]

I'm replacing at least the rear sight on my Rossi M92 in 454 since I despise buckhorns and was thinking about using fiber optics as they are so nice and fiber-opticy. I was leaning towards a Williams Fire sight rear/front bead combo.

So has anyone destroyed any and how did you do it? Terrible idea on a bush gun?

 

[jbmauser]

I've had Williams Fire sights on my Knight Muzzleloader for several years now. My primary method of hunting is still hunting/spot and stalk, so lots of walking through the bush. They've held up fine, but I'm pretty careful and mindful of my gun while plowing through the bush.

I suspect they could be damaged somewhat easily. The metal that holds the fiber optics rods in is pretty thin.

 

[Longwalker]

Better check out the dimensions of the dovetail on your Rossi 92. they are cut on the sloppy side and most regular 3/8" dovetail sights will fall right out if you slide them in. I'd like to mount a Williams firesight in my M92 .357, but when I tried one it did not fit, and subsequent searches on the internet confirmed that my experience was not unique. I was wondering about using devcon to take up the slack, but so far i have used the original front sight with a new Lyman peep sight that I had my gunsmith drill and tap.

 

[Longwalker]

OH, responding to your original question. I did break one, the thin aluminum sleeve holding the plastic tube broke. But it was easily replaced, if worried carry a spare. The bright sight picture in dull lighting conditions is worth risking the fragile nature of the sight.

 

[Freyr_255]

Better check out the dimensions of the dovetail on your Rossi 92. they are cut on the sloppy side and most regular 3/8" dovetail sights will fall right out if you slide them in. I'd like to mount a Williams firesight in my M92 .357, but when I tried one it did not fit, and subsequent searches on the internet confirmed that my experience was not unique. I was wondering about using devcon to take up the slack, but so far i have used the original front sight with a new Lyman peep sight that I had my gunsmith drill and tap.

Thanks for the heads up. I just measured enough to ensure it was a 3/8" dovetail.

Just a random thought but have you thought of slipping a thin piece of copper wire into the dovetail with the sight as a shim? Should take up the slack and deform to fit nice and snug. Could take some 14ga and hammer it flat as well if you wanted more in there(normal household variety).