M&P sights recommendations?

Xeon06

Xeon06

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Hey folks,

Would anyone have a recommendation for a good set of open sights on the M&P? I was thinking fiber optic front and black rear, but I'd be open to others (both black, etc). Not quite sure what style I like yet as it's my first handgun, but I do know that I want something different than the stock sights. Also ideally, available in Canada?

Thanks
 
I use the stock rear and a Dawson precision fibre optic. It is the narrow version. Much faster to use.

Shoot the gun a bit so you will find out what height the front should be for correct elevation. I needed a size shorter than stock.
 
I have a hi-viz front and a warren tactical rear. I love the visibility of that fiber optic and the contrast with the blacked out rear.

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I really like my Warren Tactical Sevigny Comp (fiber front) sights. Be aware that there is a very good chance that your new sights will require fitting to the slide cuts. Not hard to do, but very possibly not drop-in.
 
Thanks for the suggestions folks. Installation is something else I'm somewhat wary of. In most cases I wouldn't be able to install them myself? I've never done any kind of gunsmithing nor do I have specialized tools. I don't mind taking it to a gunsmith if it means not scratching or denting my gun, but I'd like to know what I'm getting into.
 
Its actually really easy. Worse case you might put a scratch in the front sight. Use something soft to actually tap it in and you'll be fine. My sight is so tight it takes alot of hard hits to get it in. But the back sight is literally a few light taps and it comes out.

Make sure the gun is held very tightly or by someone that can hold it tight while you drift out the sight.

Personally I love the stock rear sight and I put a Hi-Viz green fiber optic front in. Its been my favorite combination. :)
 
Xeon06 said:
Installation is something else I'm somewhat wary of. In most cases I wouldn't be able to install them myself? I've never done any kind of gunsmithing nor do I have specialized tools. I don't mind taking it to a gunsmith if it means not scratching or denting my gun, but I'd like to know what I'm getting into.
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I don't know about "most cases", but I can tell you that I spent about 30 minutes fitting my rear sight, and 20 fitting the front. But the dovetail cuts on M&P slides are fairly famous for their variance, so yours might slide in easily. Or they might not. You can always try! It's easy enough work if you understand how dovetails work. You just have to reduce the width of the dovetail on the sight using a diamond file or something like it. Nothing to be afraid of, but you can ruin the sight if you take too much off, or destroy the angle of the dovetail. Oh, and do yourself a favour and buy or make a brass punch to remove the original sights with.

And please, just go ahead and scratch your gun. Then you won't be worried about scratching it. ;)
 
Be aware that there is a spring under the rear sight. In addition, there is a tiny steel wafer between the sight and the spring.
 
These sort of jobs are FAR better done by using a bench vise to hold the slide while you use the brass punch to drift out the old sight and fit the new one. A sight that seems stuck in the dovetail and doesn't want to ever move will suddenly cooperate just fine when the slide is held rigidly in a big set of vise jaws.

To avoid marking the slide you want to pad the jaws with some thin plywood or tough plastic such as the stuff that seems darn near impossible to open. A thick and stiff leather also works well.
 
I put some Express Big Dot sights on my M&P45...they are a little coarse, but very quick to acquire. Ordered them from Brownell's.

Installing the rear sight was easy, but the front sight was _brutal_. Finally I took it to the gunsmith at the Shooting Edge and he put it on right for me.
 
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