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Very nice Kid!!

Now, when I expand the photo enough, I can see it. 50 lpi ought to kill reflection pretty dead, I should think. Unlike so many aftermarket front sight installations, the pictured sight truly looks like it actually belongs on that barrel.

But, I’ll tell you this: Back when I could see good, I used to look to see tool marks on the rear of a K-38 front sight blade to be sure my focus was where it belonged while shooting PPC matches to 50 yards.

When I was in my 20's, 30's, even 40's, eye doctors called me Eagle eyes. Could read any line on the chart, they'd make me read something else, nailed it again before they were convinced.

With that & me being a tool maker, plus having shot PPC for a few years, all I can say is, your eyes must be like Supermans. Bravo!

Wow great job!, you do some Fine work!

Darn dude, thats sharp! (Clapping hands)

I like to see these posts of people showing the results of their skill. Well done.

Wow, good job there.

When I was starting out, shooting for the CHP San Jose Office Team, my best performing K-38 had a curving tool mark, probably from a chip dragged across the sight face by the tool bit, a “defect” too deep to have been removed during final finishing. Pretty easy to see, if focused upon. And, when it was, the front sight couldn’t be in any sharper focus at the shot. It worked very well for me. After enough time, the tool mark was no longer necessary, as the sharp front sight focus technique was too ingrained by the time I had moved on to more specialized PPC revolvers. It was certainly useful in getting me classified Grand Master, onto the four man CHP State Pistol Team as its number two member, and included among the California Governor’s Twenty top police marksmen for 1976.

Exchippy, news flash, this thread isn't about YOU.

I wuv Godeywoks....

You are absolutely correct. It’s about a front sight, a very well made and well installed front sight, and how it is finished. And now, it’s also about how its finish can aid shooting performance in a most helpful way, and what can be accomplished with the help of that aid.

That is an outstanding piece of work. No better job could've been done anywhere, by anyone.

Our friend The Kid is making function and form and we thank him for sharing in the Handgun forum.

Nice. Before he retired Jim Stroh made a dandy of a front sight with interchangeable blades both for Smith's and Ruger SA's. His had the base screw attachment hidden. Pretty slick. I own some of both.

Another beauty. Its silhouette is quite similar to what TheKid has made. In my view, these front sights easily “out-smith” Smith & Wesson.

Great job on that, Kid!

Great post and pics, Kid. Enjoy it to the max.

You never did say what caliber. ?? Since you mentioned replacing a 625 you sold, that would make it either a .45 ACP or .45 Colt (if you're continuing with same caliber).

Looking at the size of the cylinder, I would assume .45 Colt. Correct me if I'm wrong, please.

I think it is a .44 Mag 629. From the first post...

I got the 5” bug from a Model of 1988 625 in 45 ACP LD. The project in the pictures is a 629 in 44mag.

I still have the 625 5”, the one I sold was a short run of 3”ers sold by Lew Horton in 89 or 90 that had the standard brushed finish instead of the normal bead blast on 625s. It wore a nice set of factory Combats and had the matching branded holster, no telling what it would be worth now.

The 625 in action

Awesome, Kid. I also have a Model of 1988 625-2 in .45 ACP. I'm not sure why, but I shoot that revolver better than a lot of others I own. The joke I use at the range when people next to me start looking is, the gun makes me look like I know what I'm doing. 😜


Edited to add:

Kid and MOGC, missed the reference to 629 .44 Mag in original post.