[markwell]

I'm not a jeweler or precision machinist. However we are a long time user of gold bead front sights. Our experience has proven, to us at least, that the top of the gold bead should be even with the top of the front sight blade. If the bead is below that level, at speed the shots tend to go high as one's focus is on the bead and not on the top of the sight blade, which is usually how one zeros the sights. Does that make sense? See the link below for clarification.

We are following this with great interest.

Those Wonderful Gold Beads: The Real Story and Some Tips - TheGunMag - The Official Gun Magazine of the Second Amendment Foundation

The gold bead front sight is more than just an aid for older eyes or for use on dark targets.

www.thegunmag.com

 

[markwell]

Fermin Garza's Sight for a Ruger Single Six. Fermin threads his beads into the blade and the top of the bed is even with the top of the blade. Bead is brass not gold.

 

[markwell]

Excellent information!!!!