If as JT suggests you do get some optometry help and still want adjustable sights, check with David Clements. He supplied the adjustable rear sight on my Forkin Vaquero.

Y'all are just pickin' on me.

I can see the sights on my Alaskan fine.

The sights on those Vaqueros are.....

shiny/tiny/narrow/stainless/(and difficult)

I saw some sights put on Vaqueros a few years ago and they looked fine... small and neatly installed.

Gimme a break.... I have a gunsmith 1/8 mile away and he doesn't use the computer (at all).

Is MTM still selling sights?

I believe you and JT are correct.

I could not find MTM but readily found MMC who appears to make only rear sights for a variety of auto.

This gut is nearly 80 and has never been on a computer in his life and was recalling the company from memory saying he had used their stuff before and likes the company.

He is about finished his smithing due to health but has done work for me nearly 40 years. I would like for him to perform the work if possible (which is but he is old, contrary and slow).

I got the contact info for MMC and will get with him as soon as possible.

For the guys picking on me.... that's just part of doing business here.

I enjoy the site and read it every day although I post little.

I read an article last night that JT wrote about barrel twisting etc. to get the revolvers to shoot to POA and don't want to ask the guy to do that.

After all... I have seen the work of some other smiths that have put S&W (and other) sights on single actions and some looked really good.

It would be nice to be able to adjust the sights for different loads I shoot.

I carry factory loads when I use the single actions for EDC but when I shoot varmints eating my garden or for fun at targets I shoot (usually) 210gr SWC over 7 gr. Unique.

That is an accurate load... a softie... and plenty for little critters.

Y'all just want me to spend all my hard earned money on glasses leaving the lead, powder and primers for y'all to burn.

Ain't gonna happen.

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BTW... Thanks for helping me get the MMC vs MTM straightened out.

(I'll tell the smith "I wrote it down wrong.")

At first it was to help in some lower light hunting situations, but when I hit 48 or so and my reading vision went bad, it really helped. No easy way to do it on my Smiths but I've learned to make do.

I thought I read that they were hard to get. To make the sights easier to see you can just replace the front sight, which you would need to do anyway. Or you can modify your sight with a file to square and possibly serrate the rear surface then paint it black.

By the time you pay to replace front and rear sights with something that looks good, you will have spent about half the cost of buying a Blackhawk that already has adjustable sights.

If you are like most people it is pretty easy to improve the situation with some cheap new glasses. I've bought Elvex safety glasses with +0.5 or +0.75 correction and they make front sights much easier to see. This is for about $10 per pair and one pair of glasses will work with all of your handguns.

They blend nicely and look great. I wish I could use the fiber optic sights. I can generally see standard front sights good and sharp without my glasses. With fiber optic sights I have to figure out which of the four red or green dots is the real one:(