normally the front sight on the blued Blackhawks is soldered in place the sight blade and body are one unit....on the stainless guns the body that is slotted is soldered on and a blue blade pinned into the sight body.....easy enough to replace the blade..on the blued guns you either unsolder, replace the whole unit , which then would call for rebluing the barrel, and possiibly the entire gun so as to "match" the bluing.....other wise a GOOD gunsmith ( machinist) could mill down the blade, and cut a "key way" in the sight body and make it a pinned in affair ........easy to say, hard to do...........

if it were me, I'd simply go the model shop and get some Testers Da Glo orange and paint the top , rear of the blade, ANYONE can see that set up.....

 

I'll check one I know and see if he can
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Do you have a picture of the gun, it depends on the Blackhawk too. My newer 357/9mm Stainless one has the pinned front sight that can be replaced, and in fact has been swapped for a Hi-Viz model. My blued 45 Blackhawk is soldered on. Which one do you have?

 

Blued Ruger 45 Blackhawk thats soldered on

 

Try this before you do anything ... Paint the front sight with Bic White-Out correction fluid ...it is flat white lacquer .
I keep a correction pen in my shooting box for touch ups ...the flat white stands out just as good as fiber optic .
You can also use it as a base coat fot a "Day-Glow" color ... I was going to do this but discovered white was more visable to my eye than orange or green day-glow ...
Gary

 

Try this before you do anything ... Paint the front sight with Bic White-Out correction fluid ...it is flat white lacquer .
I keep a correction pen in my shooting box for touch ups ...the flat white stands out just as good as fiber optic .
You can also use it as a base coat fot a "Day-Glow" color ... I was going to do this but discovered white was more visable to my eye than orange or green day-glow ...
Gary

Thanks

 

I have a similar gun, Blackhawk .357 Mag with the soldered on sight. Facing the same problem-I filed a v groove in the center of the top of the front site for a larger adhesion surface and then made a form using tape to build a dam around the sight with black epoxy. Then filed it flush with the side of factory sight. and l sighted it in filing the epoxy down so the point of impact is where I want it.
Ed

 

I have black hawk stainless my front sight has a pin that’s removable and fees the sight I’m look for the sight I need to replace it

 

It a 357 revoler

 

Mine is a blued 45 colt no pin