Rohrbaugh R9 sight paint

Sights - Use of Paint

It would seem that fitting of Trijicon night sights is not perhaps too feasable on the R9s. Forum material on that subject.

One alternative I have tried to improve sighting when there is some light, is application of ''Bright Sights'' high visibility paint. I obtained mine from Charlie Parrott who is the maker of the Smart Carry .

The ideal for use of this paint would be to have small machined ''dimples'' already in the foresight and rear sight shoulders ..... though I doubt this will be practical from a production point of view. It would though permit the paint to sit in a recess and so be protected and more uniform in shape. Quite a few semi autos do have this provision, often coming with white dots already applied (Hi Power Practical for example).

The pictures here just show how the sights look - mainly for reference as well as perhaps being useful for prospective purchasors to see. The last one is showing the effect of paint application. I used the tip of a tooth pick for the job - the paint is thick and it is best to simply transfer one small ''blob'' on the toothpick point to the area of chosen application. Preliminary local degreasing is essential for a good key.

I chose to use green for rear and yellow for front - orange and red are also available I believe. In practice, once fully dry and cured, this paint has been very resistant to carry and thus far is still present.