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EWK fiber sights -- A SHOOT review
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SHOOTIST357
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November 27, 2010 - 3:39 pm
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Drool  What else is there to say -- As usual Eric comes through with a fantastic product.  I had the original DW branded fiber sights, and they are no comparison to the ones Eric is making.

Sights are VERY bright, even in dim light.  I tried to take some good pics, but it is tough.  I used my Palmer Model 9 and a Monson DW 22 for testing purposes.

The Monson allowed the sight to drop in perfectly... the Palmer gun was a very tight fit to get the sight fully into the slot (I had issues getting grips on the Palmer gun also). 

Here's a side by side comparison

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Looking at the sights from the rear shows a great sight picture--The pics don't show it properly; the fiber fills the notch nicely, with just the right amount of air on the sides.

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Like I said, these are bright and really pick up the light...

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All I can say is these are well worth the wait (just like all EWK products).    I personally don't have a preference between red or green; they both light up nice though.

 

Thanks again Eric for a great product and great service !!!

SHOOT

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November 27, 2010 - 5:34 pm
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Excellent writeup, Shoot!DWF Sign

Man, I gots to git me some of those...Drool Cool

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Very nice Shoot!

I would like to try one on my 15-2 with the 2.5" BA.  Anything that can get your eye to the front sight a little quicker in a defense situation has got to be a plus (though I understand we should be pointing the gun low and looking at the BG's hands).

 

-Wayne

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wdelack said:

Very nice Shoot!

I would like to try one on my 15-2 with the 2.5" BA.  Anything that can get your eye to the front sight a little quicker in a defense situation has got to be a plus (though I understand we should be pointing the gun low and looking at the BG's hands).

 

-Wayne


Here Here on the 2.5"   oh and Just start at the bottom and work up pulling the trigger as you go. 

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Ive been waiting long time to see what these looked like on an actual gun, looks great and by the pics looks really bright.

 

Definatelly will order one in the near future.

 

Sincerely,

Rod

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November 27, 2010 - 7:22 pm
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Thanks for writing that up. I concur.. it really helps bring your focus 'out' to the front blade.

 

Yall dont forget.. these things are METAL.. not plastic. While at a gun show a guy saw mine (while i was drawing in and out of a holster) he said to "be careful with those plastic sights". I showed him they were metal and he was duly impressed.  

 

I hadn't  tried it on the 2.5"... but they look really good on a 4"!

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I have been wanting to order one of the sights but was unsure which color to order, now after reading and seeing the pictures I think I will get the red, it looks nice in the sight picture.

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November 27, 2010 - 10:01 pm
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EWK - nice job on the fiber optics!!  And Shoot - nice job on the writeup and pics as well!

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Shoot, fantastic job on the pictures, they show the F.O. sights really welll! Thanks so much for doing the review! Laugh 

Naturally, I'm sold out of them now that everyone is excited to order! But working on making some more and hope to have them ready soon.

Eric

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