best iron sights for deer

[canoe13]

Hey Guys, I hope to try deer hunting with my .357 Blackhawk next season it has a 6.5 in. barrel with factory sights.   My shots at deer will be no more than 50 yards. Should I stick with those sights or are there better iron sight options to consider.  Any ideas would be appreciated.  Thanks

[smokehouserex]

 
 
  Hello canoe13:
 
  I have owned several BH's in 357  and the 6.5" bbl is normally a very accurate pistol with it's stock sights. Practice a lot and if you do not shoot accurately enough to stay on the target, get someone who can shoot good to help you correct your tec. and then you will be ready.
  You may be surprised how accurate a good 357 can be,   excellent cartridge and weapon as well.
  safety first
  HM

[HGunner]

I've hunted deer very successfully with stock Ruger Blackhawk sights.  Every season I clean the front sight really well with rubbing alcohol and dry it.  I then treat the serrated surface with cold blue paste.  I do the treatment a couple of times and this keeps my sight black enough to see well against a deer in most conditions. 

[Mikey]

Those sights are accurate enough to 200 yds to use those Rugers on metallic silhouette.  A Whitetail at 50 yds is a lot bigger than a 50 yd metallic silhouette......

[atitagain]

Not trying to sound like a smart-ass, but, use the sights you can see the best.
You might be able to see the factory sights  in good lighting conditions, but what about low light?
if you can find a set of night sights, or a set of fiber optic sights, it might let you get yourself on target a little quicker.

[DANNY-L]

I have the same bh and I put the one ragged hole peep on it,works pretty good.

[sixshot]

Handgun sights are a very personal thing for all of us, one type doesn't fit everybody. What works best at the range can be a disaster when hunting. With iron sights you can't shoot any better than you can see, so you have to be able to see the darn thing.
  Many times a black rear sight & a black front sight, pointed at a dark deer, standing in the shadows can mean a wounded deer. Practice in hunting conditions & you'll come up with what works best for you.
  I always narrow the front sight to 1/10", then come from the factory 1/25", the narrow sight helps you see it better because you have more daylight on each side while looking through the rear sight. I also paint mine white, let it dry & then paint it orange or yellow, for me this really helps. Again, you will have to experiment but don't do it in good light at the local shooting range, do it in the field under low light conditions. A fiber optic front is also a great choice.
 
Dick

[tacklebury]

Stick to your stock sights, but maybe make them more visible for twilight like I did. 
 

[Flash]

Try a Rough Country rear sight and you'll throw the factory Ruger sight away.
 
http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/parts_store/ruger_rough_country_adjustable_rear_sights.html

[bubbinator]

Revolver shooters are a declining breed except for hunters using powerful handguns. Over the years I have taken multiple game animals with revolvers and the sights were what I used as a LEO-white outline rear w/ white or red front. S&W comes with good sights, Rugers need some attention-WhiteOut used in your office is great! Make the front dot small to concentrate your point of aim focus.  My Ruger Super Blackhawk took a nice 8 point in brush that a buddy wounded  as it wasclimbing a far-side ravine at 125 yds! Red Dot sights are coming on too! My tactical and 22 rimfires are using them very well. A simple Weaver mount with put you into Dots/Scopes/Holo-sights!

[tacklebury]

I like stealin the daughter's nail polish.  That's what's on mine.  Lasts for years, but I usually chip it off and redo it once in a while.  Keeps colors bright.  There are several companies making special dayglo color sight paints and some glowy paint too. 

[teamnelson]

Stick to your stock sights, but maybe make them more visible for twilight like I did. 
 

Very nice! Is that your 45 convertible? The more you show that off the more I want one.

[tacklebury]

Yep it is.  I absolutely LOVE it.    I had some issues with it at first, but once it was returned and fixed, it's a shooter and a keeper.    Not the greatest painter ever and I just used a toothpick to apply the nail polish, so it's a little uneven.  hehe
 

[Mike in Virginia]

My Blackhawk has a bit of flat white paint on the front sight and I can see it fine in any light.  Here's a tip.  Clean the ramp with alcohol, apply the flat paint and let it dry a long time (several days).  Then, mask that white area off with tape and spray it with semi-gloss polyutherane, let dry and spray again.  Do that many times, at least 5.  You will end up with a durable finish that won't rub off in the hoster. 
If you should decide to paint the rear sight also, paint it and then run your thumb across the wet paint, which removes all but the slightest of an outline.  A fully painted rear blade takes your attetion off the front sight, at least for me. 

[OLDHandgunner]

Try a Rough Country rear sight and you'll throw the factory Ruger sight away.
 
http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/parts_store/ruger_rough_country_adjustable_rear_sights.html

I put on a simular rear sight on my Redhawk back when I bought it some 30 years ago? But mine was a BoMar, I think. Yes, these are a great replacement sight for Blackhawks. Nice positive clicks for windage & elevation.
 
My personal sight preference colors are white outline rear and a yellow front sight for deer hunting.