Airsoft Surgeon Glow Front Sight
 

Hey, so I got one of these glow front sights and I cut a small piece and fitted in the slots as shown in the pics below:

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Am i supposed to use a lighter and make a bulb at one end like this: http://img.redwolfairsoft.com/upload...CC-FS001-L.jpg

in order to help it absorb more light or does the bulb just prevent the glow stick from falling out.

I used some Crazy Glue to hold the one I had in...no need to use a lighter!

Yeah, i used crazy glue as well.. if i used a lighter to make a bulb at the end, would that make the glow stick glow brighter because mine is not as bright.

When the entire piece was uncut before, it was much brighter, but after i cut a small piece, it wasnt as bright.. so im wondering if the bulb would increase the brightness..

A bulb end will make it easier to see...simply because it'll be a bigger dot...

But wouldnt a bigger dot also mean its more inaccurate because u want the dot to be as fine as possible for fine precision targetting?

Calm down man... it's airsoft...and that's a pistol.... lol

Takeing a flame to the end will make the factory cut end clear and in trun it will be brighter.

Looks like in the link he Torched it a little to much and melted it.

like Magpul likes to call it, BSA, Balance of Speed and Accuracy. Large dot is easier to acquire on target and shoot. So depends on what you want to do. Sidearms are used in shorter distance, so the target is bigger and its more important that you hit it first, rather than hit it between the eyes. Of course, if you try to hit a guy from across the field, at 50 plus meters, the you might not want a big dot. But that's only meaningful if you can get a GBB to shoot accurately over that distance.

If you are building an CAPS/IPSC gun, at the range we run our pistol, if you fundamental works, you wont have problem hitting an airsoft Popper from across the room at TTAC3. Which is usually the trickier shot we do....

A 4MOA dot on C-More looks much bigger than a fi-op dot anyway....and I have no issue using that....

You're not suppose to cut it right to the ends for a couple of reasons. First, it doesn't allow room to melt the ends (yes, that's how you're suppose to install it.) Secondly, by hiding the ends within the hole, it will collect much less light.

The majority of light is collected at the end of fibre optic rods. Deforming the ends in to a bulb creates a greater surface area for light to be collected, which results in a brighter dot at the viewing end. The SIDES of the rod (the exposed part in most FO sights) collects the least amount of light. It still collects light, just not as much as the ends.

Proper installation procedure as follows:

1. Hold rod end to an orange flame (no torch lighters with blue flames.)

2. Roll the rod while holding over the flame. The time held over the flame is dependent on flame generator (lighter, torch, etc), fuel used, and height over the flame. STOP the moment you see any deformation of the rod tip. Only a slight bit of deformation is required to allow it to hold in place. The bulb will become a bit fatter, this will hold it in place.

3. Inspect it. If the dot looks very good to you (ie, symmetrical, good colour, good size, etc), insert that in to the sight as your viewing end. If it has any fault in symmetry, size or colour, insert it as the objective end. HOPEFULLY, when you do the viewing end, you'll do a good job. If the end is charred, burned, or matted in any way due to too much heat, snip the end off and start over. It will not collect light if it is damaged.

4. Once inserted in the base, snip off the excess rod, leaving approximately 2mm exposed. Repeat the procedure to deform this end. Again, just slight deformation is required. Do not apply too much heat.

5. Done. Once both ends are deformed, it will never fall out. You won't have to worry about the glue breaking.


This method of installation is the same as with real steel fibre optics.

So let's say for some reason the rod breaks and you need a new one.
Where would you get it?

Basspro