Front Sight for a Firearm

Abstract

A firearm has a barrel with an open front sight located on a muzzle end of the barrel and a rear sight located on the barrel a distance away from the front sight. The front and rear sight cooperate with each to enable a user to aim the firearm. The front sight has a first targeting indicia with a center. The rear sight has targeting indicia that cooperates with the front sight first targeting indicia to allow the user to aim the firearm. The front sight has second targeting indicia comprising a scribe line at the center of the first targeting indicia. The scribe line is visible from the rear sight when the front sight first targeting indicia and rear sight targeting indicia are brought into register. The user may focus the scribe line on the target for further precision in aiming the firearm.

1 . A firearm comprising a barrel with an open front sight located on a muzzle end of the barrel and a rear sight located on the barrel a distance away from the front sight, the front sight having a first targeting indicia with a center, the rear sight having targeting indicia that cooperates with the front sight first targeting indicia to allow the user to aim the firearm, the front sight having second targeting indicia comprising a scribe line at the center of the first targeting indicia, the scribe line being visible from the rear sight when the front sight first targeting indicia and rear sight targeting indicia are brought into register, wherein the rear sight targeting indicia cooperates only with the front sight first targeting indicia, and wherein the front sight scribe line may be brought on target without simultaneous visual alignment of the rear sight targeting indicia with the front sight scribe line. 
     
     
         2 . The firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the scribe line is less than 0.005 inches thick. 
     
     
         3 . The firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the first targeting indicia of the front sight comprises a dot. 
     
     
         4 . The firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the front sight comprises a post. 
     
     
         5 . The firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the rear sight comprises an open sight. 
     
     
         6 . The firearm of  claim 5 , wherein the rear sight targeting indicia comprises dots. 
     
     
         7 . The firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the rear sight comprises a notch. 
     
     
         8 . The firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the front sight is removably attached to the muzzle end of the firearm. 
     
     
         9 . The firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the rear sight is removably attached to the barrel of the firearm. 
     
     
         10 . The firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the firearm is a pistol. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 providing a firearm with a barrel having a muzzle end with a front sight on the muzzle end and a rear sight on the barrel spaced from the front sight, wherein the front sight has a first targeting indicia with a center, wherein the rear sight has targeting indicia that cooperates with the front sight first targeting indicia to allow the user to aim the firearm, wherein the front sight has second targeting indicia comprising a scribe line at the center of the first targeting indicia, wherein the scribe line is visible from the rear sight when the front sight first targeting indicia and rear sight targeting indicia are brought into register;   bringing the front sight first targeting indicia into register with the rear sight targeting indicia while aiming the firearm; and   bringing the front sight second targeting indicia onto a target while maintaining the front sight first targeting indicia and the rear sight targeting indicia in register;   
       wherein the rear sight targeting indicia cooperates only with the front sight first targeting indicia, and wherein the front sight scribe line may be brought on target without simultaneous visual alignment of the rear sight targeting indicia with the front sight scribe line. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the scribe line is less than 0.005 inches thick. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the first set of indicia on the front sight comprises a dot. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the front sight comprises a post. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the rear sight comprises an open sight. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the rear sight targeting indicia comprises dots. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the rear sight comprises a notch. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the front sight is removably attached to the muzzle end of the firearm. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the rear sight is removably attached to the barrel of the firearm. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the firearm is a pistol.