HI VIZ Overmolded Front Sight, S&W DX (5.3 mm)

• Overmolded fiber-optic front sight: The LitePipe is secured within an overmolded design that protects the light-gathering element from hard use while keeping the front sight bright and easy to pick up.
• Made for S&W DX-style revolvers: This sight is built for Smith & Wesson revolvers that use the DX-style interchangeable front sight, giving a direct fit for the correct platform and sight height.
• 0.208-in. sight height: The SW3002 configuration uses the 0.208-in. height, helping maintain the intended sight picture on revolvers set up for this specific front-sight dimension.
• All-steel construction: A steel body gives the sight the rigidity needed for repeated holster use, recoil, and field carry, making it a practical upgrade over more fragile front-sight designs.
• Fixed 3-dot alignment concept: As a fixed front sight intended to work with the rear sight on compatible revolvers, it supports a clear, repeatable alignment that suits defensive practice, range use, and general revolver shooting.

About the Hi Viz Interchangeable Sight Series

The Hi Viz Interchangeable Sight series sits within HIVIZ's long-running Original Sights family and is built around a simple idea: a brighter sight picture with the flexibility to tailor it to the firearm and the shooting environment. Across the range, HIVIZ uses its recognizable LitePipe concept to draw ambient light into the sight, making the aiming point stand out more clearly than a plain black blade in daylight and mixed lighting.

Within this series, the company offers platform-specific handgun sights for popular models including Colt 1911, FN FNS and FNX, and Glock pistols, along with other firearm applications. Depending on the model, LitePipes may be offered in red, green, white, or black, allowing shooters to tune contrast to background conditions or personal preference. The series is aimed at competitive and everyday shooters who want faster front-sight acquisition without moving to an electronic sighting system. The overall design philosophy is practical rather than complex: durable construction, a clean sight picture, and model-specific fit for common handguns and other firearms.

About the HI VIZ Overmolded Front Sight, S&W DX (5.3 mm)

The HI VIZ Overmolded Front Sight, S&W DX (5.3 mm) is a dedicated front sight for Smith & Wesson DX-style revolvers, built for shooters who want a more visible aiming point than a conventional plain blade. Its key advantage is the combination of a bright fiber-optic element with an overmolded steel sight body. In practice, that means the front sight remains easy to locate quickly when shooting in daylight, on dark targets, or against visually busy backgrounds, while the protective construction helps the fiber stay secure under regular recoil and carry use.

This SW3002 version uses a 0.208-in. sight height, corresponding to the 5.3 mm designation in the product name. That height matters because revolver front sights must match the intended setup to preserve the correct point of impact and sight alignment. The sight is also a fixed design, which suits shooters who prefer a straightforward, durable arrangement with no moving adjustment parts at the front. Its fiber-optic sight picture supports faster visual indexing of the front blade, especially for range work, field carry, and general-purpose revolver use where quick front-sight recognition is often more important than a highly complex sighting system.

Because this model is purpose-built for DX-style interchangeable front-sight cuts, it is best suited to owners of compatible Smith & Wesson revolvers who want a robust, highly visible replacement front sight without changing the handling character of the firearm.

About HiViz

HiViz began in 1996 with a single shooting-related product and grew into a specialist maker of sights for handguns, shotguns, and rifles. Based in Laramie, Wyoming, United States, the company is best known for developing highly visible sighting systems that use fiber-optic and tritium technologies to improve front-sight acquisition in practical shooting conditions.

Its product range includes fiber-optic sights, tritium sights, recoil pads, and other shooting accessories. Among its defining technologies are the removable and reusable LitePipes, the LiteWave design with its exoskeleton structure and integral LitePipe locking system, and LiteWave H3 models that combine tritium with fiber optics. HiViz has also developed sight families such as TriViz and CompSight, giving it a strong reputation in the category for practical, high-visibility iron sights tailored to specific firearm platforms.

Main Features

• Manufacturer: HiViz
• Series: Hi Viz Interchangeable Sight
• Made in: USA
• Weight: 10.00 g
• Sight Type: Fiber Optic Sights
• Self illuminated: No
• Sight adjustment: Fixed
• Type of alignment: 3 dot

Warranty

1 year. HiViz states a one-year warranty for this sight, covering the product for the specified period stated for this model.