Let me just say that a friend of my owns the same S&W, and he
removed the front sight
and by doing this he changed the entire look of that handgun....
Now you have a straight fluted barrel, with no obstructions, which made it pleasing to the eye. On a high performance handgun like that, a scope and not a front sight is what`s needed.......
I was impressed how by simply removing such a small piece could change the look of the handgun....