Fiber Optic Sights recommendations

[Dirty J]

 

[Plinker66]

If you can’t see your front sight, it’s probably too dark to be dropping the hammer on a stranger. If you hold the gun consistently, you may find you don’t even need sights inside 10 yards. Next time you switch sights on a pistol, take it to the range and run it with a bare slide some. Might be surprised how easy it is to shoot with ‘combat accuracy’.

I’m a terrible shot with a handgun. I don’t plan on dropping a hammer on anyone unless i have no other choice. I just find it very reassuring to be able to roll over in bed in the dark and see those little green dots next to me in the pitch black.

 

[Plinker66]

What’s your point, Dirty J ?

 

[GFB]

I just find it very reassuring to be able to roll over in bed in the dark and see those little green dots next to me in the pitch black.

I think the same way about being able to grab a pistol in the dark easily due to the night sights but I also have a light attached. It's a pretty good combo for me, TruGlo and a Surefire.

 

[Glockadopoulos]

What’s your point, Dirty J ?

I’m guessing he’s:

1) Not a fan of Target Focus for close range defense work
2) Is a fan of Star Trek Next Generation
3) Both?

 

[jpm2953]

If you need night sights to locate what your gun is pointed at you probably need more practice and getting your muscle memory down.

 

[Grandmasta J]

Regardless if what sights you choose, I think we're all better off with a blacked out rear sight. Think of the rear sight as the window through which you see your front sight. You want that window to be as big and clean as possible. So you can clearly see through it. I'm sure everyone has had the experience of looking through a dirty window; you're eyes tend to shift focus from what's outside that window to whatever dirt or debris is on the window. Obviously we want our focus to be on what's outside the window - the front sight in this case. Anything on the rear sight is just a distraction.

 

[Grandmasta J]

In regards to low light, I don't think we need to be hiding in the dark in order to have the advantage over our adversary in most cases. The risk of fighting in the dark far outweighs the reward. To me, the advantage comes from having a light and shining it on whoever's in the dark thereby 100% verifying it is in fact NOT someone you don't want to shoot and what they have in their hands, what they're doing etc. AND temporarily blinding them long enough to make the decision to shoot before they know what's going on.

 

[Dirty J]

I’m guessing he’s:

1) Not a fan of Target Focus for close range defense work
2) Is a fan of Star Trek Next Generation
3) Both?

I am a fan of target focus at short distances.

I am NOT a fan of front sight focus at short distance.

STTNG is pretty solid.

 

[thelopeztribe]

Regardless if what sights you choose, I think we're all better off with a blacked out rear sight. Think of the rear sight as the window through which you see your front sight. You want that window to be as big and clean as possible. So you can clearly see through it. I'm sure everyone has had the experience of looking through a dirty window; you're eyes tend to shift focus from what's outside that window to whatever dirt or debris is on the window. Obviously we want our focus to be on what's outside the window - the front sight in this case. Anything on the rear sight is just a distraction.

good analogy Grandmasta J