tigerfan_9 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 i am thinking about getting this dawson adjustable rear sight (there are apparently 2 different versions) and my question is what height are you guys running for the front dawson fiber optic? there is .285 and .300 and i hear you can get even higher if needed. i see several post about people with 34's needing .300 or higher to zero in the sights but what about the 35 as you are dealing with 2 different trajectories. i was also going to go with the .100 width on the front sight as opposed to the .125, any opinion here? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnut Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I mostly shoot my G34 lately but my G35 has the same sights. .300 X .100 is what I have. .125 is a tad to wide to see a good air gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan_9 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 i know some of you guys have to have a 35 with dawsons.....help a newbie out please...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I have the .125 on mine with the dawson adjustable rear. The .100 is too thin for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan_9 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 I have the .125 on mine with the dawson adjustable rear. The .100 is too thin for me. what height do you have for the front sight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I have the .125 on mine with the dawson adjustable rear. The .100 is too thin for me. what height do you have for the front sight? .300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan_9 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 I have the .125 on mine with the dawson adjustable rear. The .100 is too thin for me. what height do you have for the front sight? .300 what holster are you running and was there any clearance problems with that front sight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 (edited) I have the .125 on mine with the dawson adjustable rear. The .100 is too thin for me. what height do you have for the front sight? .300 what holster are you running and was there any clearance problems with that front sight? Bladetech dropped offset. no clearance issues. I believe that is the height that matches up to the dawson adjustable rear. Shooters Connection Glock Sights edited to add the .285 also can be used. Edited February 24, 2010 by pas44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan_9 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Bladetech dropped offset. no clearance issues. I believe that is the height that matches up to the dawson adjustable rear. Shooters Connection Glock Sights edited to add the .285 also can be used. yeah dawson lists the .300 or .285....i was trying to find out which is best for the 35 while using the blade-tech DOH since that is what i own. Was curious if the .285 would work but I haven't seen anything on that one with the 35. i know some guys posted about needing taller sights with the 34 to get the POI down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnut Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 You should go with the .300 front sight. Dawson recommends this for the G34/35. Ask them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan_9 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 You should go with the .300 front sight. Dawson recommends this for the G34/35. Ask them. i sent them an email but haven't gotten a reply yet. their "sight chart" list both (.300 and .285) as options for the 35 which is why i asked the question here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnut Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 You should go with the .300 front sight. Dawson recommends this for the G34/35. Ask them. i sent them an email but haven't gotten a reply yet. their "sight chart" list both (.300 and .285) as options for the 35 which is why i asked the question here. I found out the hard way.. I ordered the .285" sight first. Didn't give me the adjustment I needed... the rear adjustable didn't go down enough. When I bought the .300" later- the person told me that's what they recommend for the G34/G35. FWIW I adjust my sights so the POI is exactly at the top of my front sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan_9 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 You should go with the .300 front sight. Dawson recommends this for the G34/35. Ask them. i sent them an email but haven't gotten a reply yet. their "sight chart" list both (.300 and .285) as options for the 35 which is why i asked the question here. I found out the hard way.. I ordered the .285" sight first. Didn't give me the adjustment I needed... the rear adjustable didn't go down enough. When I bought the .300" later- the person told me that's what they recommend for the G34/G35. FWIW I adjust my sights so the POI is exactly at the top of my front sight. perfect....that is exactly what i was looking for. thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurm Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I too run a .300 x .100 front Dawson on my G35. I tried the .125 width first and it was pretty thick. The .100 seems just a tiny bit on the thin side after shooting the .125 but I've adjusted and now prefer it. My Comp-Tac holster has plenty of clearance for the sight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnut Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I too run a .300 x .100 front Dawson on my G35. I tried the .125 width first and it was pretty thick. The .100 seems just a tiny bit on the thin side after shooting the .125 but I've adjusted and now prefer it. My Comp-Tac holster has plenty of clearance for the sight too. You made me think of something. I use my Glocks for USPSA/IDPA... so for this, I like the thinner .100" front sight. It allows me to get enough accuracy but I don't have to struggle to see that the front sight is in the notch. If I was looking for sights that may be better for slow, bullseye type shooting- the wider front sight might be better. My guess is the OP is not using the G35 for bullseye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan_9 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 I too run a .300 x .100 front Dawson on my G35. I tried the .125 width first and it was pretty thick. The .100 seems just a tiny bit on the thin side after shooting the .125 but I've adjusted and now prefer it. My Comp-Tac holster has plenty of clearance for the sight too. You made me think of something. I use my Glocks for USPSA/IDPA... so for this, I like the thinner .100" front sight. It allows me to get enough accuracy but I don't have to struggle to see that the front sight is in the notch. If I was looking for sights that may be better for slow, bullseye type shooting- the wider front sight might be better. My guess is the OP is not using the G35 for bullseye. yeah this is for USPSA.....i've shot a 34 with the .100 and liked it alot. like you said good for fast aquisitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan_9 Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 i went with the .300 x .100 .......thanks for the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctkenc Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 i went with the .300 x .100 .......thanks for the input I was recently told Dawson NO LONGER carries the Adjustable Rear Sights for Glock and we could NOT find them on their web site ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 i went with the .300 x .100 .......thanks for the input I was recently told Dawson NO LONGER carries the Adjustable Rear Sights for Glock and we could NOT find them on their web site ? See Post #58 above. I have a link to Dawson glock sights at Shooters Connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_deaner Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 i went with the .300 x .100 .......thanks for the input I was recently told Dawson NO LONGER carries the Adjustable Rear Sights for Glock and we could NOT find them on their web site ? They still have them here: http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=2160000-1094593467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctkenc Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 i went with the .300 x .100 .......thanks for the input I was recently told Dawson NO LONGER carries the Adjustable Rear Sights for Glock and we could NOT find them on their web site ? See Post #58 above. I have a link to Dawson glock sights at Shooters Connection. I saw that and was glad to find somewhere that has these .... my comment was that "Dawson" no longer makes or carries them, or, at least it appears that way from their web site. My only concern is ... why has the Makers topped them and what if it broke and you needed some part or service ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctkenc Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=2180000-1094593468 Found them after all ... looks like all I said before was 100% WRONG. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_deaner Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 (edited) Did you see the link I posted? Dawson still makes them and sells them on their website. Edit: Looks like I posted the same time as you. Edited February 27, 2010 by m_deaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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