Xander Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I think I'm gonna get another Warren for my G17 but quite confused what front sight height should I get. Any info will be great, TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPSC_RUS Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 go to dawson precision page it has all the info you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Reading the forums it seems most go with the .215 front sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain C. Baer Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 My vote would be for the .215 front sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Without benching your gun there's really no way for us to answer that question. While most people do wind up going .215", personally I'm one of those people who had to have the .245" to give perfect POI/POA. Just how, and where, a gun hits for elevation has a lot to do with how hard you grip the gun. The gun, and therefore the barrel, is moving as the bullet travels down the bore. The less the gun moves, the lower the bullet will hit at distance and vice versa: the more it moves the higher it will hit. This is dependent on your own individual grip and grip pressure. There's no way for us to predict over the Internet, "Ah yes, the .215" is the one for you." You have to actually get out there and find out for yourself. Sorry. There are a lot of questions we can answer for folks over the 'net, and some we can't. Unfortunately this is one of the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I got the .245 and filed it down to .230 Wouldn't work if you're shooting fiber optic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
427Cobra Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 .215 gets my vote, nice thing about Dawson is if buy the complete set from them they will exchange the front if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkballedtarget Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I too went with .215, try them both and see what works best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain C. Baer Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I too went with .215, try them both and see what works best for you. Good point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie-Glocker Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Xander, thanks for asking this question as I have a new G17 that I will likely be installing a W/S sight set on and was deliberating on the same thing (front sight height). Unfortunately with fixed rear on this setup, we will have to do some trial and error till it's dialed in. With all the rage on the W/S sights, sounds like it's worth going down that path. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie-Glocker Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 ...forgot to mention that DP will give half off on "vendor" front sight (non-DP) exchange until you are properly zeroed (if it's a DP sight, they will swap out front for free, probably have to eat shipping, till you are zeroed). Either way, good deal IMO. If the .215 or .245 doesn't work for you, DP makes a .225 and .235 as well. I've read a few posts where guys preffered one of those two for their application. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Cool Although I have tried a .245 on my G34 and G17 before, I could hit 6" and 8" plates at 25-30m about an inch top of the center with it. I already ordered the .215 sight set at cpwsa, and I hope I'll get comfortable with it. I might also get a .235 as a standby if ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 You mean .245, not .235. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Yes, a .245, my bad, thanks DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Westgate Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Got a 215 to go with Sivigny comp on the rear and it shoots a little high for me but I'm afraid 245 would be too much. Guess I'll have to live with it. Won't have to worry about it for a while as it's going back to Glock to hopefully to eliminate brass to my face. Bob W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffybadbad Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I have a .245 on my G34 with the Sevigny rears. Shoots pretty close to poa. For the G17, the .215 should be the right height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I ran a .245" on both my G17 and G34, and both hit POI/POA at 50 feet from the bench. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perjohn Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 .245 works for me also. The .215 was 3 to 4 inches high at 25yds. I was fooling around during my last practice session, trying to hit pasters, and at 15yds my bullet impacted right at the top of the front sight. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaeOne3345 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) I ran a .245" on both my G17 and G34, and both hit POI/POA at 50 feet from the bench. But that's just me. Ditto. The .245 height worked on my G17 and works on my G34 for POA/POI just like the factory (shite) sights. Edited October 1, 2011 by JaeOne3345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent #1911 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I ran a .245" on both my G17 and G34, and both hit POI/POA at 50 feet from the bench. But that's just me. Ditto. The .245 height worked on my G17 and works on my G34 for POA/POI just like the factory (shite) sights. wait what? factory sights are six o' clock correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Every glock I've ever fired with stock sights on it, punched a hole even with the top of the front sights. No 6 o'clock hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sin-ster Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 It's also dependent on your load. Different bullet weights (and sometimes profiles, thanks to the contact surface with the rifling) can show a vertical shift. IIRC, you'll get higher impacts with 147s than you would with 115s, in 9mm. Don't quote me on that though-- it could be the opposite. FWIW, I have .215 Sevigny's on mine and it shoots POA/POI at 25 yards with a fairly wide range of 124 grain boolits. I never really benched it with 115s, but it never struck me as "off". And I've never tried 147s. As others have said, it's going to be specific to you. Get out and try it, and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrVvrroomm Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I have .215's on all my Warren-equipped Glocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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