Glockdirtyfour Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 (edited) Hi, i am using a 0.125 front fiber optic sight on my glock 34 production pistol. I am wondering if there would be a performance increase from going to the 0.125 to 0.100 front side width. Has anyone made this transition in sights? What are your opinions and thoughts? Thanks. (thanks air cooled6racer for the correction) Edited November 10, 2011 by Glockdirtyfour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Hello: You are using a very wide front sight if it is 1.250" or is that metric I went from a 0.125" to a 0.100" sight and it help me alot. It gives more light on either side and makes small plates easier to see at 25 yards. I use the Warren rear sight and a Dawson fiber front with a green insert on my Glock 34. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biloxi23 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 +1 for Warren sights. I have several Glocks with Trijicon or Meprolight sights on them and there is almost no light showing on teh sides of teh front sight. AT almost 60, my eyes do not focus as well as they used to. I am currently using mostly Warren Tacical Sevigny competition sights. On a G24 they are abour 1/3 light, 1/3 front sight and 1/3 light. Mo'betta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarget Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Accuracy will be better since your narrow sight is more precise. However, you will be a little slower acquiring your sight picture. So it's a trade off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus9mm Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) I shoot a cz tactical sport and its unlike just about every other pistol I've looked at with regard to sight picture. The rear sight is very gappy. Like small canyon gappy and the front sight is very narrow. I'll make measurements when I get home. It's so exaggerated that the first time you get a sight picture you'll wonder if you'll like it or not. What I'm driving at is that I like it a lot. Your eyes will naturally want to center the front sight. My vote is go with a more narrow front. I seriously doubt you'll have regret. well, i measured the front and rear sight on the tactical sport and the rear measures at .165" and the front at .095" so the front isnt all that skinny but the rear sight is larger than most. the combo works well for me though. Edited November 11, 2011 by cletus9mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Marketing Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Accuracy will be better since your narrow sight is more precise. However, you will be a little slower acquiring your sight picture. So it's a trade off. We are actually finding just the opposite to be true. We get much faster sight acquisition with a narrow front sight for an acceptable sight picture when shooting fast. -Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I like the .100", while my son-in-law prefers a .125" It is simply a matter of preference. You won't know which one is for you until you have tried both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Narrower is better. Up to a point, obviously, but even a .090" front sight feels huge to me shooting plates at 15 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeslade Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Shoot a box: front sight all the way right , all the way left at an A zone at 10yds, and 25yds. Shoot at each corner of the A zone with the front sight all the way right and all the way left. Thats where your gun will shoot when your sights aren't centered. You can't shoot really fast if the light bars are your concentration area. Go for the .100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonovanM Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I went from a .150 (stock) to a .100 (Dawson FO) to a .115 (Defoor Tactical) front sight, all with a .150 wide rear. I dig the .115 the best. The .100 was a little thin to me, I found it to be too hard to align the top of such a thin front sight along the top of the rear sight. I have much better precision with the .115 with just enough light on either side to be able to see steel plates really well. Coupled with a .150 rear, I don't think I'll ever go smaller than a .110 or so front sight in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 All of my guns have Bomar type rear sights with the notches in the .125-.130 range. I used to run .125 front blades, but after trying a Dawson .100 front blade in my STI 2011 I've switched all of them over to .100 front sights. I'm 57 and my eyes aren't what they used to be, but my 19 year old son likes the .110 front sights better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1760yds Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I like the extra light I can get around a .090 front sight. It makes finding the sight faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Accuracy will be better since your narrow sight is more precise. However, you will be a little slower acquiring your sight picture. So it's a trade off. We are actually finding just the opposite to be true. We get much faster sight acquisition with a narrow front sight for an acceptable sight picture when shooting fast. -Chet I agree, in fact dawson ought to consider .080 and .070 front sights, I would buy em. I currently use a .090, Manny Bragg is using an .070 in his gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I like neither on my gun. Ideal for me is something in the .110 range. I find it easier to pickup than the .125 and more precision than the .100. Ordered a custom job from dawson for my 6inch gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45 Raven Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The narrower sight is faster. The wider sight is more precise. Older eyes seem to need the extra light provided by a narrower front sight. YMMV. Brian has a formula somewhere on this forum for calculating a proper sight dimension, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobb Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I personally really like the .100" front sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 .100 on both my g35 and g24. Would try a .090 if I could get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 .100 on both my g35 and g24. Would try a .090 if I could get one. Ameriglo makes a plain black one. Unfortunately no fiber optic options in that size... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Interesting. I only shoot plain black sights now anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 You need enough light bar - I like a .145" rear with a .115" front, myself Just the right mix... I named it "The Chief's Special" after a good buddy who turned me on to the set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentsight Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Please excuse this if it is a foolish question, but wouldn't just opening up the rear sight vs. replaceing the front with a narrower one at the distances we shoot work just as well??? I shoot BPCR silhouette with iron sights and that's how we address the light issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Not really. If your big ol front sight still covers the entire target at longer ranges, opening up the rear won't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmw5142 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Accuracy will be better since your narrow sight is more precise. However, you will be a little slower acquiring your sight picture. So it's a trade off. We are actually finding just the opposite to be true. We get much faster sight acquisition with a narrow front sight for an acceptable sight picture when shooting fast. -Chet I agree, in fact dawson ought to consider .080 and .070 front sights, I would buy em. I currently use a .090, Manny Bragg is using an .070 in his gun. I've seen that sight on Manny's gun. It's nice. The fiber is very close to the top of the blade. I'm pretty sure he said he sells them, or plans to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentsight Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Not really. If your big ol front sight still covers the entire target at longer ranges, opening up the rear won't help. I understand the issue of a large front sight covering too much of a target regardless of the size of the rear opening. My question was if it would be just as easy to acquire the target with a larger rear opening and the original front sight vs. a smaller front sight with the original rear sight? Given that the rear sight can be opened up with simple hand tools rather than buying a new front sight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Maybe...I suppose you can try it and find out for yourself....for me, buying a $25 front sight was a better idea than hacking at my $90 adjustable rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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