olp73 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 How wide/ narrow is a narrow front sight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I lot of the compeitions sights are in the 0.100 range. A stock Glock sight is somewhere around 0.160 (I forget the exact number, but it seems huge). A Heinie front sight for a Glock comes in at 0.125 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I use a F.O. @ .060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crovello Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 I just ordered a new sight for my gun. It came in three width. .09 - .10 - .125 I called and asked Dawson Precision what the best sight for IPSC was and they told me the .09 use to be the best seller until he came up with the .10 . Now the .10 is the best seller if that tells you anything. I ordered the .90 on my gun and I like it much better than the stock sight. The stock sight was .125. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olp73 Posted January 12, 2005 Author Share Posted January 12, 2005 That is good to hear. Be cause i am doing some serious kitchen table gunsmithing here. And the front sight is now 2,5 mm, which should be around 0,1''. I just thought it looked a little on the narrow side.... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Am I mistaken in understanding that what matters is what sight picture a person is comfortable with, and that what makes up that picture is the relative size of the FS in the RS notch, which in turn depends not only on FS width, but the RS notch width as well as how far the gun is from your sighting eye? FWIW, I use a .070 FO FS in a standard Bomar rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crovello Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I think you are correct in stating that it is the relationship between the front sight and the rear sight notch that is important. Just stating the front sight width does not tell the entire story. My understanding of it is that a front sight that takes up the entire notch of the rear sight (from the shooters perspective) is best for accuracy. I wanted the front sight to be a little narrower so as to make acquiring a sight picture faster. I find the .09 front sight along with the fiber optic front and rear inserts helps me pick up the sight picture quickly. Am I wrong with my understanding of this? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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