Smitty79 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) I bought a Shadow (91030) and I am fine with it. It came with a .125 in wide front sight and shoots POI=POA at 7 yds with my current load. I recently picked up a second hand Tac Sport with aftermarket sights. No slide racker. But it did come with rear adjustable and an FO front sight. I like the sight picture of the 0.1 in front sight that came on the TS. I'm a C shooter who can shoot an occasional 70% in practice and if I wasn't spending my time shooting zero or hero on classifiers, could probably shoot high 50s to low 60s. Would the thinner sight help or should I just spend the money on ammo and the time needed to set it up on practice? Edited October 25, 2015 by Smitty79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr1042 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Dawson sells their sights pre-drilled so it just takes a few minutes to swap out as long as you have the correct size punch See no downsides in swapping out, it's just $40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I find a thinner sight post easier to center quickly in the notch. If I see rear sight edge, equal daylight, front sight edges, equal daylight, rear sight notch edge then I know I'm good. (duh, hahahha) But with a little more daylight I think I just instinctually find it faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpipe9 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 This is a interesting topic. I know that a skinny front sight is faster as it lets more light in and I can pick up the sights faster but I don't know if it's as accurate as having a thick front sight. The thick front sight lets in less light and there's less room to move the front of the gun side to side so I think it would be more accurate. Before I switched to the cz I shot a m&p with a thin front sight and although very fast i was not very accurate with it, although this could be the gun as a whole and not just the front sight. My cz has a much wider front sight and I'm pretty accurate with it. Again going from a m&p first gen gun to a cz shadow is a big difference so I don't know what to think. Is the thin front sight better all the way around or is the thick one the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPostman Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Problem with the thick sight is that it covers up the whole target 25 yards and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric4069 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Is the thin front sight better all the way around or is the thick one the way to go. Depends if you're a USPSA shooter or a bullseye shooter. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwhpfan Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I talk to some very good shooters who have different ideas on this and I've settled on it's personal preference. I no longer believe one is per se faster or more accurate than the other given the needs and preference of the particular shooter. Do what you like and works best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himurax13 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I find that a thinner front sight makes it much easier for targets beyond 10 yards out. I have settled on .100" wide front sights for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonglee0507 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Thinner front sights are easier to use especiall when you are shooting long distance plates. You would know quickly that the fs is centered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I shot a GM's .40 limited, and it had a .085" front sight - FO - it just floated like a dot on my OPEN pistol - bullets went right where "The Dot" was. If I got back into iron sights, I'd definitely switch to a Much Thinner front FO sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 IMO, for action shooting, the thinner the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I like a 0.09 or a 0.10. And I agree with the idea that once you shoot one a lot that is what works for you. So preference it is. As for distance accuracy I still like having the light as for me it is easier to notice the front sight moving if I have a bit of light on either side, rather than with a thicker front sight you get less feed back, proportionally. And with a thinner front sight at close up stuff it is easier to look through the sights and blast. Early on I would even file the rear notch open on certain sights if I didn't like how the sight picture/sight alignment looked for my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpm8300 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 My Shadow Target's OEM front sight was just a little too thick for USPSA production. I put in a Dawson .110 wide front and I found I could shoot just as accurately for long distance, and a little quicker for close targets. Just a word of caution, the OEM sight was a real pain to take out. Be prepared to give it a good number of hits with a rubber hammer. The Dawson one went in without a hitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayohee Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thinner sights allow more light to get in as well as more of the target to be seen. When shooting mini poppers at 25 yards a thin sight can come in handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpipe9 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thinner sights allow more light to get in as well as more of the target to be seen. When shooting mini poppers at 25 yards a thin sight can come in handy Hey Joe, you shoot a shadow, what front and rear sight do you have? Brand and size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayohee Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thinner sights allow more light to get in as well as more of the target to be seen. When shooting mini poppers at 25 yards a thin sight can come in handyHey Joe, you shoot a shadow, what front and rear sight do you have? Brand and size? I have the H-Tac rear (HAJO with a tactical cut) and I asked Stuart to mill down the standard Accu Shadow front sight to 1.00 for me. I believe the Accu comes with a 1.125? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpipe9 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Thinner sights allow more light to get in as well as more of the target to be seen. When shooting mini poppers at 25 yards a thin sight can come in handyHey Joe, you shoot a shadow, what front and rear sight do you have? Brand and size? I have the H-Tac rear (HAJO with a tactical cut) and I asked Stuart to mill down the standard Accu Shadow front sight to 1.00 for me. I believe the Accu comes with a 1.125? Thanks for the info, it's good to know. I think I'm gonna order a thinner Dawson front sight. Great shooting by the way. Pretty awesome to get where your at in that short amount of time. I've been shooting right at 3 years and just made M. You think that Stoeger class made the difference?? Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayohee Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hey thanks buddy, I appreciate that. Ben's class definitely pushed me to work on the areas where I was weak and it also gave me motivation to know he thought I could do it. That said, lots of dry fire and eating the humble pie in practice helps too. Congrats on making M! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthoefer Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I think thinner front sights are the best bet for our type of shooting. On up close, fast shooting all I'm really seeing is the fiber dot, so the width of the blade doesn't come into play. On longer or more difficult shots the thinner front blade covers up less of the target and lets you aim more precisely. You can use a rear sight of different widths to get the gap you prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinceislander Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thinner sights allow more light to get in as well as more of the target to be seen. When shooting mini poppers at 25 yards a thin sight can come in handyHey Joe, you shoot a shadow, what front and rear sight do you have? Brand and size? I have the H-Tac rear (HAJO with a tactical cut) and I asked Stuart to mill down the standard Accu Shadow front sight to 1.00 for me. I believe the Accu comes with a 1.125? I swapped out my H-Tac sights for Dawson's on my P-09 and noticed a slight increase in MY accuracy. The increased amount of light really made a difference for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I talk to some very good shooters who have different ideas on this and I've settled on it's personal preference. I no longer believe one is per se faster or more accurate than the other given the needs and preference of the particular shooter. Do what you like and works best for you. That is my experience. I started fat, got skinny, and then went back to fat, but that is just what works best for me and my senior class vision. A lot of it is about rear sight opening width and depth and sight radius also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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