Brendan M Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Standard rear notch width on a Heinie rear sight is .125. We can widen the rear notch to your specification for an additional $25.00. The standard wider widths are .140 or .156. For shooting USPSA and Steel are the standard or wider sights preferred? I'm assuming standard is more accurate, wider is faster. Do I have that correct? Thanks for explaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I like a .110" rear with a .090" front on a 1911/2011. If I had to choose a .125 rear, I'd probably have a .105 front. It's all about how much light you have on the sides of the front sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepickles Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Weird, I always considered .125" to be the standard for rear width. Oh well. I like .020"-.025" difference in front vs. rear sizes on a 5"-5.5" gun. This gives the 'right' amount of light on both sides of the front sight. I prefer a .100"-.105" front sight since this sight seems to fit the width of A-zone perfectly at 50 yards. Therefore I choose a .125" rear notch. (.100 + .025" = .125") A lot of people run .090" front blades too, they're slightly too thin for my taste. Ultimately that's what this comes down to, taste. I don't seem to pick up the .090" as quickly as the .100". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I like a .105 front and a .135 ~ .140 rear notch. It gives me a really quick response yet still can be quite accurate on plates, and long shots. Tried a .150 once and found that was too extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Not sure if this will help but some very good reading here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan W Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I like a .105 front and a .135 ~ .140 rear notch. It gives me a really quick response yet still can be quite accurate on plates, and long shots. Tried a .150 once and found that was too extreme. +1- this is the same combo I shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrguar Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 AM shooting a .95 rear & .95 front on all of my 1911's takes a little getting used to but works out nice for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 .150 rear and .110 front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Get or make an edge-safe file, and some super-strength cold blue and tailor your sights to your own liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_kahuna Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Currently have .150 rear notch and .115 front blade (Warren Sevigny Competition Sights) on a G35. They took a little getting used to, but I started to really like 'em. Then my kid tried them... he liked them so much he has traded guns with me. Oh well, back to stock Kimber sights for me. I'm just glad he has a preference. btw... stock kimber sights (.125 notch I believe) seem much slower after having used the wide notch WTS sights. But then again that could just be my perception. Going to try the edge-safe file recommendation from EricW... wish me luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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