steveyacht Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I shot my second ever Steel Match yesterday, first one with my G17. While I did ok, The sights SUCK. As mentioned in a previous thread, they shoot 2-3" high, so I spent the day compensating my sight accordingly. That said, I will be changing sights, as soon as I can get it through my pea brain what I want to use. Being as this thing is shooting that high with factory sights (confirmed it using a laser bore sight gizmo) would y'all suggest fixed or adjustable rear sight? If fixed, what the heck will I get the durnned thing Zeroed in? Thanks, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sslav Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I prefer adjustable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 If you actually want to be on at 25 then get adjustable rear and replace the front too. Do "Search" to review previous religious battles regarding which particular sights folks prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuthh Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 i like fixed because with adj. you can "fix" your mistakes by adjusting, instead of fixing your problem by correcting your mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Adjustable sights are the way to go IMO, I won't use anything else on a competition gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Fixed. Fixed. It's like the infomercials: Set it and forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) On my main competition gun, a G34, I went Dawson FO front, adjustable rear. Zero it once to your load then forget about it. On my G17 I used Warren Sevigny sights, a fixed rear, FO front. Funny, those are right on as well Curtis Edited February 10, 2009 by BayouSlide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 After years of shooting Bo-Mars on my competition Glocks, I switched to Sevigny competition fixed sights and haven't looked back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Fixed Warren/Sevigny's on my G17 and G35. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) Fixed (now). ETA: See this poll I ran many moons ago. Don't think things have changed much since. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...hl=fixed+sights comprehensibility edit Edited February 10, 2009 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTew Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have and use both, but I just prefer the Dawson adjustables. They are rock solid and it is nice to be able to adjust them if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Addendum: Please note, if you, yourself, are installing aftermarket sights into your Glock for the first time, that the OEM dovetail slot is actually tighter in the middle. This apparently is deliberate, allowing a more secure hold on the plastic OEM rear sights. Trying to cram a solid steel based sight in there can be an exercise in cussing, bruised fingers, bent/deformed punches and brassed marred sights and slides (don't ask how I know). You will probably need to take down the sight's dovetail a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnichols Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I have and use both, but I just prefer the Dawson adjustables. They are rock solid and it is nice to be able to adjust them if necessary. The only thing I would add to the above is make sure you get the .100 X .300 front from Dawson. All of my Glocks (17's and 34's) shoot high with the .285 height Dawson. Might just be my grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sslav Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Addendum:Please note, if you, yourself, are installing aftermarket sights into your Glock for the first time, that the OEM dovetail slot is actually tighter in the middle. This apparently is deliberate, allowing a more secure hold on the plastic OEM rear sights. Trying to cram a solid steel based sight in there can be an exercise in cussing, bruised fingers, bent/deformed punches and brassed marred sights and slides (don't ask how I know). You will probably need to take down the sight's dovetail a bit. I have installed two sets of Dawson adjustable and never had a problem. Maybe its a particular brand of sights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasOPM Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Fixed on all my handguns. I want POA=POI perfectly at 10 yds. I use Kentucky elevation from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkish Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Fixed Warren/Sevigny's with Dawson green FO front on my G19, G34 and G24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFin04 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Have you had anybody else shoot your pistol? With proper trigger control and sight alignment I've never seen a factory Glock "off." A lot of people think their sights are off because they aren't pressing the trigger properly. I prefer fixed. Regardless of brand. Put em smack in the middle and press the trigger straight back to the rear. Bullets will go where the front sight was when the shot broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Addendum:Please note, if you, yourself, are installing aftermarket sights into your Glock for the first time, that the OEM dovetail slot is actually tighter in the middle. This apparently is deliberate, allowing a more secure hold on the plastic OEM rear sights. Trying to cram a solid steel based sight in there can be an exercise in cussing, bruised fingers, bent/deformed punches and brassed marred sights and slides (don't ask how I know). You will probably need to take down the sight's dovetail a bit. I have installed two sets of Dawson adjustable and never had a problem. Maybe its a particular brand of sights? Had this problem with the Dawson adjustables I bought, but it wasn't too bad. It was a lot worse with the two sets of Sevigny sights I got, each purchased separately about a year apart. I, too thought it was the sights, then read in Ptooma Productions' The Complete Glock Reference Guide that the dovetail actually is different. Looking closely at the G34 and G35 slides I have, I can actually see it. On the last set, I had to take down the dovetail both above and below to get it in... Edited February 11, 2009 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey357 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 What Kevin C says about the GLOCK dovetail being "Pinched" in the middle is correct...I prefer to "Work" on the SIGHT, rather than the SLIDE...always "Cut" on the CHEAPEST part, if possible...coupla' passed with a MILL BASTARD File on the bottom of the sight "Base", and you're usually "Good-to-Go"... Another reason to NOT modify the dovetail in the slide is that you may want to install another set of sights at some time in the future...either the stock GLOCK sights--altho' I don't know WHY--or another set, maybe by a different aftermarket maker, that fits "Looser" in the dovetail than the first set...if you've "Cut" on the dovetail, then where are ya'???...HTH....mikey357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinMike Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I went from adjustables to fixed. I like how they sit lower. Any of the fixed sights mentioned out here are "on" enough for our game. I check the POI at around 25 yards and Warrens on my G17 were just a little low and Dawsons on my G34 are a little high. I can ring a 10" plate at 50 yards consistently with either if I do my part, so both are plenty accurate. I prefer a little high myself, it's better for me for shooting steel. Even with adjustables, I dialed it a little high so I can aim at the lower half of plates and see more of the target. Some guns may be dead on, others may be a hair up or down (even within same Glock models). Your bullet weight and charge will also play a factor, of course. Just know where POI is and be OK with "close enough." As one GM shooter told me, fixed sights on a Glock are "the bomb." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 ...I prefer to "Work" on the SIGHT, rather than the SLIDE...always "Cut" on the CHEAPEST part, if possible...coupla' passed with a MILL BASTARD File on the bottom of the sight "Base", and you're usually "Good-to-Go"......if you've "Cut" on the dovetail, then where are ya'???...HTH....mikey357 Very good point. I wasn't clear that I was filing the sight, not the slide... (with the Tenifer finish, the slide is one hard SOB any way...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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