Is it really just me? Minimal sights, question!

[Dave T]

That's the thing. I'm finding that I shoot my first shots faster regardless of the height of the sights if I bring the gun up to engage with the muzzle slightly high so I have the front sight clearly visible. As the front sight comes up on the target I continue to raise the gun while pivoting my wrists to keep the front on level and centered as the rear notch comes up into line of view and adjusts to "cradle" the front blade. During this the trigger is pulling back so the final part of the stroke occurs just as the target, blade and notch all come into alignment.

BC, your description of your aiming technique is exactly why the express sights (Big Dots) were developed and are popular with people who understand them. That big dot just seems to find the center of mass, chest, silhouette, etc., almost on its own. bringing the shallow "V" rear sight up is faster for some than a notch, in part because of the white line used for alignment under the dot.

As for small sights being accurate, no reason why they wouldn't be if you have good enough eye sight and they time to align them. High visibility pistol sights were introduced/promoted when practical pistol shooting (combat shooting for us older geezers) started being studied and improved upon.

Dave

 

[BCRider]

Dave, for the shooting I do in matches that wide shallow V would never work for me.

However if I were only interested in 10 to 15 yard COM chest size targets then I could see such a sight working very well. But my usual targets are the Alphas or -0 center spots on IPSC or IDPA targets or the 6 inch round steels out at around 15 yards at the monthly steel matches. That requires a touch more definition at the rear sight than those express sights offer IMHO.

 

[Dave T]

BC, I have seen "A" zones and plates shot very effectively (quickly, no misses) with Express Sights. Even managed it a few times myself! (smile)

Dave