Guttersnipe Sights for Modern Combat Pistol?

Yes.

Kimber has, or at least had something like that in a compact 1911 not too long ago called the Ultra RPC.
http://www.gunsamerica.com/92162416...istols/Kimber_Ultra_RCP_II_45_ACP_NIB_286.htm


Accuracy was about twice the spread of a similar sighted gun in the tests I saw on them.

I think they were discontinued shortly after everyone found out how bad they didn't like them after buying a gun without sights.

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My AMT Backup 45 had them, I never warmed up to them, its heavy trigger didn't help either. Mine was reliable and filled a niche in its day, but I retired it when the Kahr P40 and S&W SC360 came out.

I've shot those. Kinda like a zen thing. I've got an XS sighted rig now.. not for bullseye but dang, it's weirdly fast.

A friend of mine is part of the family that actually did the gunsmithing work on the Model 39 pistols for ASP. I've fired the pistol he inherited. To be honest, I really don't see any advantage to the Guttersnipe system. It's just different enough to throw you off if you shoot normal pistols.

Now, if the ONLY thing you shot was a pistol with a Guttersnipe setup, I can see how you might be faster with it than what is considered "normal" with conventional sights, at close range at least.

The Quell system is pretty much as 9mmepiphany described it.

Your right cheek is placed on your right bicep, and you roll your head to the right until your left eye lines up with the sights. You aim with the left eye, and shoot with both eyes open.

It takes a little getting used to, but once you do get used to it, it is pretty quick and accurate to shoot with. When properly mounted, it gives basically a rifle type mount to a handgun without using a stock.

The whole point was, close range precision shooting, with the focus on one shot instant stops. The main aiming point, was the little divot on the upper lip, just below the nose in a line, straight to the rear, or along that axis, anywhere around the head. There is a nerve bundle at the base of the skull that when hit, cuts off all physical responses, including the trigger finger.

The theory was, your eyes "cross" in regards to what the brain "sees", and your left eye translates to the right side of your brain, which perceives danger differently, allowing you to be more "calm" while making the shot.


Google "Paris Theodore" and "Quell System", and you should get a bunch of leads.

North American Arms offered the Gutter Snipe Sighting System conversion for their Guardian series of pocket pistols.
It is basically milled into the top/rear portion of the slide, with the front sight being milled off.
Although, their website says that this currently not available (while they change the process to one which is in-house), it should be available again by August 2012.
I have considered getting my Guardian done just for giggles. I doubt it will improve groups...since these guns are 'point and shoot' (hopefully never 'point and click' !).
If you want to see what they look like, the NAA website does show a Guardian with the conversion done to it. The '3 dots' apparently glow in the dark too.

http://www.northamericanarms.com/accessories/g-accessories/guardian-cc/custom-guardian-sights.html

Closest thing I've ever seen/handled is the trench/trough sights on my New Agent, and as 9mmepiphany pointed out, that isn't the same thing as the original "guttersnipe" sights.

Works ok, but definitely not for bullseye shooting.

There was a variant of the ASP Guttersnipe that had three tritium lamps for low light use; but I've been unable to locate any useful information as to where the lamps were placed (without a front sight, where does one place the tritium lamps?), their shape, their orientation, etc. I had heard that Wayne Novak had some ASPs with this variant Guttersnipe in his collection at one time, so I wrote an email asking about this but haven't heard a peep in response. Sadly, the original tritium lamp Guttersnipes are likely depleted by now, which was part of the reason I wrote to Wayne, asking if he would be open to manufacturing new ones.

I'm presuming that with Paris Theodore's passing in 2006 that at some point his patents for the Guttersnipe will, if they haven't already, enter the public domain.

Here's a funny little bird..

This is not what what I would consider a combat pistol, but Guttersnipes may be available on them soon.
http://northamericanarms.com/accessories/g-accessories/guardian-cc/custom-guardian-sights.html