Best sights for Glock

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I have recently decided to order a new Glock 17. I settled on the Glock after looking at many guns, and the Glock just felt the best for me. The only thing I didn't care for were the plastic factory sights. As the man at the gun store siad, theyre just a "hole filler" and I definitely want to have different sights than those on my gun. Any suggestions on a good, accurate sight that would be suitable for competition down the road? I know Glock offers a night sight option as well as adjustable rear sight from the factory. I also looked at a set of Heinie Slant Pro Strait Eights and those look like great sights. What do you guys think?
 
I just purchased the Glock 26 and Glock 19 lately and also want to change the plastic sights. I have been on several forums and researched this topic to death and find that the Heine straight eight are some of the best. I plan on getting the ledge design. They are expensive but I believe they are the best. I like the 2 dot night version. I believe the 3 dot are more old school. Good luck on whatever you purchase. And 10-8 Performance and Warren are also good sights.
 
Depends on what you want them for and if you have 20 year old eyes or 60 year old eyes. :) I have Trijicon night sights on my G-36 for CC. I ordered some Meps for my new G-26. Again this is CC. Both good but you may want something different if you will be doing some cometition shooting.
 
My glock 34 came with a set of novak fiber optic target sights that I can't speak highly enough of.

My CC glock 32 came with a set of tru-glo fixed fiber optic sights that are also quit good. Same sight picture as above but much lower profile.

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I changed my sights on both my G34 and HD pistol G17 to Dawson precision adjustable sights http://www.dawsonprecision.com/. On the G34 I have fiber optic inserts both front and rear ( going all black on the rear). With my G17 I went with the Tritium inserts, it's good to go. I also have a new G35 box stock with the factory adjustable sights, really work well but I will still going to change them. I intend to replace the G35's barrel to KKM, wolf spring and tungsten guide rod, Dawson Precision adjustsble sights with a fiber optic front, DP ICE magwell, and start with a Glocktrigger.com 2.5lb Apex trigger. I use my G34 in Production, and the G35 in Limited 10, Limited in USPSA matches.
 
For me, strangely enough, XS 24/7 Big Dot sights work great on Glocks. I've had them on a G30, G19 and Big Dots are on the G17 EXO I'm picking up in a few hours. With these sights on target acquisition is very quick making point shooting a breeze. I never used them in competition, but I know they would work well, at least with me driving.
 
I have trijicions on my 22 and 27 and I like them, but they do leave a little to be desired on bight days. That is the reason I put the tru glo TFO sights on my gen4 23. I really like these sights.
 
For sights that can be used for defense and/or competition, I recommend 3-dot sights. Of those, Ameriglo Operators in any color combo you prefer.

I have green on green on one gun and yellow rear/green front on another and really like the yellow/green but can make do with either.

I like that the front night sight vial is highlighted with white paint and the rears are not on the Operator sights. I used my Glock 19 in IDPA with these sights for months with no issues whatsoever. And the real plus there was that I was training with the very gun and sights that I carried.

As far as the Straight 8's go, you'll have to try some out and decide. They 'are' quick to pick up to the eye and it's very easy to stack them, but you lose the advantage of precision with them, in my opinion.

You can easily line up 3-dot sights and maintain a degree of accuracy whether the target is up close or farther out.

I think Straight 8's are great for up close defensive purposes, but beyond very close range, the degree of precision aiming is compromised due to the stacking of the dots vertically as opposed to lining them up horizontally.

It's easy to be off slightly to one side or the other or to misjudge the space between the top and bottom dot and be aiming higher or lower than intended.

The eye tends to take more time to line up the two vertical dots precisely than it takes to line up 3 dots horizontally.

My competition-only sights are actually a Glock white outline rear with a Fiber Optic front. But that's just me and I wouldn't recommend that for a defensive sight configuration.
 
I have a g22 with the basic factory sights, a g23 work gun with tritums and a G27 with the Glock night sights. I shoot them all ok, but I like Glock night sights the best and that might be why I am more accurate with smaller gun than its larger siblings. The glock nights glock nicely in the dark but they are also good bright white dots in the daylight as well.
 
I run XS standard dots on my G19 and really like them. Not exactly pinpoint target sights but I got them more for fast acquisition. They work fine on the range.
 
While there is no such thing as "best," I use XS on mine.

Bar stock sights with PVC white inserts and Trijicon lamps spells top quality all the way around.
 
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