I'm still new to shooting, been working with Feinwerkbau air pistols at 10 meters for about 1 year, very little other experience.
I am buying a S&W 586. The current owner has replaced the rear sight with a rail + bushnell red-dot sight. To my ignorant eye, this seems like a mistake. It makes the gun look bulky. I like the wide-open view you get with standard sights; the tube seems like it would rob me of periphrial awareness. It seems like it would be harder to get on target. And that little red dot doesn't hold as steady inside the tube as the sights seem to.
On the other hand, my opinion is ignorant, as I said. I would greatly appreciate insight from people with more experience. I expect to use the gun exclusively at the range (carry is illegal where I live and violent crime extremely rare), with the thought that if things do get unstable here I would start to carry it for personal/family defense. This also includes the scenario where I lend the gun to someone who is not trained with weapons (I am buying a second gun as well) and need them to be able to hit their target while I take care of mine.
If you have an (educated) opinion which does not fit my usage scenarios, I would also be interested in hearing it. My usage may evolve, and I may be able to adopt some of your wisdom to my own situations.
I am buying a S&W 586. The current owner has replaced the rear sight with a rail + bushnell red-dot sight. To my ignorant eye, this seems like a mistake. It makes the gun look bulky. I like the wide-open view you get with standard sights; the tube seems like it would rob me of periphrial awareness. It seems like it would be harder to get on target. And that little red dot doesn't hold as steady inside the tube as the sights seem to.
On the other hand, my opinion is ignorant, as I said. I would greatly appreciate insight from people with more experience. I expect to use the gun exclusively at the range (carry is illegal where I live and violent crime extremely rare), with the thought that if things do get unstable here I would start to carry it for personal/family defense. This also includes the scenario where I lend the gun to someone who is not trained with weapons (I am buying a second gun as well) and need them to be able to hit their target while I take care of mine.
If you have an (educated) opinion which does not fit my usage scenarios, I would also be interested in hearing it. My usage may evolve, and I may be able to adopt some of your wisdom to my own situations.