finally got night sights on my 1911

[MJRW]

I had been putting it off because they are about $150. Was working with XS something or another (dot the i style) and grew rather fond of them. But I decided to go this route to have the same sight set up on my 3 primary weapons:

1. Ruger KGP-141 for home
2. Glock 19 for carry
3. 1911 for dress

Anyone else care about having the same sight set up for familiarity or am I a loon?

 

[355sigfan]

I would have to recommend against using 3 different handguns with totally different modes of opperation for 3 serious social functions. Any one of the guns on your list could fill all the roles you want. Pick one and stick with it. You will shoot better if you do. The different trigger pulls and resets and safety's vs da and dao vs revolver vs auto. Your world would be a lot better off if you simplified your carry guns down to one style and mode of operation. It takes thousands of repitions to build muscle memory and when you switch your starting at ground 0.
Pat

 

[stans]

I agree, pick one and stick with it, cuts down on the confusion factor.

 

[MJRW]

Muscle memory is not forgotten. I've got many thousand rounds through the Ruger and the Glock and a few through the 1911. But while that may your philosophy, it is entirely wrong for me.

I want revolver reliability at home where I do not care about how concealable it is. I want concealability and capacity out on the streets. And the 1911...who can dispute a 1911 goes better for barbeques than a Glock would?

Never understood this confusion factor thing. Seriously. How often have you picked up a Glock and tried to cock the hammer or looked for the thumb safety on a revolver? Personally, I've never done that.

 

[R-Tex12]

Seriously. How often have you picked up a Glock and tried to cock the hammer or looked for the thumb safety on a revolver? Personally, I've never done that.

That reminded me of an event I hadn't thought of in quite a while. At an IDPA match, one particular stage was set up so that the shooter had to use a gun picked up from a table. Revolver shooters had to pick up an auto, auto shooters got a revolver.

It came time for the next shooter, who uses a Glock, to shoot. The timer went and she picked up the S&W, got her sight picture, and pulled the trigger. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. You guessed it; instead of pulling the trigger a second time, she did the tap, rack, bang drill.

She still hasn't heard the end of that one.

FWIW, MJRW, I just got rid of the Ashley Express sights on one of my Glocks and went back to the three-dot system also.

R-Tex

 

[355sigfan]

no offense but you probably have not developed your muscle memory to the point that you can understand what I am talking about. For example when you shoot the Glock the proper trigger technique is to pull the trigger to the rear for the first shot but after that you only release about half way where the sear engages. This allows for very fast and accurate shooting. Your Ruger on the other hand is a revolver and will not work if you don't fully release the trigger. You will not see this as a problem until you start shooting seriously for time and accuracy at combat ranges. I personally did not until I went through the training to be an instructor.

Another example I have seen plenty of officers and students carry a Glock on duty but a 1911 off duty. These officers either forget to disengage the safety on the 1911 at least once in a qualification course causing lost points and some red faces. If the shooters carry a 1911 its not as big a deal. Like myself when I shoot my glocks I find myself disengaging an imaginary safety.

Malfunction drills can also vary with guns. With Glocks for example you don't ahve to lock the slide back to clear a feedway mlafunction you simply stirip the mag and rack 3 times and reinsert a new mag and rack. With a 1911 you have to lock the slide back if not you will not be able to strip the mag. This is a big deal. Anyone who carries a weapon should be familar with all the manipulations for that particular weapon.

As an instructor I can tell you you get used to a weapon when you switch students and weapons it takes a bit of trigger time to get re acuainted with the different weapon system.

As for reliability at home. You should carry a reliable weapon in the street as well. A good quality 1911 will be reliable as will the Glock. If you wanted to you could conceal the Ruger. Personally I would value higher magazine capacity in a home defense gun more than a carry gun. Because at home I am not likely to have spare magazines on my person. In the street I have spare mags, cuffs, cell phone ext.

The point is switching weapons systems on a daily basis is a bad idea.
Pat