Man, it sucks to get old... It really gets harder to use handgun sights as you get older.
I picked up a new Gen 4 Glock 17 about 2 weeks ago. And, I finally got my 2 dot Warren Sevigny sights in over the weekend. So, I brought the slide to the local gun shop today, and I had them put the sights on the G17 slide.
Now, I had a 4th Gen Glock 17 that I used for USPSA a few times about 6.5 years ago. And, I had these exact sights. And, they were awesome. I missed that gun. So, I tracked down a new 4th Gen Glock 17 (not easy to do, as they are making 5th gen models now), and got the exact same sights installed... Basically trying to recreate the same gun...
Gun shot well today, but I don't love these sights as much as I did 6.5 years ago.
The 2 dot sights are similar to the ones on the Dan Wesson 1911s. Instead of 3 dot sights - lining them up horizontally. You line up 2 dots, vertically. Back in early 2015, the sights were fast and accurate for me. I preferred them to anything else at the time... I LOVED them on a few Dan Wessons I have previously owned. But that was several years ago.
Fast forward to age 49. I have noticed for a while now that I have a bit of a hard time seeing the outside outline of the front sight. Not the dot - but the top and outer side edges of the front sight at the indoor range. So, even when I line up all the dots, I don't always have the front sight perfectly centered in the rear notch - causing me to shoot a little to the side (1 way or the other)...
Now, I find myself loving the Ameriglo sights with the orange circle around the front tritium now. I have them on two other Glocks. And, when I had a Beretta APX, I had those sights put on that gun as well. That orange front dot around the tritium doesn't solve the problem of seeing the outer edges of the front sight, but it does make the front sight stand out a bit more.
Now, I find myself wishing I had just bought another set of Ameriglo Bold sights, and had them installed. But, I paid $130 for these Warren sights, plus $15 for the install. And, the gun shot well. I just don't like the 2 dot sights as much, now that my eye sight is slightly worse...
I did compare the gun back to back with a Glock 19 with the Ameriglo Bold sights. I shot the G17 a tad better. Not much, but a tiny bit. But damn if I didn't have to work for it - straining my eyes.
I swore I would never get into red dot optics on handguns. I just don't care for them. But, I can see that this is in my future in another 10 years. Just a matter of time....
I picked up a new Gen 4 Glock 17 about 2 weeks ago. And, I finally got my 2 dot Warren Sevigny sights in over the weekend. So, I brought the slide to the local gun shop today, and I had them put the sights on the G17 slide.
Now, I had a 4th Gen Glock 17 that I used for USPSA a few times about 6.5 years ago. And, I had these exact sights. And, they were awesome. I missed that gun. So, I tracked down a new 4th Gen Glock 17 (not easy to do, as they are making 5th gen models now), and got the exact same sights installed... Basically trying to recreate the same gun...
Gun shot well today, but I don't love these sights as much as I did 6.5 years ago.
The 2 dot sights are similar to the ones on the Dan Wesson 1911s. Instead of 3 dot sights - lining them up horizontally. You line up 2 dots, vertically. Back in early 2015, the sights were fast and accurate for me. I preferred them to anything else at the time... I LOVED them on a few Dan Wessons I have previously owned. But that was several years ago.
Fast forward to age 49. I have noticed for a while now that I have a bit of a hard time seeing the outside outline of the front sight. Not the dot - but the top and outer side edges of the front sight at the indoor range. So, even when I line up all the dots, I don't always have the front sight perfectly centered in the rear notch - causing me to shoot a little to the side (1 way or the other)...
Now, I find myself loving the Ameriglo sights with the orange circle around the front tritium now. I have them on two other Glocks. And, when I had a Beretta APX, I had those sights put on that gun as well. That orange front dot around the tritium doesn't solve the problem of seeing the outer edges of the front sight, but it does make the front sight stand out a bit more.
Now, I find myself wishing I had just bought another set of Ameriglo Bold sights, and had them installed. But, I paid $130 for these Warren sights, plus $15 for the install. And, the gun shot well. I just don't like the 2 dot sights as much, now that my eye sight is slightly worse...
I did compare the gun back to back with a Glock 19 with the Ameriglo Bold sights. I shot the G17 a tad better. Not much, but a tiny bit. But damn if I didn't have to work for it - straining my eyes.
I swore I would never get into red dot optics on handguns. I just don't care for them. But, I can see that this is in my future in another 10 years. Just a matter of time....
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