Ghost Ring Rear Sight

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I saw an article about ghost ring sights for a Glock. Are there any for a Sigma or can the Glock ghost ring be adapted?

Since I had cataract surgery, I can see better than when I was a sniper, but can't focus the sights on any of my handguns. I have a laser sight on my Sigma and one other semi-auto but want something similar to a large peep sight.
 
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I tried what is apparently an abandoned experimental "ghost ring" rear aperture sight from Magnaport years ago on a Ruger Mk I , and found it unsatisfactory. A great aiming system for rifles, not so hot on handguns, in my limited experience...
 
The goshen hex rrockefe linked to is the only ghost ring I've ever fired on a handgun. That Glock 19 belonged to a Dutch dude at the range who was firing with a guy who I assume(?) was a soft clothes fed of some ilk? I asked politely after noticing the rear sight if I could look through it, he obliged and gave me 5 in a stick to try it with. It was very fast and far more precise than point shooting. At least at the 15 yards I tried it at. Given a choice between not being able to shoot due to focus issues, and being able to defend one's self using one? Easy choice!
 
rrockefe,
Thanks for the post. After having to use a scope for the last
twenty years due to problems with focus on iron sights, I went to
the Ruger carbine for deer hunting, with its rear-aperture "peep"
sight. I found these sights to be quite accurate to a hundred yards.
I've been toying with the thought of using a "peep", oe ghost ring
sight on a handgun. I find a standard peep sight to be quite accurate on a rifle, out to 500 yards, M-14, so the Hexsite looks promising.
TACC1
 
I shot a friends Glock with a Aerotek ghost ring sight a few years ago. I didn't like it at all. The top of the ghost ring was a distraction while try to find the front sight. I was just too "busy" if you know what I mean.

While I like them on long guns, I don't see a need for one on a handgun. But that's me. May differ for you. I suppose with some practice you could get used to it. I am also "visually challenged" and can't find the front sight sometimes. A Hiviz front sight does well for me. Tru Glo TFO sights do even better.
 
I found it quite helpful reading through the technical information on this site. The thing Tim stresses is the focus is on the target and not the sight, front or rear. The sight actually comes into view without conscious effort, especially after practice acquiring the target. Surprisingly, the sight is usually right on. The testimonials help build my confidence that it was something that might help me. After using it for a while, I'm still thinking I did the right thing. The first trip to the range was not awe inspiring, but the second one was much better. It is something you have to get used to. Like anything, practice acquiring the target and dry fire for trigger control is the key.
 
It's always challenging.
Re-learning 30, 40 or even 50 years worth of knowledge.
I had a Hell of a time the first time through with ghost rings on a shotgun too!
 
yelohamr,
If you read the instructions from Goshen for the Glock, the front sight is held in differently on the Glock vs. Sigma and the front sight is key to elevation. If you're shooting lo or high the sight will have to be changed as the rear sight on the Goshen is for windage only. The Sigma sight appears to be held in with some sort of sealant. So within a word, no, you can't use a Glock system. You might want to contact Goshen to see if they can install one for you.
You could take a chance that your front sight is the right height, but the rear sight, dove depth, angle, and point to point dimensions would have to be specified to assure a tight fit on the rear sight.
Again, I would contact Goshen and see if they could fit one for you. You don't want the rear sight flying off and possibly causing serious injury.
I think you have a good idea if you can make it work.
 
I tried one of the ghost ring adjustable rear sights on my PO 16-40. I believe it was manufactured by Caspian. While I appreciate a peep rear sight on my rifles I found the concept did not work well for me on the pistol. On my rifles the peer/ghost rear sight actually improved the speed of my sight acquisition. On the pistol for some reason it appeared to slow down my sight acquisition and degraded the accuracy - cannot determine the reason for the difference.
 
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