A poll on EDC pistols: sights

[lrrifleman]

In response to questions raised on my previous post.

What type of sighting device is on your EDC?

 

[lrrifleman]

Personally, I believe that I am on target faster using iron sights.

 

[Gamecock]

Don't need sights.

If assailant is far enough away that I can raise my gun to arms length, and have enough time to acquire sight picture, without fear of his grabbing it, I probably shouldn't be shooting.

One exception: any stranger in my house gets shot, regardless of range. But since that is most likely to be at night/in the dark, I won't be able to see the sights, anyway. For home defense, I do like a big bright dot front sight.

 

[Dump1567]

I use both Irons and RDS'. Depending on what gun I'm carrying that day. And recently added some red dot laser grips to a couple of J frames.

I really don't get too worked-up about any of this stuff. If something works for me, I use it. If not, I don't.

 

[Catwrangler]

Gen 3 Glock 17 w/ Meprolight hyper brights- great 24/7. Work well at night for even a snapshot off the FS. I also have a dedicated 17 frame with advantage Arms .22 conversion w/ Meprolight FS/ Glock adj. Rear and a laser. It's a dedicated tin can Terminator as my plinker/trainer.

 

[Hair Trigger]

I don't use optics on any of my handguns. Whatever the factory put on it, fixed or adjustable, is what I have. I practice instinctive shooting as much as possible at the range, to minimize the time to get on target. If I hit body mass, that's good enough.

 

[Greyman50]

Tritium and Crimson Trace.

 

[RobertJ.]

Personally, I believe that I am on target faster using iron sights.

Same here. I have a RDS on my Ruger Mk. II, and while it's great for target shooting, it takes just a hair longer to pick up than iron sights.

 

[Dio]

There was an incident here in Indiana a couple of years ago. A young man stopped a potential mass shooting at a mall. He carried a RDS equipped pistol. 8 hit out of 10 shots at 40 yards in something like 15 seconds.
My eyes aren't what they used to be. RDS have their place

 

[SouthNarc]

There was an incident here in Indiana a couple of years ago. A young man stopped a potential mass shooting at a mall. He carried a RDS equipped pistol. 8 hit out of 10 shots at 40 yards in something like 15 seconds.
My eyes aren't what they used to be. RDS have their place

That's actually not true. He used a stock Glock 19 with factory polymer sights that had been badly damaged in a motorcycle wreck and he had filed them down to sorta be functional.

He also had no formal training.

 

[Zoner]

My EDC(9MM Shield) has tritium night sights

 

[WR Moore]

You left out RDS and irons. (me).

 

[Birdhunter6]

My carry guns (640 P & G 43X) have tritium irons.

I have been working with a G 19/RDS combo for over a year and do occasional timed comparisons with an iron sighted G 19. 10 yards and closer there is NO difference in speed and accuracy. The farther I move back from the target the greater the advantage in both speed and accuracy with the RDS.

It took me about 1500 rounds to get comfortable with the RDS, but it was worth the effort.

YMMV

 

[gmiller0737]

Iron Night Sights on the 2 most often carried, Zero Carry Guns with anything but Iron Sights

 

[lrrifleman]

There was an incident here in Indiana a couple of years ago. A young man stopped a potential mass shooting at a mall. He carried a RDS equipped pistol. 8 hit out of 10 shots at 40 yards in something like 15 seconds.
My eyes aren't what they used to be. RDS have their place

I was working the NRA National Matches at Camp Atterbury when this happened.

According to the NRA's "First Freedom": "... He was just a young car mechanic with a Glock. No specialized training. No formal preparation. No fancy equipment. His magazine was loaded with full metal jacket Blazer brass ammunition, and his pistol sights had actually been mangled in a motorcycle accident, weeks prior, and been filed down to make them functional again."

 

[Ingramite]

Point shooting.
I tried a set of CT laser grips on an Officer size 1911.
They were very useful in dry fire practice on an electric socket across the room.

 

[Old cop]

I was forced to use my issued .38 three times during my career & only used the sights once, to take down a suspect who'd taken a hostage & was holding him at knife point. The other two times happened in the dark, before night sights, and so fast there was no time to do anything but react in a split second. As a retiree I no longer have to go in harm's way & my EDC is a J Frame or LCP in a pocket holster, both too small for an optic. The front sight on the LCP & 442 both have a dab of white paint to aid my 77 y/o eyes, but that's as far as I go.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

That's actually not true. He used a stock Glock 19 with factory polymer sights that had been badly damaged in a motorcycle wreck and he had filed them down to sorta be functional.

He also had no formal training.

He credits his grandpa for his training. But we never hear what his grandpa's experience is. He could be a Texas Ranger or friend or relative of Jeff Cooper.

Most people are better off with formal training. Because anyone carrying a "gun" can be in a "gunfight" but not everyone has the "gunfighter" mindset.

 

[Marshal Tom]

Irons and RDS. I have two carry guns with RDS and have been training with them for quiet some time. At this point, I think I'm slightly faster with irons but only by a little bit. As the distance increases, I am shooting faster and more accurately with the RDS. I shoot fast drills with some very high level shooters who are all better than me. All but one of them have gone to RDS and say that they would never go back now. My guns have backup irons.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

... His magazine was loaded with full metal jacket Blazer brass ammunition ...

Fancy boutique ammunition is not needed.

38 Special 158 grain LRN has been filling up "Bad Guy Cemeteries" for generations. 357 Magnum and 45 ACP is even a better choice if you can handle it.