There have been posts that touched on this topic previously, and I did a search but was unable to find the one I wanted with a particular illustration.
One of the reasons I replace the sights on new Glock pistols with aftermarket sights is that I cannot get a good sight picture with the standard Glock polymer fixed sights. Instead of seeing the full dot on the front sight, I only see the top part of it, when the sights are properly aligned.
Here is an illustration:
I have two questions for those of you who read this post.
1) Do you see what I see with standard Glock sights? I am NOT saying that everyone sees this, but I can report that with my eyes, this is what Glock factory sights show me.
2) Have you ever done anything to modify the Glock sights to correct the sight picture?
A couple of weeks ago at a match, I overheard some very good (USPSA Master) shooters talking about getting ready for a GSSF match, and the problem with using standard Glock sights (even though the rules don't require it). One guy described the same sight picture problem that I experience, and mentioned that he always shot low with standard Glock sights. His solution for both problems was to shave the top of the Glock front sight, to bring the dot up and to bring the bullet impact up.
Has anyone else (a) ever heard of this, and (b) ever done it?
Chris
One of the reasons I replace the sights on new Glock pistols with aftermarket sights is that I cannot get a good sight picture with the standard Glock polymer fixed sights. Instead of seeing the full dot on the front sight, I only see the top part of it, when the sights are properly aligned.
Here is an illustration:
I have two questions for those of you who read this post.
1) Do you see what I see with standard Glock sights? I am NOT saying that everyone sees this, but I can report that with my eyes, this is what Glock factory sights show me.
2) Have you ever done anything to modify the Glock sights to correct the sight picture?
A couple of weeks ago at a match, I overheard some very good (USPSA Master) shooters talking about getting ready for a GSSF match, and the problem with using standard Glock sights (even though the rules don't require it). One guy described the same sight picture problem that I experience, and mentioned that he always shot low with standard Glock sights. His solution for both problems was to shave the top of the Glock front sight, to bring the dot up and to bring the bullet impact up.
Has anyone else (a) ever heard of this, and (b) ever done it?
Chris