Aperture Sight for Semi-Auto Pistols
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Of course they do...
“500% Increase in sight acquisition...” U.S. Navy Seal Team 4
http://www.entreprise.com/Catalog.htm
I've been looking into them, as well as the "half ghost ring" sites by Novak. I started looking elsewhere for sites when I bought my first Kahr pistol, and it had "dot the i" type sites that I found to be MUCH faster than the traditional 3-dot setup.
I was considering the ghost-ring sites for my HK, but now that I'm consolidating my collection, I may not get the chance for a while.
I've also looked at the Ashley Outdoors sites as well, since they are closer to the Kahr type than the ghost-ring.
For me, 3-dot is just slow. I always feel like the alignment's gotta be PERFECT.
“500% Increase in sight acquisition...” U.S. Navy Seal Team 4
http://www.entreprise.com/Catalog.htm
I've been looking into them, as well as the "half ghost ring" sites by Novak. I started looking elsewhere for sites when I bought my first Kahr pistol, and it had "dot the i" type sites that I found to be MUCH faster than the traditional 3-dot setup.
I was considering the ghost-ring sites for my HK, but now that I'm consolidating my collection, I may not get the chance for a while.
I've also looked at the Ashley Outdoors sites as well, since they are closer to the Kahr type than the ghost-ring.
For me, 3-dot is just slow. I always feel like the alignment's gotta be PERFECT.
SEE THE SIGHTS............
I've tried them all.
All.
Now my 1911 has a Bomar rear base with a Caspian ghost-ring blade and a Caspian small optic-rod front (I use yellow).
My custom 9x19 EAA Witness has a Mec-Gar adj rear with customized front blade.
My other Witness slides and/or guns use their Super-Sight adj rear and the EAA front blade (most are narrowed, and most of the rear notches are widened).
Many of the front blades wear BrightSights yellow sight paint.
My Ruger wheels (except the 7.5" 357 with its gold-bead front) wear stock rears with Millett orange-ramp front blades (very very good).
My S&W M38 is stock; so are my other 'always'.
I think I prefer the sight picture of my 1911. The round ring is very fast (might try Ashley medium-dot front/MMC adj rear on my next 1911, though).
None are 'nightsights'; none were visible in low-light range testing.
Might try tritium someday, too.
I've tried them all.
All.
Now my 1911 has a Bomar rear base with a Caspian ghost-ring blade and a Caspian small optic-rod front (I use yellow).
My custom 9x19 EAA Witness has a Mec-Gar adj rear with customized front blade.
My other Witness slides and/or guns use their Super-Sight adj rear and the EAA front blade (most are narrowed, and most of the rear notches are widened).
Many of the front blades wear BrightSights yellow sight paint.
My Ruger wheels (except the 7.5" 357 with its gold-bead front) wear stock rears with Millett orange-ramp front blades (very very good).
My S&W M38 is stock; so are my other 'always'.
I think I prefer the sight picture of my 1911. The round ring is very fast (might try Ashley medium-dot front/MMC adj rear on my next 1911, though).
None are 'nightsights'; none were visible in low-light range testing.
Might try tritium someday, too.
I just order ghost ring front and rear tritium sights, from www.entreprise.com for my USP .45F. Hopefuly they'll be here in a day or 2 and have them installed by the weekend. In any event when I try them out I'll give you a report. Right now I have the standard 3-dot sights that came with my USP. During rapid fire I find that my bearing is good but my vertical alingment fluctuates. Meaning I'll hit COM, but walk my rounds up and down between 12 and 6 o'clock. I'm sure with more practice I can tighten up my follow-up shots, but why not take advantage of available technology to help me along? I think a rear aperature, ring, will help me with my verticle alignment. At least I hope.
I have an Aero-Tek ghost ring on my Glock 36. The first ghost ring for a handgun I tried was on a blackhawk. I found, and it may all be in my head, that it was much easier for me to acquire a good sight picture. I always have had problems with blade and notch sight setups even on long guns, but aperatures seems to work well for me. I use them on any guns I don't have scopes on. Although one time I was in a gun store and the guy behind the counter told me that aperatures on a handgun just are a waste of time. I don't think that ghost rings are for everybody, but then no sight works for everyone. I would say give them a shot and decide for yourself.
Strange, I never noticed that they went away on rifles.
Have tried on handguns, seem to work ok but not thrilled. A good sight picture is going to get good hits......regardless of sights used. Small hole peep great for fine paper punchin, big hole for faster acquisition. buckhorn for really quick. Still have to have precise sight picture to get precise shot placement regardless of sights used.
Sam
Have tried on handguns, seem to work ok but not thrilled. A good sight picture is going to get good hits......regardless of sights used. Small hole peep great for fine paper punchin, big hole for faster acquisition. buckhorn for really quick. Still have to have precise sight picture to get precise shot placement regardless of sights used.
Sam