I have a question about "target" sights

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red-rider

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What do target shooters prefer? I read something a long time ago related to the difference of "air space" between the front sight and rear notch in your sight picture. Seems like this article was saying that some shooters prefer to have equal space on either side of the front sight equal to the width of the front sight. Like the front sight would be 1/3 of the space in the rear notch. Do target shooters prefer a thinner front blade than say combat sights, adj or not? I have 2 "target" 1911s. One has a thicker front blade the other, along with a wider notch. Need some feedback please. Thanks.
 
As long as you can rapidly acquire the front sight, put it on the target and align the sights, it doesn't matter. Wider "combat" front sights usually rely on colors, dots or bars to align the sights in low light condition. For pure target shooting, some prefer a thinner blade so they can see left/right variations better.
 
I've found that the amount of "air" needed around the front sight, directly relates to the age of my eyes. Younger eyes = less air, for more precise sight picture. Older eyes (mine) = more air, so the front and rear sights don't blend together.

Joe
 
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