"Nobody uses sights in a gunfight."
"You won't have time to see your sights; looking at them could get you killed."
"If he's far enough away that you need sights, then it'll never hold up in court."
These are things I've either read or been told over the last few months when discussions about "the best sights" have come up.
The "law" of "3 shots, 3 seconds, 3 yards" is often cited. So the usual conclusion given is that sights don't matter, night sights are a waste of money, and lasers or red dots are just gimmicky party tricks.
Of course not everyone feels that way. What do you guys think? If you have done anything at all to improve your sights, from painting the front orange to running an RMR, what led you to that decision?
ps: What often comes up too are figures about the hit/miss rates of police in gunfights, and these are usually dismissed as irrelevant to CCW because we aren't kicking in doors, and we won't likely be robbed from 15 yards away.
"You won't have time to see your sights; looking at them could get you killed."
"If he's far enough away that you need sights, then it'll never hold up in court."
These are things I've either read or been told over the last few months when discussions about "the best sights" have come up.
The "law" of "3 shots, 3 seconds, 3 yards" is often cited. So the usual conclusion given is that sights don't matter, night sights are a waste of money, and lasers or red dots are just gimmicky party tricks.
Of course not everyone feels that way. What do you guys think? If you have done anything at all to improve your sights, from painting the front orange to running an RMR, what led you to that decision?
ps: What often comes up too are figures about the hit/miss rates of police in gunfights, and these are usually dismissed as irrelevant to CCW because we aren't kicking in doors, and we won't likely be robbed from 15 yards away.