I've had a Smith and Wesson M&P handgun in 40 for a number of years. I'm not a heavy shooter.
Main thing is, I despise the default sight picture in relation to on-target hold. Specifically, the sights are set up in a "cover where you want to hit with the center of your front sight dot" (Image 3) as opposed to the more traditional "point of aim point of impact" where you line up the top of the front sight with where you want to hit. (image 2). I'm assuming the stock sights are not adjustable, so new sights would be in order. How easy is it to find sights that would replicate Image 2? Am I going to have to opt for some crazy expensive adjustable sights (100s of dollars) or are there reasonable solutions?
Also, while I understand there are lines of thought about the effectiveness of #3 from what I've gathered, it's one of those things that are endlessly debated. As stated above, I don't practice anywhere near as much as I'd like, but #2 is what I learned to shoot on and is what is ingrained into muscle memory. As such, due to stubbornness and laziness on my part, practice to make new muscle memory is my last choice. That's not to say I can't put a hole in a target where I want to, it's just that the muscle memory takes active effort to override and it gets tiresome after a few magazines.
Main thing is, I despise the default sight picture in relation to on-target hold. Specifically, the sights are set up in a "cover where you want to hit with the center of your front sight dot" (Image 3) as opposed to the more traditional "point of aim point of impact" where you line up the top of the front sight with where you want to hit. (image 2). I'm assuming the stock sights are not adjustable, so new sights would be in order. How easy is it to find sights that would replicate Image 2? Am I going to have to opt for some crazy expensive adjustable sights (100s of dollars) or are there reasonable solutions?
Also, while I understand there are lines of thought about the effectiveness of #3 from what I've gathered, it's one of those things that are endlessly debated. As stated above, I don't practice anywhere near as much as I'd like, but #2 is what I learned to shoot on and is what is ingrained into muscle memory. As such, due to stubbornness and laziness on my part, practice to make new muscle memory is my last choice. That's not to say I can't put a hole in a target where I want to, it's just that the muscle memory takes active effort to override and it gets tiresome after a few magazines.