XS Sights

They came on my NAA Pug, and they are good for a close range defensive gun. They are fast to acquire due to the very large dot. However, you will likely find it more difficult to be precise at longer range because you don't have a rear notch to frame the dot - it's more like a shallow trough with a vertical center line you are supposed to align with the center of the dot.

It is more than adequate for defense, though, out to 15 yards or so at the least. Practice might extend that, I haven't spent a huge amount of time with them.
 
I mounted an XS-Express setup on my PX4 .40; it has a more normally sized front sight, as opposed to the XS Big Dot, but still has the shallow rear trough. The rear sight also has a tritium bar in the center, allowing quick front-rear alignment in low-light or no-light conditions. (Caveat: No-light doesn't allow good target identification.)

Pros to the setup: Fast target acquisition; potentially accurate to mid-range.

Cons: In the case of my pistol, the dot sits on POI, not just below it, so small bullseyes and small targets are obscured or hidden by the front sight; wide rear trough with center bar work well enough for lateral alignment, but aren't as helpful for vertical alignment at more distant ranges.

So, based solely on my experience with the PX4, I'd say the XS setup is good for close range, fast acquisition shooting; I'd recommend it for smaller guns, that many shooters don't plan to use at longer ranges - put the dot on the target and pull the trigger.

But for a more well-rounded setup, I'd go with Heinie Straight-8's, or Heinie 10-8 with front bead. The rear apertures of both of those are better for finer aim over distance.

Or else I'd go with a regular 3-dot trijicon or meprolite setup.

YMMV.
 
I have them on a couple of my guns and love them. I was really hesitant of them until I tried them at a range. I grew up on 3 dots and was convinced I wouldn't like them but I did. They're great for fast aquisition. Are they great for shooting beer cans at 50 yards? Nope. Are they great for shooting man sized targets at 10 yards? Yup.
 
I need some sites that will not only illuminate in the dark but also will be an improvement in normal to low light conditions. Doesn't have to be XS. My understanding is Trijicon and Meprolite don't really help in the daylight.

This would be for for shooting at the range than it would be for SD. I am considering Tru GLO TFO's, they supposedly work in both normal and low/no light conditions.
 
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I always like the XS dot front sight with the tritium element, but didn't care for the v-notch rear. If you get a Novak rear and have your gunsmith use a ball end mill to open the notch up to make it round you end up with the XS dot front and a 'half ghost ring' rear. Seems to be more precise at distance, but still fast for close in.
 
When I bought my (used) PM9, it came with the XS Bog Dot setup. I have a friend who swears by them, but I was not impressed. As MLeake says, in order to get a correct POI, I had to adjust my POA high. If I failed to do so, I would shoot quite low. For an SD (carry) gun, I found that unacceptabe, and traded for some Trijicons.

Problem solved.
 
The XS V express sights are not for making small groups in paper. For those of us with vison problems one sight does not hide behind the other and it is easy to align the bar with the dot and it is faster for me to get the sights aligned and on target. Than trying to figure out with my vison if the front sight is equally aligned in a notch style sight. Cose up you just put the big dot center target align the bar under it and pull the trigger. The bottom right hand corner of this page shows proper usage of the system.

15 yards and under put that big dot COM and dont get to wrapped around the axle about getting the bar perfectly aligned.

http://xssights.com/index.php?nID=sights&cID=Sights&pID=sights&sID=handgun
 
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Have em on a couple of my ccw guns as well as my duty weapon. I love em. They are certainly not match sights but i shoot both eyes open so match sights do me no good anyway. I have no prob keeping all my shots on a b27 at 25yds slow fire.
 
I had a set on a SIG P245 I bought used. Seemed like an interesting concept, like the easier acquisition of the front sight, but for me, they shot extremely low, even at relatively close range - less than 7 yds. With the sights lined up and the front sight completely covering the target, the gun still shot at least a foot below the entire paper target (not just the bullseye) at that range. I'll stick with Trijicon, etc.
 
pretty much agree with above...I use them on a fun gun, works the same as a FO, maybe less precise but I'm not trying for groups at 25yds, that's what the other guns are for.
They are nice and smooth, no snagging from drawing from holster.
I think XS did a good job with them.
 
MLeake,

But for a more well-rounded setup, I'd go with Heinie Straight-8's, or Heinie 10-8 with front bead. The rear apertures of both of those are better for finer aim over distance.
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I had a look at those. Do you think they'd fit into my PX4. What I am looking for is to close a little bit the gap between front and rear sights, so there's not that much left-right play. Also, a different colour (green, red even better) would be nice.
 
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