need sight help

[moonshot]

I've read the search results, but all I get are opinions. I guess that's all I should expect, but in this case, it hasen't helped me much.

I brief - I need to select a new sight for my Glock. I have the stock sights, and I would like something better. I do wear bifocals. When I had a Kahr (PM9), I found the large front sight over the rear vertical bar was easy to pick up, and that gun was very accurage in my hands.

Whether it was an inhearantly accurate gun, or whether the sight system helped me achieve greater accuracy, I don't know. I only know the result - that PM9 was easy to hit with. I have since been looking for a sight system to place on my Glock that is similar to what was on that PM9.

The XS Big Dot seems to be the closest match, but most of what I read on this board is negative.

I've looked at the Ameriglo options, especially the CAP setup, and this seems like a viable option, but the rear sight is not luminous. I think I could buy the CAP front and a 3-dot rear, but i don't seem to do as well with a 3 dot system.

I've looked at 10-8's, Warrens and Heinies, but none of them seem to mimic the PM9 sights either.

Unfortunately, my shooting friends all have either trijicons, mepro's, or something similar - a 3 dot setup which I don't really like.

Right now, I'm vasilagting between an Ameriglo CAP option and the Big Dots. Any suggestions or advise?

[EdF702]

I use Ameriglo iDot pros on my carry Glock G19. I've tried others, but I'm sold on these....

http://www.ameriglo.net/catalog/sigh...ete-sets/i-dot

[wlptpd3]

From another guy that recently has been experiencing aging eye's take a look at the Ameriglo Hackathorn set. Green tritium front with large orange outline and plain black serrated rear sight. They have been working out really well for me, the orange outline front sight is fairly easy to pick up in the daylight.

[mkmckinley]

I was going to recommend the same sights. Ameriglo's Pro-glo fronts worked well for me when I had glasses. They combine the best things about tritium and fiber optic sights.

[NCMedic]

I have the XD Big Dots on a G23 and like them for what they are, combat sights. If I had to put a set of sights on a pistol today, I would look at the 10-8, Warren Tactical, or similar style sights, Tridium or Fiber Optic front and black rear. I have blacked out the factory sights on my M&P 40 and find it to be faster, at least for me.
Regardless of what kind of sights you buy, you need to put the time into them to learn where they hit, it took awhile to become proficient with the Big Dots but I feel alot better about them than I did.

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[moonshot]

You guys with non-luminous or blacked-out rear sights - doesn't that slow you down? One luminous point of light may be faster to pick up, but you have no frame of reference - especially in elevation.

I've spoken to several friends who have used Big Dots - only one liked them, but he liked them a lot.

The Ameriglo setup seems to be a well reviewed sight, but the CAP (which is the one I think I prefer), is so much like the Big Dot that I don't really know if there is any kind of fundemental difference.

The biggest issue for me is rapid sight pickup with my midle age eyesight. I also want something that is easier to use should I lose my glasses, or otherwise not have them available.

[CoryCop25]

I will agree that the Ameriglo iDot pro with a front sight like the Hackathorn is the best way to go.
I have this set up on my Glock 21 and I passed the gun around at a pistol class I was attending and everyone that used it ended up buying the sights.

[EdF702]

You guys with non-luminous or blacked-out rear sights - doesn't that slow you down? One luminous point of light may be faster to pick up, but you have no frame of reference - especially in elevation.

I've spoken to several friends who have used Big Dots - only one liked them, but he liked them a lot.

The Ameriglo setup seems to be a well reviewed sight, but the CAP (which is the one I think I prefer), is so much like the Big Dot that I don't really know if there is any kind of fundemental difference.

The biggest issue for me is rapid sight pickup with my midle age eyesight. I also want something that is easier to use should I lose my glasses, or otherwise not have them available.

For speed, in good light, the big orange dot is very easy to see quickly, in poor light or at night, I have green in front and yellow in the rear. I just put the green dot on top of the yellow and bang.

This set up, for me anyway, is the easiest, and fastest, night sights to see and line up. YVMV....

[NCMedic]

You guys with non-luminous or blacked-out rear sights - doesn't that slow you down? One luminous point of light may be faster to pick up, but you have no frame of reference - especially in elevation.

Haven't found that it slows me down, rather the opposite effect, I spend less time trying to center the front sight and align the dots, it is much faster for the human eye to align something vertically vs horizontally. I focus on the front dot and I align the rear sight subconsciously, this is why ghost ring and peep sights work.
As far as the darkness, unless you are in complete darkness there is generally enough pass though light to get a proper sight picture, if there's not you need a light.

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[vigilant2]

You guys with non-luminous or blacked-out rear sights - doesn't that slow you down? One luminous point of light may be faster to pick up, but you have no frame of reference - especially in elevation.

I've spoken to several friends who have used Big Dots - only one liked them, but he liked them a lot.

The Ameriglo setup seems to be a well reviewed sight, but the CAP (which is the one I think I prefer), is so much like the Big Dot that I don't really know if there is any kind of fundemental difference.

The biggest issue for me is rapid sight pickup with my midle age eyesight. I also want something that is easier to use should I lose my glasses, or otherwise not have them available.

My eyes aren't that great either. I tried this front sight from Ameriglo
GL-212-GR-C , its the green luminous circle with green tritium on the inside. This "thing" turned out to be too much for my eyes (ymmv). You can't miss it , hit it with a flashlight or any ambient light and its like the freaking sun. Probably approximates the Big Dot. I found I couldn't use it much past 15yrds due to the glow even in decent light even though dimensions are the same as the orange circle one. Maybe this with a pair of yellow operators would work for you.