Posted: 5/5/2015 3:41:32 PM EDT
| I recently put a STS micro dot on my G22 and I am an old guy and I like it a lot.........but, I can't see the front sight when looking thru the dot sight and hence it's hard to quickly get the red dot on target, it takes a second or two to find it, and when I fire it, the recoil moves it up and it take another second to find it. I can shoot my open sight gun quicker. I am wanting a taller front sight so that I can have it sort of co indexed or whatever it's called, it's not a mos model. what say the hive, anyone using a taller front sight and if so how tall is it or what kind is it. Thanks in advance. I really like the set up, just taking some getting use to. |
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Keep shooting. I shot my buddies over the weekend it takes time to get used to the red dot on the pistol if you have not done a lot of shooting with it. Speed will come with practice. It took me about 75 rounds to "START" getting used to it.
I plan on putting one on my G34 probably after Xmas of this year to much other stuff to jump in at this time. I have about 300 rounds behind one and it takes time to get the mechanics of it down. |
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You probably want a suppressor sight. :)
https://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=186958&CAT=29 Even so, it might still be hard to see through the sight if our slide isn't milled deep enough. I'm using a standard height front, and with a Deltapoint & slide milled I can just see the top of the sight through mine. It's perfect. 
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I can't say I've ever heard of someone using a tall front sight without a rear sight to try and co-witness a red dot. The red dot I have on my 34 would need a front sight that is an inch or higher to co-witness. It isn't to co witness, but it aids big time in dot acquisition, which is what OP wants. |
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From many years ago, I found that drawing
the front sight down through the window got me to the dot pretty quick and with some practice it got better. Also I found that if I squeeze a little harder with my weak hand, than my strong hand, I can get back to my irons or the dot quicker regardless of what handgun I was shooting. A taller front sight will help even if you can only see it near the bottom of the window. Good luck. John |
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From many years ago, I found that drawing the front sight down through the window got me to the dot pretty quick and with some practice it got better. Also I found that if I squeeze a little harder with my weak hand, than my strong hand, I can get back to my irons or the dot quicker regardless of what handgun I was shooting. A taller front sight will help even if you can only see it near the bottom of the window. Good luck. John Bingo. I can just see mine at the bottom of the window and I pick the dot up immediately upon raising the gun up. |
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Cool!
With the front sight low in the window, it's sort of like 1/3 co-witness. And you can use the front sight in that area of the window for quick, close range snap firing, and you don't have to find the dot. Flash fire, I think we called it. John Quoted:
Bingo. I can just see mine at the bottom of the window and I pick the dot up immediately upon raising the gun up. Quoted:
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From many years ago, I found that drawing the front sight down through the window got me to the dot pretty quick and with some practice it got better. Also I found that if I squeeze a little harder with my weak hand, than my strong hand, I can get back to my irons or the dot quicker regardless of what handgun I was shooting. A taller front sight will help even if you can only see it near the bottom of the window. Good luck. John Bingo. I can just see mine at the bottom of the window and I pick the dot up immediately upon raising the gun up. |
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Cool! With the front sight low in the window, it's sort of like 1/3 co-witness. And you can use the front sight in that area of the window for quick, close range snap firing, and you don't have to find the dot. Flash fire, I think we called it. John Quoted:
Cool! With the front sight low in the window, it's sort of like 1/3 co-witness. And you can use the front sight in that area of the window for quick, close range snap firing, and you don't have to find the dot. Flash fire, I think we called it. John Quoted:
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From many years ago, I found that drawing the front sight down through the window got me to the dot pretty quick and with some practice it got better. Also I found that if I squeeze a little harder with my weak hand, than my strong hand, I can get back to my irons or the dot quicker regardless of what handgun I was shooting. A taller front sight will help even if you can only see it near the bottom of the window. Good luck. John Bingo. I can just see mine at the bottom of the window and I pick the dot up immediately upon raising the gun up. Correct. Just isn't a true lower 1/3 co witness because I'm not running a rear sight. :) |