Xs big dot sights....your thoughts?

[Jman1911]

I've always run trigicon 3 dot sights and on my carry gun (G27) I'm really thinking about getting Xs Big dot sights installed on this gun. Anyone running these sights? I've read good reviews on them.

 

[DAVE_M]

I've used them before and hated them. I'm used to sights where the top of the front sight meets the top of the rear sight.

 

[topgunz1]

Haven't shot with them, but the few times i've handled a gun with them, they are not for me. I can see how they could be fast up close but I don't see how they are as precise with that huge front and v'd rear

 

[Brawny]

I think the standard dots are superior to the big dots.

 

[Jman1911]

I think the standard dots are superior to the big dots.

As in the "normal" sized dot?

 

[Jman1911]

Wish I could shoot a Glock with some on it.

 

[Brawny]

As in the "normal" sized dot?

I don't know if it's normal but XS has big dot and standard dot, which I have on my 19. I find big dots to be overkill.

 

[Jmfox3]

I like them. They do take some time to gain proficiency with the sight picture. Once you gain proficiency with the sight picture I think they give you a fraction of second edge over other sights at concealed carry distance; the Big Dot is a easier to acquire. They don't provide any real advantage at distances outside of concealed carry ranges ~15 yards or so.

 

[Slalom.45]

My wife has vision problems due to retina surgery on her dominate eye. I thought the Big Dot might be the answer. She really did not like it and would up liking a traditional 3 dot set up better.

From my point of view after messing those sights, they will obviously work up close, but what I have found from classes and experience is that UP CLOSE you are really aligning the gun and firing anyway. I don't think the massive dot is really needed. What you trade off with the Big Dots vs. say Trijicon HD's is any precision at 20+ yards if you really need it. Now the odds of any of us needing to make a 25 yard head shot is probably statistically nil, but there you go.

Last thought. If you only have one gun, or you put Big Dots on everything you would probably do fine. When I tried to go between guns it really messed with me as I'm used to having the front sight "down" in the notch. I have multiple Glocks for different occasions and want a similar sight picture on all of 'em.

 

[SpeedRacer]

My wife has vision problems due to retina surgery on her dominate eye. I thought the Big Dot might be the answer. She really did not like it and would up liking a traditional 3 dot set up better.

From my point of view after messing those sights, they will obviously work up close, but what I have found from classes and experience is that UP CLOSE you are really aligning the gun and firing anyway. I don't think the massive dot is really needed. What you trade off with the Big Dots vs. say Trijicon HD's is any precision at 20+ yards if you really need it. Now the odds of any of us needing to make a 25 yard head shot is probably statistically nil, but there you go.

Last thought. If you only have one gun, or you put Big Dots on everything you would probably do fine. When I tried to go between guns it really messed with me as I'm used to having the front sight "down" in the notch. I have multiple Glocks for different occasions and want a similar sight picture on all of 'em.

Well said. I messed with the XS Big Dots for a minute, but found the same. You gain a whole lot of nothing up close, and give up speed of accuracy and target picure at any distance. I find an orange dot up front as found on Trijicon HDs or Ameriglos (my fav) accomplishes the same thing without any sacrifice.


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[Jman1911]

Think I may just stick with the good ole trigicons.

 

[noob]

I didn't like the fact that you "glue" the rear sight in place. Had a set so loose you can just slide the sight left to right with little effort before the "glue" that's included is used

 

[JBP55]

Well said. I messed with the XS Big Dots for a minute, but found the same. You gain a whole lot of nothing up close, and give up speed of accuracy and target picure at any distance. I find an orange dot up front as found on Trijicon HDs or Ameriglos (my fav) accomplishes the same thing without any sacrifice.


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What he said.

 

[tboy528]

Can't go wrong with the trijicon, they are more faster to pick up your target then the big dots I try them and they where not for me, I just could not get the hang of them

 

[brand0n5o4]

bought 2 sets to try out on my glocks, gave them away for free because i hated it so much.

 

[Jman1911]

bought 2 sets to try out on my glocks, gave them away for free because i hated it so much.

Damn!

 

[Slalom.45]

+1 on the Ameriglo's. I have I-dots on several pistols. Would really like to try the Hackathorn's at some point, but I seem to need a little something on the back to help with alignment.

 

[SuperSolstice]

They're nothing like any other set of sights. I had them on my self-defense EDC pistols. Always liked them. Easy easy to sight in quickly. However, just by the design of it, its clearly not a product designed for precision shooting. Gotta keep that in mind.

 

[WOLFIE]

I think the trijicon HD sights are the way to go. Good for precision and the front sight dot is easy to see.

 

[Bonephish]

I have XS Big Dots on my Sig P938 and like them a lot for EDC.