I inspected a range officer the other day. Looks like a lot of 1911 for the money. The M&P pro sitting next to it for $200 less was a lot of gun for the money too. Regarding the sights - I used a chainsaw file to *very carefully* turn a rear sight into a U-notch on my old Colt commander. It was a good improvement. For daytime use, it's hard to beat a fiber optic front / u notch rear.
I have only put 100 round through the gun, but it worked great and a lot of people was interested in looking at it. I think if I can the sights everything else would be fine for me.
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I got some good answers to training in my other post.
http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.p...Middle-TN-area
thanks,
Randy P.
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The Range Officer is a nice gun. With regards to sights, the rear sight is a Bomar type target sight with the LPA cut. There is a significant amount of metal that has been milled off the back of the slide for the target sight to sit on it. You would need to replace it with something made for the LPA cut. If you prefer a fixed rear sight, then you should look at Harrison Design for a fixed rear. As far as the front sight goes, I would recommend Hilton Yam's 10-8 Performance brass bead front sight. Its cheaper than a gold bead. Stands out well in any type of light. If its to dark to see it, you need a flashlight.
I don't care much for fiber optic front sights because they get so dirty while shooting at the range and become ineffective. It is also very easy to damage the fiber optic with some gun solvents. I had a Dawson Precision fiber optic font sight on my Springfield TGO II and hated it.
A magwell could easily be installed by you, but agree that it is a training issue and can be overcome with more practice. I carry my 1911s, so magwells are a no go because of printing issues and weight.
That sight picture to me is much better..right now all I see is black.
I'm not home right now to look at the gun, I'll take a look tomorrow and post.
Randy P.
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