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Thread: Sight Picture: A Discussion of the Pros and Cons of Various Holds

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peally View Post
    Pretty sure we're discussed this to death

    #1 is a bullseye method and is basically useless for much else (and as a result I wish it was removed from general sight picture discussions. Seriously, who the hell aims like that outside of super specific situations?)

    #2 is what everyone uses

    #3 is for HKs
    #3 is for SIGs as well as a handful of sight manufacturers as I've found in my experience. Obviously YMMV.


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    I believe, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, that Trijicon promotes #3 with their HDs.
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    Sight Picture: A Discussion of the Pros and Cons of Various Holds

    As I learn how my pistol shoots I'm finding that as distance increases from 3 to 25 yds my hold transitions from #3 to #2 to #1.

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    Last edited by Francis; 04-19-2017 at 09:37 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blues View Post
    I believe, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, that Trijicon promotes #3 with their HDs.
    Correct, at least for the ones I've used. My HK45 saw no aiming change when going from stock to HD sights.
    Last edited by Peally; 04-19-2017 at 10:02 AM.
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    It is preference. Personally I like to think of my round hitting just above the top of my front sight...so I BUY SIGHTS that accomplish this. Which do you prefer? If you like to think of the round impacting below your sight, behind the front dot, or in line with the barrel, YOU prefer a cover up hold. If you like to think of the bullet impacting just abve the front sight, YOU prefer a 6 oclock hold, or whatever.

    It's like folks that shoot a dot. Some perceive the dot ON the target. Some think of it as this floating tube you shoot through on the way to the target. People see and perceive things different and that's OK. Sounds like you have a preference so shoot at 15 yards and decide if you need a taller or shorter front sight to accomplish the hold YOU prefer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blues View Post
    I believe, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, that Trijicon promotes #3 with their HDs.
    Could be. I dunno. Trijicon never did help me resolve the HD "shooting high" issue I had with my M&P. The HD rears were way high for sight picture 2, and did not line up shooting the lamps, either, iirc.

    https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....M-amp-P-Sights
    Last edited by RJ; 04-19-2017 at 10:45 AM. Reason: Werds r hard

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peally View Post
    Pretty sure we're discussed this to death

    #1 is a bullseye method and is basically useless for much else (and as a result I wish it was removed from general sight picture discussions. Seriously, who the hell aims like that outside of super specific situations?)

    #2 is what everyone uses

    #3 is for HKs
    This is exactly what I was looking for in the discussion. Thanks.

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    For what it's worth, #2 and #3 are basically up to your personal preference.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peally View Post
    For what it's worth, #2 and #3 are basically up to your personal preference.
    I think for exigent circumstance combat shooting it would be hard to do better than #3... pinning that front dot on the target. But that's just my take.
    Last edited by blues; 04-19-2017 at 12:12 PM.
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