I discovered yesterday that when shooting a J frame under time pressure I hit ~8" high at 7 yds. Self diagnosis reveals that I'm holding my front
sight proud of the rear trough. The stock front sight and rear notch are so small that, in a hurry, I bring the muzzle up to see more of the front sight. The situation is probably exacerbated by my poor near vision, a result of cataract surgery.
For reference the gun is a S&W Model 60 with 2" barrel. The front ramp is painted red and rear notch is blackened via sharpie treatment. The 60 is a training gun for my 642.
In slow fire this isn't an issue. I can shoot one ragged home while doing ball and dummy drill. But the high hits occur when I'm coming from the holster and going moderately fast (which for me with a J frame at 7yds is 2 - 2.5 s). This problem is unique to my J frames. I don't have the same issues with a P2000, G19, etc.
Anybody else worked through this issue? Seems like I could learn to hold low (sub optimal) or get better sights (expensive). I'd appreciate any other thoughts.