Okay so heres the deal Ive been shooting for 20 years have taken several classes over the years, one with Tom Givens a while back that I know he posts on here so Im not a complete noob but Ive never been a great shooter, just okay in my books.
One of the problems is each instructor gives something else little small detail on the fundameltnals and I would try it and add it in and wind up confusing myself. So this week I decided to pay a local guy who works at the range and usually those guys arent very good but I figured what the hell lets give it a shot and sure enough he made a small offhand grip change to me and then I was getting 3 to 4 inch groups at 25 yards repeatedly slow fire.
Okay so I dont think thats great, I think thats acceptable in my mind but Id like to get better. I know that this was just my first time changing up my grip style so with dry fire dry fire and more dry fire Ill in grain this grip thing and possibly get those groups a bit tighter and then work on speed.
So anyway heres where Im asking a hardware specific question. In reading other threads I see Gen 3 glocks are generally considered 4" guins at 25 yards and Gen 5 glocks are considered 2" guns at 25 yards. Also, it seems to me getting a thinner front sight would help me with the distance shooting.
As long as I can consistently keep getting 4" groups at 25 yards I think that means its time to consider hardware upgrades. I have several glock gen 3s that have grip undercuts and NP3 slide coatings and extended suppressor barrels threaded for my AAC tirant and I have a bunch of spare parts on hand just in case. I really dont want to upgrade to Gen 5 because then what do I do with all of my Gen 3 guns? Do I carry the Gen 5 but then the Gen 3s become backup safe queens I never shoot because they arent as good?
And if I can shrink those 4" groups down to 3" groups at 25 thats probably good enough. The main reason I am shootin slow fire at distance is to validate my fundamentals before I start working speed at closer range. So if I can get 3" groups at 25 with my Gen 3s Id be really happy.
But the front sight I think I can go thinner. Any advice there? I dont really need a front sight to take 3 to 7 yard shots. I mean yeah I use it of course but the fact that it will be "slower" to aquire the sight at that distance I dont think is a concern to me as much as havingv too wide of a front sight is a detriment to longer range shooting. I would like to try shooting steel out to 50 and 100 in the near future.
So really to sum it up I am asking two questions. Should I bother considering a Gen 5 Glock or stick with what I have? What are my best bets for thin front sights? I plan to buy a few different ones to try out anyway, mix and match different heights, rear sight width opening, and see what works well with each of my guns and my carry ammo. Now that I can get repeatable consistant accuracy at distance it seems like I can start experimenting with sights and know whether or not they ar eworking!