I have a number of guns with fiber optic fronts + blacked out rear sights (FO+BR). In theory, I love the setup. And when I shoot slowly and take my time aiming, I shoot them just fine.
However, I've recently discovered that when shooting fast I am significantly worse with FO+BR than I am with my other pistols. I think what is that, when rushed, my brain wants to align the fiber optic with the top of the rear sights (rather than aligning the top of the front sight with the top of the rear sight). I know not to do this, but when moving quickly my brain does the wrong thing.
Some observations are that:
- Narrow front sights with FO are the worst because it's hard to pick up the top of the front sight. It's super small and washed out by the glowing optic.
- Some form of 3-dot setup eliminates this issue for me, even if the rear dots are faint (like on the P365XL) because my brain will align them with the front circle.
Am I the only one to not shoot FO+BR well? I know a lot of people swear by this setup.