Blacked out rear sights - Page 2

Captains1911 · July 10, 2018, 08:12 PM

I’ve blacked out rear sights on several of my pistols just with a simple sharpie. I only buy aftermarket sights that have a blacked out rear by design, including Trijicon HDs. 3-dot sights don’t make a lot of sense for several reasons.

mlk18 · July 11, 2018, 10:08 AM

The vast majority of my fighting guns have plain black rears or the rear dots filled in with black Testors paint. Three dots confuse the eyes and keep you from focusing on the front sight, which is where speed and accuracy comes from.

exit30 · July 11, 2018, 06:55 PM

So I did black out my rear sight and have been shooting really well...at least for my skill level. I am adding a Harrison thumb safety, waiting to get it back from the smith, so tonight I decided to try a rental AR-15 and had a blast.

Mike38 · July 11, 2018, 09:39 PM

The rear sight on all my pistols are solid black. Rear sights with dots, posts, U, etc., I just can't shoot accurately. My eyes tend to shift focus from front sight to back. That's not a good thing. A dot or Gip on the front sight, solid black for the rear.

July 10, 2018, 08:12 PM	#26
Captains1911 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2009 Location: West of the Blue Ridge, VA Posts: 684	I’ve blacked out rear sights on several of my pistols just with a simple sharpie. I only buy aftermarket sights that have a blacked out rear by design, including Trijicon HDs. 3-dot sights don’t make a lot of sense for several reasons.

July 11, 2018, 10:08 AM	#27
mlk18 Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2000 Location: USA Posts: 286	The vast majority of my fighting guns have plain black rears or the rear dots filled in with black Testors paint. Three dots confuse the eyes and keep you from focusing on the front sight, which is where speed and accuracy comes from.

July 11, 2018, 06:55 PM	#28
exit30 Member Join Date: June 18, 2018 Posts: 24	So I did black out my rear sight and have been shooting really well...at least for my skill level. I am adding a Harrison thumb safety, waiting to get it back from the smith, so tonight I decided to try a rental AR-15 and had a blast.

July 11, 2018, 09:39 PM	#29
Mike38 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,710	The rear sight on all my pistols are solid black. Rear sights with dots, posts, U, etc., I just can't shoot accurately. My eyes tend to shift focus from front sight to back. That's not a good thing. A dot or Gip on the front sight, solid black for the rear.