Does anyone use these kind of front sights?

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Super Dave
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Does anyone use these kind of front sights?

Post by Super Dave »

Hi,

I know these are not traditional for bullseye. But, I was wondering how something like this would work?

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The only reason I ask is that I contacted David Sams about building a range gun and he asked what kind of front sight I preferred...and one of the options was ramped, serrated with the fiber optic. In explaining further he said one of the persons he builds for is a top competitor likes having a fiber optic in the front sight because it gives them something to focus on. (I assumed the person he was talking about shot bullseye.)

I have no idea if the sight he was talking about is similar to the one in the photo. But, it made me wonder about fiber optic sights since I thought fiber optic sights were more for speed rather than accuracy.

Thanks,
Dave
Isabel1130
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Post by Isabel1130 »

You should call back David Sams and ask him what discipline that sight works well in. He builds for a lot of other disciplines besides just Bullseye. i believe it would not be a legal sight for a LEG match, and in conventional pistol most use a red dot scope, as you stated.
Super Dave
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Post by Super Dave »

Thank you. I decided to go with Dave Salyer due to a faster build time and didn't want to waste any more of Dave Sam's time.

Sounds like it wasn't bullseye. Thanks,
Dave
yana
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Post by yana »

Those are fitted on mány non-match airrifles. I have found them quite useless, unléss you shoot with full light on them.
When there's no light on them, they're just as dark as normal sights imo.
Greg Derr
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Post by Greg Derr »

That's a Dawson fiber optic sight, standard on a lot of IDPA and USPSA guns. Could be used for NRA bullseye, but not for CMP hardball.
Super Dave
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Post by Super Dave »

Thank you Greg.
Dave

PS. I like your web site. Very professional design.
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