Site Recomendations?

[Road King Jeff]

I'm still new to this, and wondering about various sites. I am somewhat used to a 3 dot system, but I keep hearing this is not the best way to go. My SIG 228 has factory Hi Viz 3 dot, and it seems to help

I have a Series 80 Gold Cup with Elliason rear and blade front, no color. The rear site notch seems pretty small to these 55 year old eyes!

This is not a carry or night gun, but range/target.

I've read several recomendations on Millett sights, and some others.

Any recomendations?

Thanks

Jeff

[govtmodel]

I sent mine to Jim Clark and had the Bo Mar Gold Cup rear sight and the Clark front sight installed. Definitely superior to the oem stuff. I used that pistol to become Distinguished in 1998 :D

[Hawkmoon]

FYI, it's "S-I-G-H-T-S" not "S-I-T-E-S." When I saw the title of your post I thought you were asking about other web sites to visit.

Sight selection is a personal issue. If there is a range accessible to you that has rentals, I'd suggest shooting rental guns with as many variations as possible. Asking for other people's recommendations is not very satisfactory, because what one person likes, another person won't like. Doesn't mean that either is good or bad, just not a good "fit" for some people.

Personally, I prefer the old stand-up military style sights. Having white dots makes them easier to see, but after more than 50 years of shooting using traditional sights and a 6:00 o'clock hold, I'm not prepared to learn all over again using a different type of sight and a different "hold."

[mitchjoe]

Road King Jeff:

Wilson Combat makes a version of their adjustable rear sight for the Gold Cup's. They use interchangable blades that include a Tritium version. As you mentioned, Millett's line-up includes a model that drop's in GC's also.

mitchjoe

[SAWBONES]

I put the Millet rear on my Series 70 Gold Cup back in '87, and it worked fine till many years later...

Nowadays, I appreciate a wider rear notch (.168") than is found on any stock rear 1911 sight, along with a wider (.130") front. I'd suggest having your gunsmith cut that Elliason rear notch wider.

[RickB]

I don't like 3-dot sights. I had them on a Colt Gummint Model, and ended up removing the rear dots, to somewhat mimic the appearance of the front fiber optic/plain black rear that I usually use.
I find that almost all factory sights are too wide at the front. A .110"-.125" rear notch is common, and so a front sight of about the same width is much too wide. I have Bo-Mar adjustables, Caspian adjustables, plain hardball sights, Millet fixed, Millett adjustable, but the best sight picture is provided by a Heinie rear, and a .100" front. The Heinie rear sight has a very deep notch, so the front sight appears as a post, rather than a box, with plenty of light on either side. A fiber optic front works very well, whether it's as a reminder to look at the front, or as a means of finding the front. They work very well, even in somewhat low light.
I have a Gold Cup slide with Wilson adjustable rear, and the stock front narrowd to .100"; it looks good.

[Road King Jeff]

That's good info, thanks. My local gun shop guy thought the sights I have (Elliason) are very good. Since I've been shooting at black targets with black sights, he suggested I adjust my sights to the "6:00 position" and shoot for the bottom of the target, rather than the center.

Any thoughts on that? I am a real greenhorn with sight issues.

Thanks

[govtmodel]

That's good info, thanks. My local gun shop guy thought the sights I have (Elliason) are very good. Since I've been shooting at black targets with black sights, he suggested I adjust my sights to the "6:00 position" and shoot for the bottom of the target, rather than the center.

Any thoughts on that? I am a real greenhorn with sight issues.

Thanks

Sub six is very popular with bullseye and international pistol shooters. It's easier to see the sight against the white of the target than the black.