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RLLOVER · 06-10-2005, 08:26 PM

Dude I'm a moron. I've been sitting here for an hour trying to figure out what height measurement I need to get. Yeah... wide dummy,wide not high... wide.

So uh... what would you get for a carry gun that shoots an occasional pistol event at 25-50 feet.?

I've always kinda looked down my nose at the "New fangled" sights. Then I shot a gun with them today. Yeah I'll be looking down my nose at them as I'm coming up from a low ready. Getting some trigger work done too.

It's always nice to outshoot a guns owner. As long as it's not my gun.

Thanks for the help guys.

ichy_trigger · 06-11-2005, 03:40 PM

I like to see light between the front and rear, I just ordered a narrow dawson for my wifes XD.

**QCATrader** · 06-13-2005, 12:10 PM

I installed a Dawson Precision front sight on my XD-40 and shot it yesterday for the first time at an outdoor Police Pistol Combat match.

I was very pleased with the sight picture, and looking through these old tri-foculs can really be a test. That red fibre optic really did the job.

I do wish the front sight were a little wider, but I too like to see some daylight between the front and rear sight picture.

All in all, I believe I made a good purchase and now look forward to improving my scores.

RLLOVER · 06-14-2005, 08:29 AM

Thanks for the info folks.

I can't beleive how fast I can shoot when I don't have to spend time looking for the front sight.

My factory front sight measures .148 with some room to each side for alignment. the .125's I ordered may be a little smaller than I like, but with some practice it will be ok.

Thanks again

Fsquared · 07-09-2005, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RLLOVER

Thanks for the info folks.

I can't beleive how fast I can shoot when I don't have to spend time looking for the front sight.

My factory front sight measures .148 with some room to each side for alignment. the .125's I ordered may be a little smaller than I like, but with some practice it will be ok.

Thanks again

I appreciate all of the information provided here in these forums. I have a question and I hope that it doesn't make me sound stupid.

After you installed the Dawson fiber optic front sight, did you leave the rear factory sight on your weapon? Or, did you go with a complete sight set replacement?

I have been given some advice from a smithy that blacking out the two white dots on the factory rear sights are recommended if you only replace the front sight with fiber optic.

I do carry my XD40 sub and use it in IDPA as well.

Comments and advice are very appreciated, thanks.

ichy_trigger · 07-09-2005, 02:01 PM

I ended up instaling the Dawson fiber on my sub compact and put an optical sight on my wifes XD. I shoot USPSA with a a 229 and blacked out my rear sight and painted a single bright orange dot on the front sight. My times and scores went up quite a bit.

Snake-eater 1 · 07-09-2005, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

My times and scores went up quite a bit.

Don't you want your times and scores to go down in USPSA?

**Old School** · 07-09-2005, 07:20 PM

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After you installed the Dawson fiber optic front sight, did you leave the rear factory sight on your weapon? Or, did you go with a complete sight set replacement?

You have two options. You can install a Dawson Fiber Front Sight that will work with your XD's stock rear. Or, you can install a Dawson set that has an adjustable rear.

JD McDorce · 07-09-2005, 09:19 PM

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Fsquared · 07-10-2005, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Old School

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After you installed the Dawson fiber optic front sight, did you leave the rear factory sight on your weapon? Or, did you go with a complete sight set replacement?

You have two options. You can install a Dawson Fiber Front Sight that will work with your XD's stock rear. Or, you can install a Dawson set that has an adjustable rear.

Thanks for the advice. I've decided to order the front sight post first and perhaps see how that works for awhile.

I'm concerned about making too many mods on this pistol as it is both my carry weapon and IDPA weapon. And from what I gather, that was the intention of the folks at IDPA.

If I don't like it, I can always go back to the factory front post.

06-10-2005, 08:26 PM	#1
RLLOVER XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 93	Dawson front sight measurement. Dude I'm a moron. I've been sitting here for an hour trying to figure out what height measurement I need to get. Yeah... wide dummy,wide not high... wide. So uh... what would you get for a carry gun that shoots an occasional pistol event at 25-50 feet.? I've always kinda looked down my nose at the "New fangled" sights. Then I shot a gun with them today. Yeah I'll be looking down my nose at them as I'm coming up from a low ready. Getting some trigger work done too. It's always nice to outshoot a guns owner. As long as it's not my gun. Thanks for the help guys. __________________ No matter how bad it is, it could always be worse... unless you\'re already on fire.

06-11-2005, 03:40 PM	#2
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,543	I like to see light between the front and rear, I just ordered a narrow dawson for my wifes XD. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

06-13-2005, 12:10 PM	#3
QCATrader XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Iowa / Arizona Posts: 291	Dawson Front Sight I installed a Dawson Precision front sight on my XD-40 and shot it yesterday for the first time at an outdoor Police Pistol Combat match. I was very pleased with the sight picture, and looking through these old tri-foculs can really be a test. That red fibre optic really did the job. I do wish the front sight were a little wider, but I too like to see some daylight between the front and rear sight picture. All in all, I believe I made a good purchase and now look forward to improving my scores.

06-14-2005, 08:29 AM	#4
RLLOVER XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 93	Thanks for the info folks. I can't beleive how fast I can shoot when I don't have to spend time looking for the front sight. My factory front sight measures .148 with some room to each side for alignment. the .125's I ordered may be a little smaller than I like, but with some practice it will be ok. Thanks again __________________ No matter how bad it is, it could always be worse... unless you\'re already on fire.

07-09-2005, 02:01 PM	#6
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,543	I ended up instaling the Dawson fiber on my sub compact and put an optical sight on my wifes XD. I shoot USPSA with a a 229 and blacked out my rear sight and painted a single bright orange dot on the front sight. My times and scores went up quite a bit. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

07-09-2005, 09:19 PM	#9
JD McDorce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 1,267	-deleted-

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