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Plinkomatic · 05-07-2006, 06:35 AM

My XD40 5" now wears XS 24/7 big dot sights, and my accurancy beyond 15 feet is in the toilet.
It has been a few months, and I'm pretty solid with my sight picture, but man I just can't get groups beyond 10 yards at all.
Any thoughts?
Very frustrating.

Windowman2 · 05-07-2006, 07:21 AM

The Big Dot sights are designed for quick aquisition at close range. They are not, and have never been "target" sights. The bottom line is that you are not using the right tool for the job you want to do. If you want to shoot at longer ranges, get different sights.

TxStorm · 05-07-2006, 08:23 AM

+1

The Brand name kinda says it all "Big Dot".

Plinkomatic · 05-07-2006, 09:25 AM

Yeah, I think I blew it getting the Big Dot and should of gotten the little dot.
I just dont have the money now to change.. again.

TxStorm · 05-07-2006, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plinkomatic

Yeah, I think I blew it getting the Big Dot and should of gotten the little dot.
I just dont have the money now to change.. again.

Offer them up here for sale/trade under Trading Post.. might get close to what they cost. People seem to like them fine on a CHL pistol, just like stated, they never were intended for long pistol range shooting.

Figgy1682 · 05-07-2006, 02:50 PM

i been thinking about getting the big dots for my xd sub com but i heard they mess up your longer range. but what i really wantto know is if the sub com xd's are the really that accurate after 15 yards like the service and tactical models. but i hope it is real proof not that it has a short barrel so it cant be any better.

TxStorm · 05-07-2006, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Figgy1682

i been thinking about getting the big dots for my xd sub com but i heard they mess up your longer range. but what i really wantto know is if the sub com xd's are the really that accurate after 15 yards like the service and tactical models. but i hope it is real proof not that it has a short barrel so it cant be any better.

Well.. a couple of fellows in the TXDPSA with me use them and seem to have no real accuracy problems.. ask XD_Dan, he uses a SC9 rather well.

sport · 05-07-2006, 05:26 PM

I put the big dot sight on my sub compact figuring that if I need the weapon it wil be close range and will want the fast sight picture...if I use the sight at all. Most close range shootings will more than likely be point shooting. But I really like it on the sub compact does the job I want it to do!

AO2 · 05-07-2006, 06:54 PM

At 50 feet I can keep a 2 and a half inch group with my Sub Compact but I did shoot 25 yrd comps for years in the Navy so 50 feet isn't squat. What happened to your orginal sights that came with the gun? The gun shop didn't give them back to you after the work? If they didn't I guess I need to start keeping stuff I take off other customers guns, I always give them back incase something like this happens.

Plinkomatic · 05-07-2006, 08:30 PM

Maybe I'm sighting wrong.. must be operator error.
I'll call XS tomorrow and see what they suggest.

05-07-2006, 06:35 AM	#1
Plinkomatic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,309	Big Dot XS Sights My XD40 5" now wears XS 24/7 big dot sights, and my accurancy beyond 15 feet is in the toilet. It has been a few months, and I'm pretty solid with my sight picture, but man I just can't get groups beyond 10 yards at all. Any thoughts? Very frustrating.

05-07-2006, 07:21 AM	#2
Windowman2 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 12	The Big Dot sights are designed for quick aquisition at close range. They are not, and have never been "target" sights. The bottom line is that you are not using the right tool for the job you want to do. If you want to shoot at longer ranges, get different sights. __________________ SA XD40 4\" Black Remington 870 HD Yugo SKS Walther PPK AK 47 Romanian

05-07-2006, 08:23 AM	#3
TxStorm XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: De Leon, TX Posts: 201	+1 The Brand name kinda says it all "Big Dot". __________________ Texas XD Practical Shooters Association 2- XD40 Services w/ mods 1- XD40 Sub Compact 1- XD40 Sub Compact Bi-Tone Various other Toyz ..

05-07-2006, 02:50 PM	#6
Figgy1682 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 340	i been thinking about getting the big dots for my xd sub com but i heard they mess up your longer range. but what i really wantto know is if the sub com xd's are the really that accurate after 15 yards like the service and tactical models. but i hope it is real proof not that it has a short barrel so it cant be any better. __________________ Figgy

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05-07-2006, 09:25 AM	#4
Plinkomatic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,309	Yeah, I think I blew it getting the Big Dot and should of gotten the little dot. I just dont have the money now to change.. again.

05-07-2006, 05:26 PM	#8
sport XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 54	I put the big dot sight on my sub compact figuring that if I need the weapon it wil be close range and will want the fast sight picture...if I use the sight at all. Most close range shootings will more than likely be point shooting. But I really like it on the sub compact does the job I want it to do!

05-07-2006, 06:54 PM	#9
AO2 XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 44	At 50 feet I can keep a 2 and a half inch group with my Sub Compact but I did shoot 25 yrd comps for years in the Navy so 50 feet isn't squat. What happened to your orginal sights that came with the gun? The gun shop didn't give them back to you after the work? If they didn't I guess I need to start keeping stuff I take off other customers guns, I always give them back incase something like this happens.

05-07-2006, 08:30 PM	#10
Plinkomatic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,309	Maybe I'm sighting wrong.. must be operator error. I'll call XS tomorrow and see what they suggest.