Are Heinie Straight 8's as accurate as 3 dots? Dawson question too . . . - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Reeek · 10-04-2007, 04:18 PM

Focusing on the inherent accuracy potential, is there anything about the straight 8's that are any less accurate than a 3-dot sight out to 25 yards?

I'm asking because I am trying to choose between tritium Straight 8's or Dawson night sights for my XD9SC when I send it to Springer.

Do the Dawson night sights hold up to the rigors of concealed carry with those exposed fiber optics?

Thanks for the replies.

AZXD40 · 10-04-2007, 04:20 PM

Yes they are! I am often more acurate with follow up shots to boot. Of course this all boils down to what you prefer...

Figgy1682 · 10-04-2007, 06:23 PM

you got to get use to them first. its like dotting a i or making a snowman or 8 out of the dots and then your shots will line up. it took me a while to get use to this , then i sold my taurus.

**Loves2Shoot** · 10-04-2007, 06:37 PM

OK, I know what I'm going to say may be considered hearesy by many, but you dot look at the dots except at night when that is all you can see. You need to look at the top of the front sight if you want to really shoot fast and acurate.

I wouldn't say one is faster than the other, because they operate in same way, just a different configuration.

10-04-2007, 04:18 PM	#1
Reeek XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,781	Are Heinie Straight 8's as accurate as 3 dots? Dawson question too . . . Focusing on the inherent accuracy potential, is there anything about the straight 8's that are any less accurate than a 3-dot sight out to 25 yards? I'm asking because I am trying to choose between tritium Straight 8's or Dawson night sights for my XD9SC when I send it to Springer. Do the Dawson night sights hold up to the rigors of concealed carry with those exposed fiber optics? Thanks for the replies. __________________ U.S Navy Veteran - CTT - Naval Security Group Guns: XD9SC with Heinie Straight 8 Night Sights CZ P-01 with Meprolights - green/green EAA Witness (Tangfolio) Elite Match .45 Taurus PT1911 with Heinie Straight 8 Night Sights Kel-Tec P3AT Fulton Armory FAR-15 Predator, 24" SS 1x12 Barrel w/Mueller TAC II Savage 93R17 BVSS .17 HMR Remington 870 18" 6+1 w/Choate Mark 6

10-04-2007, 04:20 PM	#2
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 714	Yes they are! I am often more acurate with follow up shots to boot. Of course this all boils down to what you prefer... __________________ John F. Kennedy: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."

10-04-2007, 06:23 PM	#3
Figgy1682 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 340	you got to get use to them first. its like dotting a i or making a snowman or 8 out of the dots and then your shots will line up. it took me a while to get use to this , then i sold my taurus. __________________ Figgy

10-04-2007, 06:37 PM	#4
Loves2Shoot XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 2,600	OK, I know what I'm going to say may be considered hearesy by many, but you dot look at the dots except at night when that is all you can see. You need to look at the top of the front sight if you want to really shoot fast and acurate. I wouldn't say one is faster than the other, because they operate in same way, just a different configuration. __________________ www.SpringerPrecision.com The XD Specialists - Our web store is now online!

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