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The Tengu · 06-30-2008, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacob.sebens

The XS Big Dots are the way to go; no joke. Swing over to "Get Off The X" forums (Tactical Response) and read about them...I don't work for them in any way, but have had good experiences with XS sights. Honestly, now that I've tried them, I won't use anything else voluntarily.

I wouldn't go with a XS Big Dot sight on a law enforcement pistol. The dot sucks for any kind of precision shooting.

If I could get the sights I wanted on my duty pistol (and I can't

) I would go with a standard dot Meprolight/Trijicon rear sight and a TRUGLO front sight.

x_out86 · 07-01-2008, 10:04 AM

Meprolights on one of mine, and Trijicon's on the other for duty usage.

I swear by either of them. However I do know quite a few who use TFO's and a couple with BigDot XS. But I think I will stick with what I have.

Johnnybgood · 07-01-2008, 10:30 AM

I have TFOs on my XD 45C, and on my primary carry firearm ( XD40SC ) I changed the TFOs out and had Trijicons installed. It seems recently some folks have had problems with the tubes on the TFOs coming loose and falling out. Personaly I have had ZERO problems with the TFOs great sights but can't afford to have a first time experience with them failing when I need them most and the Trijicons are built against such failures as folks are complaining about namely recoil shock. I will continue to keep using them on my XD45C at the range and if any problems arise I will go with Trijicons on it as well.

Hedshot · 07-01-2008, 11:10 AM

Well originally I was leaning towards the XS big dot....but pretty much everybody on here is telling me otherwise looks like I may have to reconsider. My dad has Trijicon's on his .45 XD and I shoot okay with them, but they are not as quick to realign as the sights I have on my .45 currently. I just wish I knew somebody with the Big Dots so I could give them a try before I make my decision.

jacob.sebens · 07-01-2008, 01:33 PM

Hedshot, the best I can tell you is to try them, and talk with someone over at Tactical Response's forums before you decide. There's no better sight for CQB, and you sacrifice nothing when it comes to accuracy. Anyone who tells you differently doesn't know how to use the sight properly. I'd offer to let you try mine, but I'm a few hours away from you.

Bobby Schulz · 07-01-2008, 01:42 PM

I have meprolights on every handgun I own and love them. Bright and easy to see. Plus the white rings are plastic inserts instead of paint so they dont wear off.

kayl · 07-01-2008, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Tengu

I wouldn't go with a XS Big Dot sight on a law enforcement pistol. The dot sucks for any kind of precision shooting.

If I could get the sights I wanted on my duty pistol (and I can't

) I would go with a standard dot Meprolight/Trijicon rear sight and a TRUGLO front sight.

I agree, I got a new pistol with the XS Big Dot sights and thought that the 3 dot setup is better. Maybe I just couldn't get used to the setup since I was using 3 dots on my duty gun...

motiv8ya · 07-24-2008, 10:30 PM

I had trijicons on my XD40 and XD40sc (good), put suresights on my XD45's 4&5 inch, didn't like them at all(bad) and my 45's now sport green green TFO's(best).

danp · 07-25-2008, 03:03 PM

I hav Trijicons on my sidearm, but you'll want to check your dept. policy before you spend the money.

One of the depts. near mine has a policy that says officers may not modify their duty handgun in any way. Its dumb, but its there. I personally know of one officer who took a hammer to his sights so that he could say they were "broken" and therefore "repair" them with Trijicons.

Dogcop · 07-25-2008, 05:24 PM

For me you can't go wrong with TFO's, Mepro's or Trijicons. I like Mepro's more than Trij's for the reasons already given. I have 2 XD's with TFO's, and 1 XD and 2 Kahr's with Mepro's and all have worked out great.

07-01-2008, 10:04 AM	#12
x_out86 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 542	Meprolights on one of mine, and Trijicon's on the other for duty usage. I swear by either of them. However I do know quite a few who use TFO's and a couple with BigDot XS. But I think I will stick with what I have. __________________ Hellen Keller: I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. Bruce Lee: Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

07-01-2008, 10:30 AM	#13
Johnnybgood XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North West Florida Posts: 588	I have TFOs on my XD 45C, and on my primary carry firearm ( XD40SC ) I changed the TFOs out and had Trijicons installed. It seems recently some folks have had problems with the tubes on the TFOs coming loose and falling out. Personaly I have had ZERO problems with the TFOs great sights but can't afford to have a first time experience with them failing when I need them most and the Trijicons are built against such failures as folks are complaining about namely recoil shock. I will continue to keep using them on my XD45C at the range and if any problems arise I will go with Trijicons on it as well. __________________ XD .40 SC TFO's XD .45 Compact XD . 40 Service Ruger P345PR Taurus 605 357 MAG Bersa Thunder .380 Savage 12 gage pump

07-01-2008, 11:10 AM	#14
Hedshot XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 227	Well originally I was leaning towards the XS big dot....but pretty much everybody on here is telling me otherwise looks like I may have to reconsider. My dad has Trijicon's on his .45 XD and I shoot okay with them, but they are not as quick to realign as the sights I have on my .45 currently. I just wish I knew somebody with the Big Dots so I could give them a try before I make my decision. __________________ - XD .45 service - Walther P22 - Ruger 10/22 - Ruger Mini-14

07-01-2008, 01:33 PM	#15
jacob.sebens XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 224	Hedshot, the best I can tell you is to try them, and talk with someone over at Tactical Response's forums before you decide. There's no better sight for CQB, and you sacrifice nothing when it comes to accuracy. Anyone who tells you differently doesn't know how to use the sight properly. I'd offer to let you try mine, but I'm a few hours away from you. __________________ "Give up! You are surrounded by an army of 12 thousand soldiers. (turns to camera) It's an old military ploy we call lying." - Darkwing Duck

07-01-2008, 01:42 PM	#16
Bobby Schulz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 202	I have meprolights on every handgun I own and love them. Bright and easy to see. Plus the white rings are plastic inserts instead of paint so they dont wear off. __________________ Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

07-24-2008, 10:30 PM	#18
motiv8ya XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 26	I had trijicons on my XD40 and XD40sc (good), put suresights on my XD45's 4&5 inch, didn't like them at all(bad) and my 45's now sport green green TFO's(best). __________________ "Our job is simply this, to make the citizens love for the job you do and to make the criminals hate you for the same reason, either way you'll be respected"

07-25-2008, 03:03 PM	#19
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,287	I hav Trijicons on my sidearm, but you'll want to check your dept. policy before you spend the money. One of the depts. near mine has a policy that says officers may not modify their duty handgun in any way. Its dumb, but its there. I personally know of one officer who took a hammer to his sights so that he could say they were "broken" and therefore "repair" them with Trijicons. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

07-25-2008, 05:24 PM	#20
Dogcop XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicago-area, IL. Posts: 145	For me you can't go wrong with TFO's, Mepro's or Trijicons. I like Mepro's more than Trij's for the reasons already given. I have 2 XD's with TFO's, and 1 XD and 2 Kahr's with Mepro's and all have worked out great. __________________ XD 45 Tactical - been "Robar'ed" XD 45 Compact XD 9 Subcompact

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