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JD1192 · 02-28-2006, 09:35 PM

Has anyone tried ghost rings on their XD? If so good, bad or indifferent?

danp · 03-01-2006, 02:46 PM

I bought a set for my XD-9 and quickly learned that the rear ring must be close to your eye to "ghost" so they are really more like a peep sight. Because of that, it slowed down my sight aquisition and was unacceptable for my uses. The sights now reside in their original box in a drawer, in case I ever come up with a use for them.

The upside is, if your gun is not a fighting handgun, to be used only for plinking and such, the peep sight is very acurate. I also noted that other shooters were very curious about the setup. They were a great conversation piece on the range.

Reckoning · 04-08-2006, 07:01 PM

I realize this is an older thread, but I put a ghost ring on a .40 tactical. Why, you ask? Well, I already had other guns for plinking and I was a bit dissatisfied with my accuracy with the standard sights. So, I decided to make a really good nightstand gun. I figured the ring would allow easy acquisition when waking with blurry vision. The ring and the front sight have tritium dots so they're good in low light. I also keep a light mounted to it. I'm sure I'll take a verbal beating for putting a ring on a tactical, but hey, I'm happy. The accuracy at short distances is pretty good and I can drop a magazine in a target much quicker than I could with the 3 dots.

Sandy · 04-10-2006, 11:12 AM

Nothing wrong with using g.r. sights on a tactical pistol. Contrary to one post, g.r. sights are known for their quickness, not accuracy, in handgun applications.

dirtyvicar · 04-10-2006, 12:15 PM

I got them because I train to shoot center of mass, not bullseye. They work great for that. Much quicker than the factory sights, IMHO.

02-28-2006, 09:35 PM	#1
JD1192 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 26	Ghost ring sites Has anyone tried ghost rings on their XD? If so good, bad or indifferent?

03-01-2006, 02:46 PM	#2
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,432	I bought a set for my XD-9 and quickly learned that the rear ring must be close to your eye to "ghost" so they are really more like a peep sight. Because of that, it slowed down my sight aquisition and was unacceptable for my uses. The sights now reside in their original box in a drawer, in case I ever come up with a use for them. The upside is, if your gun is not a fighting handgun, to be used only for plinking and such, the peep sight is very acurate. I also noted that other shooters were very curious about the setup. They were a great conversation piece on the range. __________________ 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

04-10-2006, 12:15 PM	#5
dirtyvicar XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 449	I got them because I train to shoot center of mass, not bullseye. They work great for that. Much quicker than the factory sights, IMHO. __________________ Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. -Edmund Burke, statesman and writer (1729-1797)

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04-08-2006, 07:01 PM	#3
Reckoning XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 21	I realize this is an older thread, but I put a ghost ring on a .40 tactical. Why, you ask? Well, I already had other guns for plinking and I was a bit dissatisfied with my accuracy with the standard sights. So, I decided to make a really good nightstand gun. I figured the ring would allow easy acquisition when waking with blurry vision. The ring and the front sight have tritium dots so they're good in low light. I also keep a light mounted to it. I'm sure I'll take a verbal beating for putting a ring on a tactical, but hey, I'm happy. The accuracy at short distances is pretty good and I can drop a magazine in a target much quicker than I could with the 3 dots.

04-10-2006, 11:12 AM	#4
Sandy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 176	Nothing wrong with using g.r. sights on a tactical pistol. Contrary to one post, g.r. sights are known for their quickness, not accuracy, in handgun applications.