New sight idea

[Forby]

Just want to throw this out for consideration....

Why shouldn't I take my G33 (sub-compact, close quarters CCW) and remove the sights completely. Then, have a grove milled down the top of the slide as a back-up sight system.

When I practice typical close defense shooting (7 yrds or less), I never use sights.
I can actually shoot substantially faster and better by "point shooting". So why not remove them(less snag potential) and do the mill work for a nice flush sight if really needed(guaranteed not to drift too!!)

Any thoughts?

[MADISON]

Glock with no sights...?
Are you talking about a "non adjustable" sight, like is on some Smith & Wesson revolvers? Nothing is movable

[Hickeroar]

That actually sounds like a novel idea. Not to mention having it milled into the metal makes the "aim line" closer to the barrel which *should* make you more accurate...

If I were doing it, I'd get it 1/16" wide and probably 1/16" deep as well. Of course user preference is key...

[Forby]

Yes, I mean non adjustable.

Just like on a .45 I saw once by I think Infinity. It's an ultra expensive,slim and well eased gun. They grooved the slide and I think drilled it for tritium inserts.

The sights on my g33 get banged off of doorways and chair arm rests all the time. I can't stand it!!!

The only question is the top of the chamber? Do you also mill that? Kinda have to to make it work. Can you mill that?

[Leibster]

This is actually not a new idea per se; The old "Guttersnipe" sights that were featured on the ASP-modified S&W pistols of about 30-40 years ago were exactly as you described.

The guttersnipe sights had a few loyal followers, but mostly they were disliked, so they never caught on. I haven't tried one yet, but it's an interesting idea.

The SVI "Tiki" (you can see it in their catalog here: http://www.sviguns.com/catalog2001/) has a similar sight, but it's more refined since it also incorporates 4 tritium dots for alignment.

Please let us know if you manage to do this to your Glock, and how you like it.


--Leibster

[Jamie45]

NAA offers a Guttersnipe option on their .32 & .380 autos. I have never seen a real one but the link demonstrates the concept pretty well. Looks like it might be a good idea for a pocket pistol.

http://www.naaminis.com/cshop1.html

[Leibster]

They call it a Guttersnipe, but in reality it's more like an internal 3-dot system. I suspect the reason they do it that way is because the true guttersnipe system lacks repeatable accuracy. Their's looks like it'll work much better.

--Leibster

[DANO99]

That is an interesting concept. I also point shoot as practise for tactical senaios. I might have to try it out on one of my glocks someday.

[ShootNMove]

Even though I put night sights on my G29, I almost always end up point shooting. I have thought about just taking the sights off all together b/c I have a LaserMax. My sights don't really snag on anything, but I think I'd like to see a slick-topped CCW.

[Speedrock]

Already been done on a G26 or 27 in one of the Gun Rags. Might have been Dave Spaulding? Channel was milled in right to the front of slide with trit sunk down in its end and rer vials drilled into end of slide. Never saw it commercially adv. or offered however.