different sights on different glock models

[arndogg]

I currently have a G23 with trijicon night sights. I am most likely going to buy a G26, and I am considering purchasing Heinie straight eights or XS Big Dots for it. Will having different sight systems screw me up? Should I have the same sights on all my Glocks?

Thanks.

[arndogg]

ok, let me rephrase my question:

For owners of multiple glocks--which is just about everyone--do you have the same sights on all of them? If not, how hard is it to adjust, when going from one to another?

[RayB]

Well, from my own experience, you can have multiple sight-types, and shoot them all well enough; but it may take a few rounds to adjust to each gun. You could consider this a problem, or part of the fun! ;)

There was a marked difference going from my Meprolight-equipped G21 to Judy's G19, when it was equipped with XS Big Dots. But I was able to do it, and on a good day, group tightly and even bull's-eye at 30-feet.

The XS' are a specialty sight, designed for fast acquisition in self-defense situations. Within say, 20-feet, you get that Big Dot on the center mass of your attacker (forget the rear sight entirely), and you're going to ruin his day. :shocked: But we did not find them to be very satisfying "range sights". Conversely, there are those who shoot all around, very well with XS sights. :thumbsup:

As a matter of logic, if you propose to level your performance among several gun models, it makes sense to standardize the sight picture among them.

I think very often though, people favor a single gun for carry, and practice most with that rig.

Our Current Glock Line Up:

G21 Factory Meprolights
G19 Trijicon Green Dots
G17 Dawson Precision FO/Adj
New G30/G36 AmeriGlo Yellow/Green Operators or XS Big Dot.

--Ray