Posted on by Posted in Equipment and Accessories, Point Shooting 1 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (15.8MB)

Subscribe: RSS

The XS handgun sight system does take a bit of time to get used to because it does not present  classic “square post in a square notch” sight picture offered by other sights. To line up XS sights, the shooter needs to place the large front dot in the center of the shallow V rear notch. When this is done correctly, the large white dot will sit on top of a white line in the center of the notch. XS calls this “dotting the ‘i.'”   Whichever visual representation you wish to use does not matter as long as the job gets done.

The 24/7 sight has the advantage of having a white front dot with a green tritium dot in the middle, and the rear white line has a green line in the center. I find the combination of the black, white and green sight easier to acquire than a plain white sight. At close range (15 yards and in) the front dot goes on top of where you want to shoot. At farther distances, rounds will hit at the top of the sight dot.

In this episode I will discuss more on XS Big Dot Sights and let you hear from some shooting experts about these sights and about point shooting vs using your sights.

Resources:

Thanks for listening, don’t forget to check out my YouTube Videos.

Bob Mayne

Handgun World Show

Handgun competitor, Firearms instructor, concealed carry license holder, gun rights advocate.

1 thought on “Episode 46 – Combat XS Big Dot Sights and Point Shooting opinions”

  1. Hi Bob…as a counterpoint to your argument for using XS sights, you said something to the affect that those participating in action shooting could afford to give up .25 seconds because the targets are not shooting back at them. I would counter that with those that are participating in action shooting games (IPSC/IDPA) are looking for the FASTEST setup to win are not willing to give up anything to achieve that.

    A local shooter, (who is a USPSA GM in nearly every division he shoots) was playing around with XS sights a couple years ago on his Production gun (CZ) and dumped them after a few months and switched back to traditional fiber optic sights claiming they (the XS sights) didn’t work for him.

    I suppose everyone is different…but the point being is that I don’t see any of the high level shooters in USPSA using XS sights and trust me, if they were faster, they’d be the ones all over them.

Comments are closed.