[piccolo-san]

i am buying a kimber. but i dont know if to buy it with fixed/adj. sights. someone told me that it should hit were i aimed but if i enter compition do i want/need adj. sights

thanks mike

 

[John Forsyth]

Since we are talking Kimber here, let me use my pistols for examples. I have both a Classic Stainless (fixed) and a Stainless Target (adjustable). The CS will hit POA with factory ball ammo at 25 yds. Ths CST will hit anywhere I want it to. I use the CST in competition. I reload my own ammo and I am still tuning different combinations between bullit weight, 200 vs 230, and velocities. I have changed the front sight on this pistol. Having the ability to adjust the rear sight lets me change things and resight the pistol to where I like it, dead on at 25 yds. I know some who sight theirs in at 15 yds, others at longer distances.

For everyday carry, I like fixed sights. More rugid, and have a no snag profile. Heinie SlantPros are the way to go. For competition, I like adjustable.

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John

"And by the way, Mr. Speaker, The Second Amendment is not for killing ducks and leaving Huey and Dewey and Louie without an aunt and uncle. It is for hunting politicians like (in) Grozney and in 1776, when they take your independence away".
Robert K. Dornen, U.S. Congressman. 1995

 

[Kent Dorfman]

The next Limited or IDPA gun I build will have Heinie slant pros. I fact, all my IDPA guns have Heinie sights. Pick a load, sight it in, and never look back. Speed first, accuracy will come... or so I am told.

Tom
AF Shooting Team