Comments on: Three-Dot Sights Suck and This is Why . . .

By: Pablo

Pablo — Sun, 17 May 2026 23:23:46 +0000

Cognitive dissonance is the psychological stress and mental discomfort you experience when holding two contradictory beliefs, or when your actions clash with your personal values

By: Perry

Perry — Thu, 14 May 2026 02:03:10 +0000

I look at the target.
I see the fuzzy front sight come up. Focus to front sight. I put the dot on the target.
Focus to target. I see the rear sights come up and bracket the target.
All the while, squeezing the take-up.

Bang. A-zone strike.

By: tsbhoa.p.jr

tsbhoa.p.jr — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:26:45 +0000

wow.
um, i just line up the tops under the target. if that don’t hit, it’s adjustment time.
this is true dots or no.

By: Hush

Hush — Sun, 10 May 2026 16:09:36 +0000

In reply to GWB. GWB, I have wondered the same thing about shotguns since they only have the front bead sight. Yet at 83 and poor vision ignoring, for the most part, the rear sight does not seem to present any problems plus getting on target and staying on target are not issues.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 09 May 2026 23:39:02 +0000

Have you seriously never shot a handgun anywhere other than a brightly lit range? having a three-dot, tritium night sight setup as a godsend in a dark stage. So the same would apply having to shoot in a semi-lit house.

By: GWB

GWB — Sat, 09 May 2026 22:56:21 +0000

The author might even be right.
But he’s arrogant and condescending. That hurts his argument.

Serious question: Without a visual reference on the rear sight, how are you supposed to line up the sights properly for elevation? And a pure black rear sight is not really that visible – especially in a dark range (all indoor ranges are dark to some degree) or on a dark street. That’s what 3-dot sights are trying to fix.

By: Man in the Middle

Man in the Middle — Sat, 09 May 2026 21:14:27 +0000

Using varifocal eyeglasses complicates this further. For me to focus on my front sight with my glasses on, I have to tilt my head back to look through the lower part of my eyeglasses. For that reason, at least two instructors have suggested I get a dot optic sight instead, and I have done so. The resulting benefit is that I can focus both eyes on the target, and still see my green dot also properly in focus. That has significantly improved the accuracy of my shots, and also eases racking my slide.

By: Weebs

Weebs — Sat, 09 May 2026 20:56:20 +0000

Well, good thing my vision went to %^&* as I got older and had to go to a Holosight. None of these issues bother me anymore!

By: Pooklord

Pooklord — Sat, 09 May 2026 20:28:56 +0000

This has to be the most stupid article I have ever read on this website. Just ragebait and strawman arguments for clicks.

By: Dude

Dude — Sat, 09 May 2026 19:56:09 +0000

In reply to Secoalist Thirty Eight.

The main problem with the SR9/c sights is that the notch in the rear is too narrow. This can make accurate long shots more difficult. Making the rear sights smaller and less bright works for me.

I’ve tried shooting both styles (blacked out rear and smaller rear tritium dots) in low light situations. I can shoot faster and more accurately with the three dot setup. A blacked out rear sight with plenty of light works great, but we can’t always choose the lighting situation.

I know people hate the standard Glock sights, and they are cheap, but they work for me.