Hey all,
Long time reader, but my first post. I recently snagged a used SW1911PD(scandium frame, rail, blah blah) to be my dedicated night stand/home defense gun. It's pretty much bare bones stock, which I prefer so I can add parts/features I want. The first thing that just has to go is the sights. They're just boring ol 3-dot Novak style sights, which I don't need to explain why these aren't ideal for a low light defensive situation. I plan on getting an x300 or TLR-1 for the rail so that solves my field of view issue, but this obviously needs to be paired with some good sights to make the package work.
I'm torn between night sights and fiber optic. I know fiber optic will do me next to no good in the dark, but I've seen pictures where fiber optics light up like an LED with a weaponlight in front. This is where it could spin off in 1,000 different directions. With this being a 1911, I wouldn't mind have a combo that would do well as defense and something that would aid in accurate target shooting as well.
I'm open to any and all suggestions. The only thing I'm sure of is that I do not want to have to mill my slide to accommodate whatever I put in there.
Thanks in advance!
Long time reader, but my first post. I recently snagged a used SW1911PD(scandium frame, rail, blah blah) to be my dedicated night stand/home defense gun. It's pretty much bare bones stock, which I prefer so I can add parts/features I want. The first thing that just has to go is the sights. They're just boring ol 3-dot Novak style sights, which I don't need to explain why these aren't ideal for a low light defensive situation. I plan on getting an x300 or TLR-1 for the rail so that solves my field of view issue, but this obviously needs to be paired with some good sights to make the package work.
I'm torn between night sights and fiber optic. I know fiber optic will do me next to no good in the dark, but I've seen pictures where fiber optics light up like an LED with a weaponlight in front. This is where it could spin off in 1,000 different directions. With this being a 1911, I wouldn't mind have a combo that would do well as defense and something that would aid in accurate target shooting as well.
I'm open to any and all suggestions. The only thing I'm sure of is that I do not want to have to mill my slide to accommodate whatever I put in there.
Thanks in advance!