Oh. I thought I read they weren't sold out, just no made yet. The post was probably one I read from last year.
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If I were getting dots in the rear sight, I would get the round front. If I went with plain black rear, I would get the square front. For consistancy's sake, I would like to either line up dots, or line up top of the site. Then at night you just point with front dot and don't worry about the rear.
ETA: I feel like there's a dirty joke somewhere in my response...
I have not. A bright orange front sight is pretty well preferred amongst high level shooters (certainly not universal though), so I went with the data I had available and went that path with my choice. I don't have enough time to test every aspect of every item I use, and the orange (painted by yours truly) has worked well in the past.
I think that the shape is important, and here's why:
The first time I tried the Hacks I couldn't figure out why I was shooting distinctly high. Then an interesting thing was pointed out to me: the circle on the front sight of the Hack is bigger than the rear sight notch depth, so when I was seeing a full dot, the front sight was actually high. Odd, but true.
I also find that for me, the rear dots being in perfect alignment with the front dot is great for times when I need the tritium assist. I don't even notice them in the light, which makes the rear look like a plain black rear, which is good.
That big bright front sight stands out well in the black rear notch. I find the width of the front sight and rear sight to be as well as anything else I have used. I like to shoot fast, and I like to be precise, and the sights seem to work well in that regard, and I don't have to paint anything or shop around for different front sight heights.
I have the Kyle Defoor sights by Ameriglo. The sight picture is well defined and the front and rear are at a 90 d. angle to the slide so they are super easy to rack one handed. Last class I took I found I could rack the slide off my jeans (without sweeping my leg :D) A bonus is they are relatively inexpensive, about $56.00 delivered IIRC.
All of my Glock's,M&P and 1911 have 10-8 Performance sights
Thanks all for helping me chose and input for what sights I wanted on my G17. I went with RB1 sights and really I'm satisfied. Thanks guys!!