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[Fire_Medic]

Are those Hackathorn sights narrower than standard?

Narrower in what sense?

[jonconsiglio]

I took it off. With my grip, my thumb wouldn't allow slide lock because it rested on the slide stop. Took it off and it works now. I try not to shoot to slide stop but if I do I don't have to worry about the embarrassing dry fire flinch.

I have been thinking about having a slide lock modded a bit to be more like the Glock. My right hand thumb interferes with the M&P's humped slide lock every now and then and it fails to lock back. It's not really a big deal, but I'd rather not have to worry about it.

[Magsz]

Jon,

Can you train yourself to shoot with your strong hand thumb on the meat of your reaction hand?

You must have some long ass thumbs brother.

[Sierrahotel83]

I took it off. With my grip, my thumb wouldn't allow slide lock because it rested on the slide stop. Took it off and it works now. I try not to shoot to slide stop but if I do I don't have to worry about the embarrassing dry fire flinch.

This is why I replaced my XD with a Glock... now to add an M&P

[Evolution]

Narrower in what sense?

Let's see how can if I can say this different.

If the front sight is not as wide as the sight the gun is sold with (Be it night sights or standard) my perception is that the shooter would be capable of greater accuracy because you have less front sight covering your target, thus you could be more accurate.

At least that is what I was thinking when I asked the question if these sights (actually meaning the front sight) is/are narrower than standard.

Did that make sense? I'm not sure if I'm explaining it correctly.

Thanks,

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[Fire_Medic]

Let's see how can if I can say this different.

If the front sight is not as wide as the sight the gun is sold with (Be it night sights or standard) my perception is that the shooter would be capable of greater accuracy because you have less front sight covering your target, thus you could be more accurate.

At least that is what I was thinking when I asked the question if these sights (actually meaning the front sight) is/are narrower than standard.

Did that make sense? I'm not sure if I'm explaining it correctly.

Thanks,

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Yes you are perfectly clear now, I just was not sure before if you were speaking on the width of the front sight or the notch on the rear, or the relationship to both. The front sight from Ameriglo (this particular one) is just a hair wider than the factory front sight that came on the pistol. But, the notch in the rear sight is also much wider than the factory one. I have only put 200 rounds (one range trip) through the pistol thus far since buying it a couple of days ago, but I find the sights quick and easy to use, just as I did on the few Glocks I owned previously in which I was using the same sights.

I have no fantasy of this pistol being a precision 1911, I bought it to serve as a combat handgun CCW and home defense backup to the rifle, and to be my workhorse in the training classes I take every year. That being said, at this point the pistol is much more accurate than I am (which is always the case, I am no marksman), I find it easy to use, and these sights are easy and fast "for me". I have not shot the pistol off of a bench rest (yet), nor shot it that far (yet). I took it out to 15 yards for the better part of the 200 rounds the other day and it worked "for me" as good as my Glocks had in the past. More time with it will tell, but thus far I am very happy with the pistol.

Edited to add- here's a link to another thread where someone provided measurements on the sights, see post #42:

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=72114&page=3

[Cincinnatus]

I have been thinking about having a slide lock modded a bit to be more like the Glock. My right hand thumb interferes with the M&P's humped slide lock every now and then and it fails to lock back. It's not really a big deal, but I'd rather not have to worry about it.

What grip insert are you using?

[PrivateCitizen]

[Wormydog1724]

I have the medium grip insert in mine. My right thumb doesn't really press down on the slide lock, but it does rest on it and it will not lock back. As stated I usually try to plan my reloads so I don't shoot to lock back, but if I get stuck on a longer range small piece of steel, I wanna know when the pistol is empty and not waste time with a dry fire. How does this make me a troll?

[CoryCop25]

My right thumb doesn't really press down on the slide lock, but it does rest on it and it will not lock back.

I have the exact same problem with shooting Sigs.