Pistol sights

[Pofoo]

I put a fiber optic front sight on a Walther P22. The pistol then shot very low. The rear sight is windage adjustable only and no after market sights are available. So, I made a adapter so that I could raise the notch up.
The question is, how much side clearance should I see when looking at the front sight. The original sight notch was pretty wide which didn't help my accuracy, but I wonder how much side clearance would be optimal?

[rodralig]

That is a preference thing.

For speed - more light, ie., thinner front sight versus the tear notch.

For accuracy - a sliver of light both sides of the front sight when superimposed again the rear notch.




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[heidad01]

For accuracy, I think it is more important to have a thin or almost sharp pointed front sight.
Look at what they use for rifles. It is almost always a front sight with a sharp tip. The width of the rear sight, if within reason, is not as much of a hindrance to accuracy.

[divingin]

For accuracy, I think it is more important to have a thin or almost sharp pointed front sight.
Look at what they use for rifles. It is almost always a front sight with a sharp tip. The width of the rear sight, if within reason, is not as much of a hindrance to accuracy.

Rifles have a much greater sight to target distance. Image of the target is small, hence the finer sight. A very fine front sight blade on a pistol is harder to see.

A lot of bullseye shooters choose the front sight width to match the diameter of the black at the proscribed distance, which aids in telling if the front sight is centered horizontally (my hold is not steady enough for that to make much of a difference.) The rear sight notch is chosen based on preference; some use a fine sliver of light on each side of the front blade, others use a much larger amount.