Browning 1911-22-A1: I hate the sights

[Mr. Friendly]

and they're not user friendly for adjustments, so I'm looking for suggestions on what to do.

I'm thinking of marking the rear and front so i can line them up better, but not sure what I would use. nail polish? wax crayon? tape? whiteout?

anything you can recommend to help me line it up better would be appreciated.

that said, this is my first pistol and I do not recall reading what the factory sights are ranged for. is there a default for that? 15ft? 20ft? 25ft?

thanks!

 

[IM_Lugger]

Sights was one thing I didn't like when I handled one...I'd still like one tho.

 

[Skinny 1950]

The GI sights on the full size military 1911's were not easy to use and scaled down to 85% they are even worse.
Maybe a spot of white-out on the front sight would help,I am not going to alter mine because I find after a lot of practice that my groups are tightening up.

 

[got_ammo?]

My gf has one, i used whiteout on the whole front sight edge, a bit improved, imo.

 

[Mr. Friendly]

thanks guys.

does anyone know the yardage the sights are set for?

 

[NAA]

I had one very briefly [ was a impulse purchase around Christmas last year]. Never did shoot it. Just found it was (1) too small for my liking and (2) too light, it felt like a toy. So, I sold it on the EE to someone else who could appreciate it. Haven't received any feedback whether he's shot it yet or not, though.

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NAA.

 

[Skinny 1950]

As an experiment I will take a chrono up to the range and clock the .22LR coming out of the Browning and compare it to a Beretta Mod. 70 with a 5-1/4 inch barrel then a rifle. The velocity I imagine would determine what range the gun sights are set up for.
As NAA indicated these little 1911's are like a toy, maybe that is why I really like playing with it (carefully of course).
The first few trips to the range were kind of disappointing in terms of groups, they were about 12 inches @ 10 meters so after that I tried every thing that I could think of to improve the groups and now I can usually put them all in a 3 inch circle. Haven't tried it from sandbags..maybe next time through the chrono.

 

[cote_b]

Any availability of aftermarket sights for this thing yet? The sights are what is holding me back from getting one.

 

[Ar180shooter]

I have one of these and I really like it. The sights definitely aren't target sights, but it's not a target pistol. A little whiteout or orange model paint on the front sight might help.