Glock sights - Looking for advice

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I've been shooting my G34 Gen 3 for a while now and I'm beginning to notice that I'm having a hard time precisely aligning the sights compared to my other guns.

I currently have a set of aftermarket combat style 3 dot sights installed on the gun. The front blade is (from my observation) rather thin resulting in quite a bit more "white space" between the blade and the notch which I think is slowing me down when it comes to sight acquisition. I also own a 1911 and ruger MK2 both equip with "target style" sights and I've noticed that the front blade is quite fat and almost completely fills the rear notch. I've also noticed my groups with these guns are a bit tighter and I have a much easier time aligning the sights due to the lack of side-side "white space" between the front notch and blade.

Is this simply an issue of training or has anyone else found this to be an issue?

If this is an issue of training, can anyone offer some insight to overcome this? I'm usually able to keep all rounds within a 2" dot @ 10yds with slow, carefully aimed shots. However, I'm finding with target style sights, I can get the sights aligned much faster and can get comparable results when shooting at a higher pace.

If the issue is with the sights, can anyone recommend a set of blade & notch style sights where the blade fills in most(if not all) of the notch?
 
Try ignoring the "white space" on either side of the front post and try and concentrate on centering the front middle dot between the the two rear dots. For some reason, the brain has an easier time with that, than trying to get the "white space" to be equal on both sides.
 
If I were to start again, I would dump all my 3 dot sights and get blacked out rears with a tritium or/ and fiber optic front post. All my tritium sights are still bright so I’m stuck for a while, being the cheap SOB that I am!

I find 3 Dot sights confusing to line up quickly and distracts from the principle of focusing on the front sight post.

Thick sights are designed to accommodate bigger dots for faster target acquisition but sacrifices accuracy at distance. Thin sights are the opposite.
You seem to have the opposite experience!

If you like big fat front sights, the Big Dot by XS is worth a look but I really don’t think it’s good for far distances. A good all around that I’ve liked is the Sauvigny Dawson Precision FO sights. They are quite skinny though.
 
I'm the opposite, my Glock 17 has a Waren tactical sights with a thin from sight and I love it! Compared to the stock bulcky block of a sight with thin front sight I find I can get much more precise.

Your 1911 and Ruger .22 are probably just easier to shoot/more accurate guns.
 
Still alive said:
If I were to start again, I would dump all my 3 dot sights and get blacked out rears with a tritium or/ and fiber optic front post. All my tritium sights are still bright so I’m stuck for a while, being the cheap SOB that I am!

I find 3 Dot sights confusing to line up quickly and distracts from the principle of focusing on the front sight post.

Thick sights are designed to accommodate bigger dots for faster target acquisition but sacrifices accuracy at distance. Thin sights are the opposite.
You seem to have the opposite experience!

If you like big fat front sights, the Big Dot by XS is worth a look but I really don’t think it’s good for far distances. A good all around that I’ve liked is the Sauvigny Dawson Precision FO sights. They are quite skinny though.
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The thin front will be faster once you ditch the 3 dot (an abomination IMNSHO). I'd put money down that what's slowing you down is the fact that you're trying to sort out too may things - 3 dots, equal height, equal light, trigger squeeze, etc. Simplify your life and your shooting... research Hick's Law... in re too many choices and how it affects reaction time and how it relates to action while being bombarded with choices/options...
 
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