Looking for an opinion from someone who has used both the HD and HD XR sights which they like better. I have a 239 and the Sig sights are great in bright light or very low light when they glow, but in dim light against a dark back round they disappear on me. I've read good things about the XR sights but it seems that the thinner post might be harder to see. LGS don't carry them so I can't see them before buying,so have to order them .

I'm pretty sure that it just comes down to whether or not you prefer a thinner front sight (HD XR) or something that fills up more the rear sighting channel (regular HD).

The thinner profile allows the shooter to potentially see more of the target downrange, but for some could also increase the guesstimating when centering the front because the visual gaps in the sight picture between the sides of the front and the sides of the rear channel is larger. I've found that it's a relatively common complaint usually from less experienced shooters who come into the shop looking for new sights for their gun, because the existing ones "suck" or are "hard to use".

I like the XR better all the way around. To the point, I'll never buy another set of Ameriglos or standard HDs again. The thinner blade allows better feed back off of the sights even up close. In shooting a FAST drill, I get better feed back on the headshots.

At distance, the sights give me better feedback at distance. They cover less of the target at 50 and 100. The XR cuts the difference in IDPA between a fiber optic front and steel sights. I am shooting IDPA right now with the XR over the fiber optic.

Really hoping these come out for 1911's, just what I'm looking for.

I'm one of the folks that prefers to have minimal light on either side of the front sight when aligning the sights. IMHO, making the visible gaps larger to help with seeing the target better using sight picture #3 would be negated altogether if more companies just made their sights shoot to point of aim like sight picture #2 below. Better visibility of the target and point of impact when you are firing.

Mr. Jones,
Have you shot the Sig X-RAY3 sights? If so, how do they compare to the HDXR?

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Originally posted by jljones:
I like the XR better all the way around. To the point, I'll never buy another set of Ameriglos or standard HDs again. The thinner blade allows better feed back off of the sights even up close. In shooting a FAST drill, I get better feed back on the headshots.

At distance, the sights give me better feedback at distance. They cover less of the target at 50 and 100. The XR cuts the difference in IDPA between a fiber optic front and steel sights. I am shooting IDPA right now with the XR over the fiber optic.

The 3s are nice. The XR is more narrow. I actually am a fan of the XRAYS because they zero so fricking good on my P-Series guns.

Thank you Mr. Jones, I am wanting to replace the sights on my older P220. The XRAYS may be the ticket.

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Originally posted by jljones:
The 3s are nice. The XR is more narrow. I actually am a fan of the XRAYS because they zero so fricking good on my P-Series guns.