Does anyone out there love their express sights?

[mray]

Like I mentioned in another post, I have a Ruger 22 with express "type" sights and simply love them.  Those sights make that the tightest grouping gun I have.  I've looked through some past posts here and I get mixed feedback about the FA express sights.  Would you please tell me what you guys think before I order my gun?

Thanks

MR

[MarkH]

I've tried them before on the .454's and did not care for them as I could not get what I considered to be a precise sight picture.

Several years later, I am trying them again on a pair of 97's in .45 and really like them....particularly on my 3.5".  Accuracy is there at 25-30 yards.  Still working at longer distances to see if I'll keep them on the 5.5".  The advantage is speed, for me.

[Ken ONeill]

I've used them and don't like them as much as a square notch rear and a slightly undercut patridge front.

[WL44]

I'm not a fan of them either.

Look at what the target shooters use. There's a good reason for that. Square notches and undercut front blades are the hands down precision winner. Want speed? Something like an express or FA fibre could work, but don't expect the ultimate in accuracy. Bear in mind that trying to be precise with the bead type front sight can be sloooow (for me anyway). It all depends on what is acceptable for your needs.

For accuracy I also like to have a front blade that is at least 1/2 the width of the rear notch when taking a sight picutre and I prefer a little more. A little less light at the sides gives me more precise windage. For speed a bit more light is better and it allows you to see a little more of the target alongside the blade. There's a balance in there somewhere!

My ideal would be either a slightly undercut, or vertical front blade based on the 1/2 blade 1/2 light basis described above, with a fibre optic insert in the blade just a little below the top (so as to maintain the square outline of the blade). THe FA optic is almost like an express front bead and is NOT what I like (I bought one without seeing it first).

My IPSC gun is set up like I described, a blade with a fibre. I have the benefit of the square notch and square blade for the slower precision stuff and the fibre for the close up (crash  and) burn type stuff. It truely is the best of both worlds.

Here's an example from the Dawson website:

http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=55F0002-1133879657

Maybe Ken will make us one like that for the FA!? 

[crowmag]

I like my express sights on my 500 Wyoming Express. The primary use for my 500 is hiking in bear country

[benny]

I have the fiber sront and express rear and really like that combo.  I spoke to John at FA before ordering mine and he was using the same setup with a white line applied to the rear sight for some successful long range hunting.  For me, they are easier to see at the short ranges I do my shooting / hunting.

benny