old guy sights

[rick]

wanted to know if anyone has heard of a company in arizona that makes a "hex sight" i'm in my mid 50's and have a 4 1/4 inch 1911. also anyone used a alessi hideout for iwb (shirt tucked in). or an y recomendations ?
thanks, rick

[The Annoyed Man]

My son uses a Minotaur MTAC for IWB with a 4" Kimber. I have one myself (the MTAC), but I tend to use OWB holsters, for comfort reasons, for both a 3" and a 5" 1911. I am 58 years old and have deteriorating eyesight. I use regular 3 dot night sights on most of my guns.

Here is the "Hex Sight" website: http://www.goshen-hexsite.com/. Can't say as I know anything about them.

[RPB]

I use "old man" sights

Advantage Tactical sights
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make a triangle

They have them for Springfield/Kimber 1911s now
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NEW PISTOL SIGHTS: Kimber 1911, Springfield 1911, Smith & Wesson M&P which also fits the Smith & Wesson SD series of pistols.

[Jumping Frog]

wanted to know if anyone has heard of a company in arizona that makes a "hex sight"

I see it is your first post, so WELCOME!

I've seen an ad for the hex sights some months ago in a magazine, and if I recall correctly they are similar in principle to a peep sight. Here is a link to the product: http://www.goshen-hexsite.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

At age 56, I can no longer see the front sight clearly but the Merit Optical Attachment works great for target shooting. It works using this principle:

The human eye, whether or not prescription glasses are required, cannot focus on both sights and the target at the same time. The eye will constantly shift focus from the sights to the target trying to ensure proper alignment. Unfortunately, as we age, the eye loses the flexibility which allows it to do this; thus, sights and target begin to grow fuzzy.

There is a simple way to combat this by increasing your eyes' depth of field (range of focus). If you look through an aperture or pinhole of the correct size, you will be able to see both sights clearly, and the target will be clearly defined as well. It was utilizing the principle of a pinhole that allowed the original box camera to work without a lens, and its pictures were in clear focus from about 2 feet out to infinity.

I don't know how large the hex sights aperture is, but if it is too large then it will be of little help to aging eyes. The Merit Optical Attachment aperture varies from .022 in. to .156 in. diameter. If it is much bigger than that, then it does not help bring the front sight into focus.

I mentioned "target shooting" above. For the aperture to be small enough to help the focus on the front sight, it is too small to be useful when shooting IDPA or in a self defense situation.

[Steve M]

Old and/or poor eyesight guys: relief is here! Get yourself a red dot sight on your pistol. They are small and reliable enough now for everyday concealed carry.

Not cheap but makes all the difference to the farsighted, lets you focus on target. Lone Wolf does the "slide melt" install where they mill your Glock slide down to get a very low profile install on the red dot. http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx ... 1&CAT=3705" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;