Hello Everyone,
My name is Chaim Stein, and I am the inventor of the SureSight (The sight mentioned by UTCCOP)
TRUGLO no longer makes it; we are now manufacturing and marketing it ourselves, and we will be bringing it to market in the very near future for Glocks, XDs and Sigs.
While it is triangular, it differs significantly from the Steyr's innovative triangle/trapezoid sight.
First, SureSight is aligned differently . The front sight is visually "stacked" on top of the rear sight, and the resulting alignment forms a triangle. The tip of the triangle is point of impact. This allows the shooter to simultaneously see much more front sight AND more of the target. (The front sight is by FAR the largest front sight of any kind on the market, yet it will still fit in standard holsters.) (If you'd like to see a diagram that illustrates this, please visit
http://www.suresight.com)
Second, because the front sight is so large and the rear so relatively small, the front sight can never get "lost" behind the rear sight, as is often the case with notch and post sights. This not only aids in faster sight acqusition under normal conditions, it also makes shooting multiple targets, shooting on the move, and regaining sight picture after recoil much simpler.
Third, apart from increased front sight visibility, this arrangement causes the shooter to form a picture--a complete triangle. This capitalizes on an inborn skill we humans posess called the Gestalt Principles of Perceptual Organization. Since humans are already hard-wired to complete shapes, it makes aiming a more intuitive.
Fourth, these are the only handgun sights (that I am aware of) on the market that were designed to be aimable when the primary focus of the shooter's eye is on the target, not the sights. Even a healthy shooter, under non-stressful conditions, takes approximately .75 seconds to shift focal lengths, as from focusing on the front sight to focusing on a potential threat. That is a loooong time in a gunfight. SureSight was designed to be able to allow good hits on a man-sized target out to 7 yards while focusing intently on the target, not the sights. The fluorescent yellow sights and distinctive shape facilitate with this.
I hope I'm not out of line here; I came across this forum (and this thread) since I noticed some members were visiting my site from here. I apologize if I'm being too "commercial". That said, I think we have something unique to offer the shooting community, and I think this may be of interest.
If anyone would like to read reviews, Glocktalk has a rather long thread on SureSight, which can be found here:
http://www.glocktalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=350419
If anyone would like more details, please feel free to ask me here. Alternative, you can contact us at
[email protected], or visit our website at
http://www.suresight.com.
All the best,
Chaim Stein
President, SureSight LLC (aka "Leibster")
