These sights are great for defense, short range, fast sight picture. Big front, wide rear gap. Good setup for compact pistol. Shoot and have fun. 
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Wow ; I love those sites, who cares how it shoots.
Thats love at first bite.
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Each time we go out to train or just for fun we always use 6 inch targets, no paper borders around them or use steel plates.
Another instructor and I were talking about how much improvement was seen from students when using smaller targets, the excess paper board seems to play tricks on the eyes for some and cannot keep their focus where it needs to be.
Great to hear you got it worked out, keep it up😎
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I usually bring smaller targets, but I set them to the side on my way out the door and forgot them.
I saw a guy the other day use paper plates. I think I will give that a go.
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I always carry sticky notes in my range bag. These are perfect for “aim small, miss small”.
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It’s been a few months since I went to the range. This is like my 4th target… my first one was fine for what I need but it was the rusty target 
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Still seem to go left. Not down just left. I think it might be my trigger pull. My 43X has one of the tighter Glock triggers. Ir feels heavier than my 19x and I’m sure the smaller frame does not help. I get really ocd about this stuff lol. I think it’s a fine set up for self defense.
1st pic is various ranges. Range of the target also varied, I was all over 3 yds to 18
Yds though I think I spent more time at 5-10z Some of the shots that seem off target actually arn’t I was trying to shoot the 8 and the 7.
2nd pic I took a small paper and put it 10 yds out. The shot that is right on target might have been from me changing the trigger pull from the pad of my finger to the finger crease. I think pad is still better though because I can rip shots off faster. Wish they were all center.
The OCD part of me wants to just buy new sights and let a gun smith install them (though a gun smith inspected mine and said they looked decent), but then chances are I would be down $100 still shoot left lol.
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You need a Walther PDP trigger in your Glock. 
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Or a 43xMos slide with attached optic.
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And put those both into Staccato frame and grip module. 
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Ya know… someone will probably save your life with a Glock some day…karma’s a bitch… 
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Better that Glock has at least PDP trigger… otherwise I don’t accept any life-saving…
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I can’t wait to upgrade my soon to be Staccato with stock Glock sights. 
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OK. That’s enough of joking…
@Scoutbob .
You may consider two options:
- trigger control
meaning…
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check your fingernail, once you press the trigger and break the shot. It should be perfectly perpendicular to the slide
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the proximal phalanx of the trigger finger must be parallel to the slide all the time, you only bend proximal joint, distal cannot be part of trigger press (you cannot make hook from the finger, just L shape)
- tool / handgun
have you tried to shoot different pistol? I’m not picking on Glock, but you have been struggling with the “left” problem for a long time already.
Sometimes it’s not about technique of shooting, but about the tool used.
Perhaps, if you try to shoot side by side your Glock and something with lighter trigger you may find an answer to your question why still “left”?
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Yeah I look at those pics and it makes me think of the thickness of the gun. I am not going to get that perfect angle finger placement with a thin gun.
I might pull out my PC Shield 9mm… but that trigger pull is probably less than 4ibs and will likely shoot better. That gun also has a safety. Since I started carrying above the family jewels I’ve found I’m okay with a heavier trigger pull, and I don’t do safety’s for carry anymore.
I love the 43x. I shot it at the range and I was shooting great with it. When I bought my own 43x I do feel like my trigger is not as smooth as the one at the range. I was kind of hoping it would just gets better after tons of rounds because I don’t really like modding the trigger. I’ve heard the complaint that Glocks vary a lot with their stock triggers. Some are amazing out of the box and others are really stiff. My 19x trigger is amazing… but it’s also a thicker grip. I LOVE that gun but the convenience of the size of the 43x makes me prefer that for carry.
I’m not worried about it at the moment, but I’m going to keep an eye on it. I think going smaller with a gun is always a compromise. I never thought I had large hands, but I’m a bigger dude. I add a bigger backstrap on my 19x. So I think the grip size alone. The sights are also designed for fast target acquisition and easy sight pic. Put orange on target and pull trigger. It does work.
So I may be dealing a level of precision that is not necessary, that being said I don’t like that the groups shift left a little bit . Doesn’t happen with the 19X but it is thick boy that fits my hand like a dream.
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Yeah, there is always something we must sacrifice. 
I was happy with few of my pistols few years ago, but once I started diagnosing lack of accuracy I actually ended up with the one which almost fitted my hand perfectly.
I had to redo the grip a little bit, but I couldn’t be happier after that.
The best way to fit pistol to your hand (not hand to the pistol) is to build the proper grip in reverse.
Place your pad of trigger finger on the trigger, exactly the way it should be there, make the L shape bending the proximal joint and place the palm of your hand on the pistol grip. It this feel good - this is the size of the pistol / grip you want to use.
Otherwise there always be something that doesn’t work. 
For me fitting the EDC handgun is like choosing the perfect glove.
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I might go ahead and try some new sights. If they were down and left I’d think more of me, but some of my shots should be on target. I’m not in a rush to do it though because I can confidently hit a target 10 yds out. It’s not like it’s off target.
Only thing that stinks is I do like the Ameriglo set up I have with the bright front sight. I might try the true glows again. I have those in an M&P too. I also like the Glock night sights that’s what is on my 19x but they’re not as flashy on the front sight post. I’ll let the gun smith use their fancy pusher, my pusher is a cheap Amazon one.
I’ll think on it and see lol.
I like the tru glows. The Ameriglos were just a bit cheaper and I hear nothing but good about them. Might just be me or how I installed them or the way I’m shooting. But it’s been 2 years so I can justify a new set of sights. I’m dedicated to mullet Glocks now. No intention of changing
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I’m a big fan of the Ameriglos. Have them on my 19 and 43 and haven’t had any issues at least when I’m doing my part properly.
If you have an always on laser cartridge you could confirm if the sights are lined up properly. Though sometimes the laser cartridge doesn’t line up perfectly within the barrel. There is also a very slight chance that for whatever reason the barrel isn’t aligned perfectly within the slide. So the sights could be perfectly aligned with the slide but the barrel could be off just enough to have an impact at longer ranges. I have a cheap rifle that I had to set the rear sight way off to the side because the barrel doesn’t line up perfectly with the receiver.
On the user error front I have relatively small hands and find I need to change my trigger finger position on different handguns depending on the size of the grip in order to get a consistent trigger pull. Dryfire practice with a striker activated laser cartridge can help clean up trigger technique and smooth out the trigger a lot quicker and cheaper than live fire.
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When I installed mine I just pushed them in. I did not size it. Ameriglo says this is how it should work, but I know most guys still size the sight. I wonder if between that and my cheap sight pusher I did something.
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I just pushed mine in with a very cheap sight pusher. Then I fiddled with them until they seemed perfectly centered. Used a piece of paper with a pencil mark to determine it was even on both sides. Worked better than the real measuring devices I had available at the time.
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