Stretch The Distance Of Your Pistol With New Sights and a Match Grade Barrel

A Lot of people consider a pistol to be a 25-yard and in gun.

You can do a few things to a pistol to stretch the effective distance out to 50 yards and beyond.

Things like a match barrel that can cut your group in half at 50 yards, ammo selection, and the most important thing; a good set of sights.

Something else you have to consider when taking distance shots with a pistol is your zero…

How To Stretch The Distance Of Your Pistol
Marines attending the Special Operations Forces Fundamentals course, Marine Raider Training Center, apply recently taught shooting techniques with the Glock 19 while conducting drills at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ethan Green)

Zeroing Your Pistol Sights On The Range

The best thing to do is zero at 25 yards and then go back to 50 to see where your shots land. Some of you might be thinking; zeroing a pistol? Absolutely.

When you purchase a factory pistol do not assume that it’s going to shoot accurately out of the box. Rarely does a pistol ever come zeroed. I never gave it much thought until I trained with Defoor Proformance Shooting.

As we began shooting at 25-yards to see where our groups landed, Kyle quickly noticed a few shooters whose pistols were not zeroed. Kyle dropped the tailgate of his truck and grabbed a hammer and flat blade screwdriver to show guys how to drift their rear pistol sights on the range when zeroing for accuracy at distance.

Kyle has done this enough times, to be able to adjust the sights without damaging the sights or the finish of a handgun. A novice shooter though, might not be comfortable taking a hammer and flathead screwdriver to their rear pistol sight.

Wheeler Sight Pusher Tool
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Upgrading Pistol Sights With a Sight Pusher Tool

It’s no secret that factory pistol sights might not exactly be the best option. Seasoned shooters will find a variety of faults with factory pistol sights. Everything from the plastic material they are made from to the newer unconventional sight designs. Whether you just want more durable sights or you’re having trouble getting the factory sights on target, there is no shortage of options.

Upgrading pistol sights is one of the most common upgrades shooters make to new handguns. If you’re using that handgun for concealed carry or home defense, then upgrading to night sights is all the more important.

Many DIY gunsmithing enthusiasts face the challenge of properly removing the old sights and getting the new pistol sights lined up correctly. Without the proper removal and installation tools, you risk damaging that expensive handgun and sight set. That’s where a sight pusher such as the Wheeler Armorer’s Handgun sight tool comes into play.

Armorer’s Handgun Sight Tool | Wheeler Engineering

Now you can easily and safely upgrade the sights on any semi-automatic pistol. The Wheeler Armorer’s Handgun Sight Tool is a professional-grade sight pusher tool that quickly removes and installs sights without any damage to the gun.

The handgun sight tool was designed with the professional gunsmith in mind but can be easily used by those wanting to do their own gunsmithing at home. With the provided straightforward instructions, you’ll be running new sights in no time.

Armorer’s Handgun Sight Tool

229.99
at Wheeler
Prices accurate at time of writing

If you’re trying to justify the $229.99 price tag, then look at the investment you’ve already made into your handguns and sight sets for each. Add to that the cost of having a gunsmith remove and install your sights each time you want to upgrade.

The Wheeler Armorer’s Handgun Sight Tool punches way above its price point by providing you with a single tool that will last a lifetime and make your life easier when it comes to changing your pistol sights or adjusting them on the fly at the range.

Best Pistol Sights

XS Big Dot Sights

The sights I’m running on my Glock 17 are XS Big Dots. Both the front and rear have tritium inserts for low-light engagements.

The XS Big Dots are great for close engagements (15 yards or less). All you do is "dot the I" and pull the trigger. Wherever you place the large front sight dot is where your round will impact, providing you have a proper grip and trigger control.

Good shooters have been known to accurately engage targets out to 100 yards with the XS Big Dot sights.

XS Sights DXT2 Big Dot Night Sight

$139.00
at Amazon
Prices accurate at time of writing

AmeriGlo

AmeriGlo sticks to making sights for handguns only and they do it well. Their night sights are available in fiber optic, tritium, and a combination.

There are more styles available other than night sights. Choices are a good thing and AmeriGlo has plenty to choose from. Even if it’s just the option of choosing a different color for my front and rear sights or going old school black on black front and rear.

AmeriGlo Spartan Tactical Operator

$80.09
at Amazon
Prices accurate at time of writing

TruGlo

Where TRUGLO excels is its combination of Tritium and fiber optic sights. This eliminates one of the downsides of the fiber-optic sights, which is needing a light source to illuminate it. When you have your own light source such as Tritium, you immediately mitigate that issue.

The housing for their fiber optics is also amazingly difficult to break. Breaking your fiber optic sight is a common occurrence, and TruGlo has addressed that in its manufacturing process. So whether you want to stick with Fiber or go with Tritium, TruGLo has a reliable solution for you.

TruGlo TFX Pro Tritium and Fiber Optic

$106.89
at Amazon
Prices accurate at time of writing

Related Article – The 3 Best Glock Upgrades You can do Yourself

Let Wheeler Engineering help you stretch the distance of your pistol by installing quality sights and getting them dialed in for accuracy at distance.

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Best Match Grade Barrels

Faxon Firearms

Faxon Firearms has been impressing the industry with their barrel expertise for a while now. Their match grade barrels for pistols are no exception.

They are extremely accurate and with the different coating options, you can get the look you want; because looking cool does matter.

Match Grade Pistol Barrels

$185.00
at Faxon Firearms
Prices accurate at time of writing

SilencerCo

Silencerco builds threaded barrels that are tough enough to hold up under the harshest conditions.

The SILENCERCO for Glock 19 9mm 1/2×28 Threaded Barrel (AC862) is made of 416R stainless steel and has a Black Nitride finish. It is compatible with Gen 3 and Gen 4 pistols. The 4.5" barrel has a 1:10" twist and is threaded 1/2×28 for your suppressor.

SILENCERCO for Glock 19 9mm 1/2×28 Threaded Barrel

$147.99
at Gritr Sports
Prices accurate at time of writing

True Precision

The TRUE PRECISION Barrels for Glock 19 are designed to the strictest tolerances. Made from US-sourced certified 416R Match Grade stainless steel they go above and beyond to broach cut their rifling through a proprietary process that ensures both peak accuracy and reliability.

Enhanced rifling techniques, better overall fit, lockup, finish options, and higher quality control standards set the barrels apart from both original OEM designs as well as other aftermarket barrels.

TRUE PRECISION Non-Threaded Black DLC Barrel for Glock 19

$199.49
at Gritr Sports
Prices accurate at time of writing


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