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Sorry if this was asked before. I have a W.German 226 with stock contrast sights, i want to change them to nite sights. I just wanted to know how I go about finding the corect height for replacements. Are the stock sights #8 front and rear or or they a different number combo. Thanks for the helpl.
EDIT: just read figiie's post
I thought the Sig "standard" was
9mm & .357 Sig = 8/8 f/r
.40 S&W = 6/8 f/r
regardless of gun.
All of my 9mms ('96 P226 w/NS, '94 P228) are 8/8, but so is my '94 .40 P229. ??? And they all shoot to POA.
My .45 P245 is 7/8 f/r. I wonder if they changed the front sight before or after they shot the test target.
Just for the interest of possibly only gearheads my .45 P220 has 8/7 f/r.
However, it is not so weird if you analyze it like I was inclined to do. Starting with the standard 6/8 sights for .45 P220, the 8 (increase of 2 from 6) sight in front raises the POI up 2'', while the 7 (decrease of 1 from 8) rear sight lowers the POI down 2" for a net change to the POI of zero (from Note 2 in fjgiie's post). I guess there is more than one way to set your sights.
I apologize for the boring analysis but the engineer in me got the best of me.
Here is a tip for reading the small print on the sights.
Snap a pic with your smart phone then open it and zoom in on the area in question. As my eyes get older and weaker I find myself using this trick more and more.
A little off subject but I didn't want to start a separate thread. What is the deal with trijicon HD sights only coming in one height. I emailed trijicon which said one size fits all. I have a .40 cal 226 that I got a 357 sig barrel for.
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