Quote from: sep on August 15 2015 09:39:35 AM MDT
Iron sights is where I'm stayin too. * * *

If I didn't live in Alaska, I would definitely mount the Trijicon for hunting but if I need to pull the pistol for an unfortunate bear encounter while fishing or deer hunting I need to be able to shoot quickly and accurately and I just don't have enough trigger time behind a reflex sight to feel comfortable doing that. Trying to find the red dot to place on the head of the bear that just stepped onto the trail 30 feet in front of me is just too much for me right now. I'm sure there are competition shooters or other more experienced reflex sight users who would disagree with me but I have yet to meet one of them on a salmon stream or on Kodiak Island.

Sep:  Agree with your reasoning on the simplicity of iron sights over running an optic set-up that you're not comfortable with ...

Got a question though:   are you seeing more Alaskans  (e.g., hunters, pilots, guides, or residents in general) packing 10mm guns now, and specifically G20s or G29s?

Was just curious, because it's a topic I keep seeing recur on the various gun boards.

Thanks.

Got mine going. 

Two words: SWEET!!!

Very nice, corpsegrinder. But what's that muzzle device?

It's just the lonewolf flash hider . I have the lonewolf comp.as well. But with the 20lb recoil spring this thing fed great with all factory I shot and my loads. And didn't throw the brass a hundred feet away :-). Even on hot hot rounds. Lol Hitting the range again today.
The barrel is 6.61 inch lonewolf.

Thanks. Did the LWD FH come with the barrel, or are they sold separately?

So that LWD tube is 6.6", and pre-threaded for the FH?

That looks very nice man.

Agtman, I haven't encountered anybody carrying a 10mm of any brand while hunting or fishing. To be fair, I don't hunt or fish where there are other people or many other people. Those folks I have encountered who are carrying a handgun are usually carrying a large caliber revolver. There are folks who live up here who carry the 10mm when hiking, flying etc. There are posts from them usually asking ammo related questions for hard cast 200 grain loads on the Alaska Outdoors Forum web site.  htttp://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/

Nice rig Corpsegrinder88, do your iron sights co-witness the red dot?     

Okay, thanks Sep.

Yes those are trijicon night sights. They do co witness prefect.

Flash hider is sold separately. But things working great.

Quote from: Corpsegrinder88 on August 16 2015 08:41:52 PM MDT
Yes those are trijicon night sights. They do co witness prefect.

Flash hider is sold separately. But things working great.

Sweet! Co-witnessing sights should make it easier to get on target. 

Quote from: Corpsegrinder88 on August 16 2015 08:41:52 PM MDT
Yes those are trijicon night sights. They do co witness prefect. * * *

I guess I didn't realize Trijicon already had night sights manufactured for the G40.

With that longer slide radius, you would need a shorter front sight than the G20's, or for that matter than the G29's.

Quote from: agtman on August 18 2015 05:39:12 AM MDT

Quote from: Corpsegrinder88 on August 16 2015 08:41:52 PM MDT
Yes those are trijicon night sights. They do co witness prefect. * * *

I guess I didn't realize Trijicon already had night sights manufactured for the G40.

With that longer slide radius, you would need a shorter front sight than the G20's, or for that matter than the G29's.

The G40/41's are a "target" package. The slide accommodates adapters for a number of previous/current optics, including reflex/holo sights. Triji, Burris, and Leu included. The adapters recess into the slide top (low profile "melt"). My unmodified longslide won't witness stock height blade/dot sights w/o slide milling.

The problem with the sight radius isn't the height, so much. The major problem is, the most common sight brands don't accommodate the radius, and the front sight is too narrow, and/or the rear sight is too wide. The selection and variety of longer radius sights is very limited, and about double the price of similar stock height. Tall and long are even less common. Add adjustable and tritiums into the mix, and you're into custom territory.

Quote from: DM1906 on August 18 2015 03:09:08 PM MDT
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The problem with the sight radius isn't the height, so much. The major problem is, the most common sight brands don't accommodate the radius, and the front sight is too narrow, and/or the rear sight is too wide. The selection and variety of longer radius sights is very limited, and about double the price of similar stock height. Tall and long are even less common. Add adjustable and tritiums into the mix, and you're into custom territory.

Good points, but the aftermarket has been much quicker to offer parts-support for Glocks  - like barrels and all manner of sights -  than it has for other semi-auto pistols.

I'm going thru that process now just trying to find different sights for my Tanfoglio Stock 1. There's Henning's Shop and Dawson Precision, ... and that's it (that I've found).

On the G40 & G41, my guess is that it won't be too long before Trijicon & others offer steel sight substitutes for the factory plastics.

Quote from: agtman on August 19 2015 05:40:21 AM MDT

Quote from: DM1906 on August 18 2015 03:09:08 PM MDT
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The problem with the sight radius isn't the height, so much. The major problem is, the most common sight brands don't accommodate the radius, and the front sight is too narrow, and/or the rear sight is too wide. The selection and variety of longer radius sights is very limited, and about double the price of similar stock height. Tall and long are even less common. Add adjustable and tritiums into the mix, and you're into custom territory.

Good points, but the aftermarket has been much quicker to offer parts-support for Glocks  - like barrels and all manner of sights -  than it has for other semi-auto pistols.

I'm going thru that process now just trying to find different sights for my Tanfoglio Stock 1. There's Henning's Shop and Dawson Precision, ... and that's it (that I've found).

On the G40 & G41, my guess is that it won't be too long before Trijicon & others offer steel sight substitutes for the factory plastics.

Actually, there's a LOT more variety for 1911's than any of the polymer pistols. Sure, there are a lot of options for aftermarket Glock optics, but almost all of them are designed for the basic pistol. Very few options are available for anything but "fits all Glock pistols". The point I tried to make is, there is very little option for "custom" or "other" Glocks. Any common aftermarket Glock sight will be designed for a typical G19, but marketed for "all Glocks". They offer them, and they fit, but are not designed for optimal performance if you are outside the box. What remains is in the realm of "custom". Ultimately, as with most things, the marketing is misleading, at best. "Lots" of options is far from lots of correct options. There will be no "Glock 40/41 Trijicon" (or 'other') sights. They already fit.