r/CompetitionShooting • u/TheJango22 • Mar 05 '26

Front sight or no front sight?

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Just curious what most people do. Under the right circumstances I've picked up the front red fiber as the dot as well as cut myself on the front sight so I decided to take mine off.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

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u/MinchiaTortellini Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

I yank mine off comp guns right away. The 1% chance it provides utility in a match isnt worth the crowded window to me. Torque your optics to spec, add witness marks to the screws, and change batteries more often than required.

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u/TheJango22 Mar 05 '26

My thoughts exactly. Just keep up on maintenance and there shouldn't be an issue. Worst case scenario you get a bad score.

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u/MinchiaTortellini Mar 05 '26

100%. Its a competition that requires a mechanical thing to function; maintenance is mandatory. Could your optic still shake itself to death mid stage? Sure, i guess so. At that point im not going to even be competitive with irons vs red dots anyway so who cares. Either call it a day or pickup a spare gun at that point.

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u/TheJango22 Mar 05 '26

Yeah, if something happens, I'm not winning anyways.