{"id":13370,"date":"2016-05-17T15:16:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T15:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=13370"},"modified":"2016-05-17T15:23:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T15:23:53","slug":"12-years-with-xs-sights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/12-years-with-xs-sights\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Years with XS Sights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"XS-8\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Long about 2004, my old buddy Charlie Sisk of Sisk Rifles<\/a> put a .358 Winchester rifle together for me. I specified back-up open sights on the rifle and Charlie suggested a set from XS Sights<\/a>. However, he cautioned me to not expect \u00a0great precision with\u00a0them. \u201cThey are a little coarse.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Not too long after that, on a range in Texas, on a day when it was hot enough to fry an egg on a truck seat, I threw that rifle over some sand bags and shot a group at 100 yards measuring\u00a0close enough to a half-inch the difference didn’t\u00a0matter. Sisk said, \u201cI\u2019d have never thought that.\u201d I told him he should have more\u00a0faith in his rifles. He added, it was not the rifle he was questioning. (Sisk has always fashioned himself as an amateur comedian.)<\/p>\n

\"XS-7\"<\/a>
When my life depends on it you can rest assured XS will likely be with me in one form or the other.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since then I\u2019ve been devoted to the installation of XS Sights on most of my rifles. I trust them. In fact, when I took to Mozambique after buffalo I installed an XS lever rail<\/a> \u2013 with sights \u2013 on my Marlin 1895. Unlike when I took my biggest black bear, I ended up shooting it out with the horned infidel using a scout scope. But, it was comforting to know those sights were there if I needed them.<\/p>\n

\"XS-4\"<\/a>
This Alberta black bear was then on a dead run with a Marlin 1895 outfitted with XS Sights.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then, in about 2006, I took a training course with the Tac Pro Shooting Center<\/a>. The focus was on force on force training using Simunition. In case you don\u2019t know what Simunition is, it\u2019s like getting hit with a possessed paint ball. They always leave a painful mark. During the first scenario I was handed a stock revolver and I tried to use it to defend myself from two home invaders. Not only did I never see the sights on the revolver, I was shot to pieces and never hit a bad guy.<\/p>\n

\"XS-1\"<\/a>
Notice the focus is on the threat but the XS Big Dot is still easy to see.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the next run I was handed another revolver with XS Big Dot Sights<\/a>. Things went differently that time because I could see my front sight. I still took a hit or two but, like they often say, you should have seen the other guy.<\/p>\n

Experience is the best teacher and that’s the reason I use and trust the sights from XS, a company that is now 20 years old. XS was started by a Texas deputy sheriff named Ashley Emerson. Emerson might best be described as a tall drink of sulfur water.\u00a0He\u00a0noted the deficiencies with common open sights systems.\u00a0and he\u00a0corrected the problem by making sights what they should have been all along \u2013 easy to see.<\/p>\n

\"XS-2\"<\/a>
Pick a revolver. If you’re smart you’ll pick the one that has the sight that’s easy to see.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What a novel approach.<\/p>\n

If you are attending the NRA Annual Meetings<\/a> in Louisville, KY this weekend, I suggest you stop by the XS Sights’ booth<\/a> and visit with them. Emerson is no longer with\u00a0XS but you can talk with Monte Long, a competition shooter, who knows a thing or two about pulling triggers and getting hits. Or, you can visit with Bo Wallace, a gunsmith who can fit XS Sights to a flintlock pistol, a water gun, or just about any firearm ever made. That\u2019s one thing about those who work at XS Sights; they’re shooters.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re going to buy stuff to shoot with, whom else would you want to get\u00a0it from?<\/p>\n

\"XS-22\"<\/a>
XS Sights are 20 years old and well appreciated by those in the know. That’s why Jeff Cooper’s Colt Commander had them.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Long about 2004, my old buddy Charlie Sisk of Sisk Rifles put a .358 Winchester rifle together for me. I specified back-up open sights on the rifle and Charlie suggested a set from XS Sights. However, he cautioned me to not expect \u00a0great precision with\u00a0them. \u201cThey are a little coarse.\u201d he said.   Not too long after that, on a range in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2509,2579,2522,2500],"tags":[1136,62,1915,377],"class_list":["post-13370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense","category-editorial","category-hunt","category-shooting","tag-defensive-handgun-sights","tag-jeff-cooper","tag-rifle-sights","tag-xs-sights"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-3tE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11491,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/xs-rifle-sights\/","url_meta":{"origin":13370,"position":0},"title":"XS Rifle Sights","author":"gunwriter","date":"March 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's not always about the optics. 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