{"id":14709,"date":"2017-12-23T17:08:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=14709"},"modified":"2017-12-23T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T17:09:15","slug":"always-visible-all-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/always-visible-all-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Always Visible All The Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/f8.jpg?resize=900%2C314\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/f8.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/f8.jpg?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/f8.jpg?resize=768%2C268&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I did not think a more visible handgun sight than the XS Big Dot existed. I was wrong. Check out the sequence of images in this video that illustrates how visible the new F8 sight from XS Sights can be through recoil. If you cannot see this sight all the time, its time for an eye exam.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1249\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AHZ5SuNWeB4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PLY9L4e7YeSRUMmRlOoluiZ-YA3AIirgdp\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I did not think a more visible handgun sight than the XS Big Dot existed. I was wrong. Check out the sequence of images in this video that illustrates how visible the new F8 sight from XS Sights can be through recoil. If you cannot see this sight all the time, its time for an eye exam. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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_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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-3Pf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13304,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/target-focus-shooting\/","url_meta":{"origin":14709,"position":0},"title":"Target Focus Shooting","author":"gunwriter","date":"May 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"If you are faced with a threat, be it a bad guy wanting to kill you or a brown bear wanting to eat you, you will look at it. Your eyes will focus on that threat and if you want to shoot at it, you will struggle to switch your\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"XSS-11","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XSS-11.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XSS-11.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XSS-11.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XSS-11.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8722,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/new-sights-from-xs\/","url_meta":{"origin":14709,"position":1},"title":"New Sights from XS","author":"gunwriter","date":"April 7, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Anyone who follows this blog knows I use and trust XS Sights. I like them so much I had a set custom fitted to the gun - a Ruger Single Six in .32 H&R Mag - I carry everyday here around Shadowland. 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It\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"S-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/S-1-1024x451.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/S-1-1024x451.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/S-1-1024x451.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/S-1-1024x451.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13370,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/12-years-with-xs-sights\/","url_meta":{"origin":14709,"position":5},"title":"12 Years with XS Sights","author":"gunwriter","date":"May 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Long about 2004, my old buddy Charlie Sisk of Sisk Rifles put a .358 Winchester rifle together for me. 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