PMCI - March - 2020

Within a few days, the new sights arrived from Williams Gun Sight
Company ready for action. Using my MGW Sight-Pro sight pusher,
switching out the factory sights for the new sights was a breeze.
The longest part of the process was simply setting up the sight
pusher for the right size and position. The sight pusher used may be
the most recent in a history of over a half dozen sight pushers and
twice the investment of all the others combined but it is certainly
the last one I will ever have to buy. The interchangeable “shoes”
that hold the slide safely in place from damage and heavy duty all
steel construction are well worth the money!
Once installed, these sights were fantastic compared to the
factory offerings. The Glock 43 is a relatively small platform in
relation to a lot of handguns shooters are traditionally used to. The
small slide lends itself normally to small, hard to see sights. I found
the newly installed Williams sights were clear and fast to acquire
when shooting from defensive positions, even in low light. I needed
very little ambient light to make these sights appear ready to use.
Prior to using the new sights, I had a concern that the fiber optic
sights would be so bright, it would distract me from the target.
Fortunately, the sights had the opposite effect. I found the sights
aided my eyes in focusing on the clear green front sight easier and
not get caught up in the tunnel vision of staring at the target as my
main clear focus. The red rear fiber optics contrasted starkly to the
front sight. The deep “U” cut out in the rear sight along with the thin
profile of the front sight allowed for a great view of the target while
easily keeping “equal height, equal light” between the two sights.
This was excellent in quickly developing a solid sight alignment
and sight picture without confusion of which sight was which in
relation to the target in a split second.
Follow up shots such as quick double taps as well as longer
strings of fire seemed to be seamless compared to the factory
sights. The main reason why would be due to being able to
acquire the Williams brand quicker after breaking each shot and
cycling through the recoil. The snag-free, low profile design of the
sights’ height keeps “height over bore axis” as low as possible. This
resulted in point of aim / point of impact being dead on at the
standard defensive training distance of around 21 feet. The sturdy
all aluminum built sights gave me confidence in durability during
rough use in comparison to the original Glock offering.
Retailing with a MSRP of US$49.99, I think the Williams fiber optic
sights are a great value for what you get. My only suggestion for the
Williams Gun Sight Company would be to make the rear sights with
a squared front profile for an easier one handed tactical reloads in
emergency situations such as having your dominant hand injured.
A completely blacked out rear sight would be nice to see as
well. Many firearms trainers I know often prefer to only have the
front sight stand out when speed shooting. As the pistol used for
testing is often carried at night, I would like to eventually see the
Williams Gun Sight Company offer a Tritium front sight insert as
well. I realize that this variation to the current sights would come
with a hike in price, many shooters may feel the cost would be well
worth it. Overall, as a direct replacement for the white “U” outline
and dot Glock sights, the Williams sights are a spot on quick fix that
will place you way ahead of the game for a very low price.
To check out the entire range of high-quality items offered
by Williams Gun Sight Company please do pay a visit to https://
williamsgunsight.com
WILLIAMS GLOCK 42/ 43 SIGHTS
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