Do you modify your carry weapon

[blacklabel]

Point shooting is a valuable skill and should definitely be used when needed but a person is going to get roasted if they knowingly remove the sights from their weapon.

[Mick-Boy]

I'm all for quality equipment and sights. But what if my attacker is on top of me and all I can do is draw and fire from the hip? Where do the sights play in? Am I gonna go to jail for not using my sights?

The key (in my experience) has been the ability to articulate the situation, why you chose to do what you did, and how you went about doing it. It's not hard to imagine the situation you describe being easily articulable (by your lawyer)... But I carry a pistol and I want it to be capable in a wide variety of circumstances, from a contact shot to a 25yd head shot. I don't have the luxury of selecting the right tool for the job. I have to make it work with what's on my hip.

My pistol is going to have good sights and I'm going to be comfortable with how it hits at different distances with my defensive ammo. After that it comes down to training.

Shooting someone from retention while they're trying not to get shot/trying to take your gun and kill you with it/trying to use their gun to kill you isn't as easy as we might like to think.

It's a shame SouthNarc won't be back in 2014.

[YammyMonkey]

I agree with Mick on all counts. Taping over the sights can be a useful range drill to see what's possible without them and with a bunch of well-established physical index points, but pulling them outright is negligent.

If someone is on top of you trying to beat you unconscious the sights (and probably the gun itself) won't do you a whole lot of good. As the distance increases, the sights become much more important.

[ChadAmberg]

"Your honor, I had BP Tactical work on my carry gun."
"Case dismissed!"

[ray1970]

"Your honor, I had BP Tactical work on my carry gun."

Judge - "Well, we are going to have to subpoena that hooligan".

[Alpha2]

Only these snazzy home-made grip panels...

[Mazin]

Only these snazzy home-made grip panels...

Nice job on the grips!

[Graves]

Apex 3# pull kit on my shield. Runs tip top and feels the way it should have from S&W.

[KestrelBike]

Night sights, and for one SD gun removed the magazine-released "safety"

[LeftHandBlack]

I changed the grips on mine and havent felt a need to go further. If there is a modification that will improve your shooting or how the gun functions go for it. Practice with the weapon to ensure it is dependable and your good.