Stryker125

I recently purchased my sr40c about a month ago, and after today I have fired 1070rds through it without a single hiccup. Ive used mainly independence 165/185gr, American eagle 155gr, seller and bellot 185gr? and lastly a whopping 20 rounds of hornady critical defense rounds; zero issues.

Out of the box the pistol was cleaned and lubed with some good 'ol fashion army issued clp. After the first 500~ rounds my POI was 2-3" right of my POA at 15'. I made 2 small tweaks to the rear site, and today I confirmed that at 15' my POA and POI are about spot on. Today my best grouping @15' was a tad over 1". I'm pretty happy with that.

Overall I am very pleased with my purchase. The sr40c is very controllable and very reliable thus far. I think one of my only "complaints" is that while shooting indoors I find it slightly difficult to acquire a good site picture with the little white dots. I plan on upgrading to something that will be easier/faster acquiring that good site picture.

Sorry for the long winded review! Hopefully I've helped "sell" the sr40c to anyone who may be on the fence!

jlh820

SR40c's are great guns as you've discovered. Regarding sights: what is your primary purpose for it? Target/plinking or SD/HD? Fiber optic sights are hard to beat for maximum visibility. But tritium night sights are best for shooting in low light conditions. And by low light, I mean dark. If you go with tritium try and get some with the white ring around them, otherwise in daylight conditions they're worse than standard 3 white dots. Tro-glow makes a combination FO/tritium sights but I don't know if they have any for the Ruger SR's. Just remember glowing sights in the dark do nothing to illuminate your target. A flashlight is still needed but a laser works even better. My choice for lasers are Crimson Trace.

Stryker125

My primary purpose will be SD, as I plan on carrying fairly often as soon as my license arrives any day now. I know everyone has their own preference and I have yet to research as much as I would like, but is there a good "overall" site that you could recommend? I will still do a little bit of plinking for fun, but self defense will be the primary role. I would like to be able to quickly/accurately aquire my target in all light settings. I understand in a pitch black room, a laser or flashlight would be the only remedy, and I will deal with that accordingly. Also, one other "issue" is that the sights must be fairly low profile, as to not have snagging/fitment issues with a holster. Thanks!!

jlh820

Check out Novaksights.com. I suspect you're looking for something like their tritium sights. These are genuine Novak sights, so they will match what you have now. You can save yourself some money by just replacing the front sight, since it's the most important one. Or you can replace both front and rear.

Novaks are known for their snag free design and I prefer the look of them, esthetically speaking. You can mix and match since they're sold individually. I highly recommend having a gunsmith install them. These are probably direct replacements but there could be some fitting involved.

Pick out your sights, then discuss it with whoever will be installing them before purchasing them. You'll save yourself time and money in the long run.

For tritium sights I only recommend the ones with the white ring around the tube since the ones with the tritium tube only are extremely hard to see in low light.

And remember this, most gun fights happen within 10-15', and nobody will be using sights at that range.

There are other good brands as well. Trijicon is one of my favorites. Then there's Hi-Viz, Tru-Glo, Metrolite to name a few. My personal preference is for Novak or Trijicon.

Good luck!

TNWNGR

Novak sight's are a great product with an excellent sight picture. Before changing out your sight's though try this trick, take some black epoxy paint and fill in the white dot's in the front and rear sights. Allow it to fully dry and then put some round's through it in different light conditions. If you quickly notice an improvement then you will be validating the white dots as the cause of yout problem. Then if you install a new set of replacment sight's you'll have a better ideal of what your wanting. This is one of those cheap fixes that often as not work's and cost very little to do.

Redleg

In my experience (firsthand errors by me) problems with three-dot sights result from the improper use of these sights. The two rear dots are for quick sight acquisition and that is all. For target or precision shooting on a properly aligned sight the round should go where the front dot is set. The shooter should concentrate on the front sight and basically ignore the two rear dots other than as aids for rough target acquisition.

Well, that's my opinion anyway. YMMV.

I've really liked the stock sights on the SR40c. Mine were spot-on from Ruger and I have never adjusted anything. I have been tempted to try some of the very nice alternatives discussed in this thread but the results I am getting with the stock sights are so good that I have decided to leave well enough alone.

A Crimson Trace Rail Master laser makes a very nice supplement for the iron sights on the SR40c. Align the laser dot to the iron sight picture and it is zeroed before you even get it to the range.

u250680

I'm late chimming in on this post and not sure if the OP has found his solution. I'm older and now in tri-focals and suggest before spending alot of money on sites, have you considered "point shooting" without the use of sights at all. In point shooting you raise the firearm just below eye level and use both eyes to concentrate on the actual target which is considered faster in a self defense scenario. Have read a couple of books on the technique and it took some getting use to but like most things, does work with practice. For what you'd spend on sights, gunsmithing, or lasers you could get an SR22 and practice a ton on the cheap. Best wishes in your quest and good luck.

jorgea

Thanks for sharing your review of the SR4c here at http://www.rugerforum.net