Under stress, the brain reads shapes, not notches. SureSight gives it a triangle.
Set out to buy a sight. Ended up inventing one.
SureSight's designer never planned to invent anything. The goal was to buy a pistol sight worth trusting. But standard notch-and-post sights all shared the same flaw: with eyes locked on a target, they were hard to see.
So the research began: vision, stress response and shape recognition. Dozens of candidate designs went to the range with experienced shooters, and one shape came out ahead, a triangle.
To test it properly, the designer brought in shape-recognition scientist Dr. Irving Biederman, who helped validate the design in a controlled study. The current version took two more years of refinement.
Traditional sights ask for fine focus at the worst possible moment.
Lining up a post between two notches takes careful focus. Under stress, eyes lock onto the target and the sights blur.
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Stack the pieces
The front sight sits on the rear sight, and together they form a triangle.
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Let the brain finish it
Based on the Gestalt principle of closure, the brain completes the shape, and the tip of the triangle marks the point of impact.
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See it in any light
A fluorescent front sight and a tritium vial rated for 12 years keep the triangle visible from daylight to total darkness.
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Design variations tested in the redesign
12 years
Glow life of the tritium vial, with no charging
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Pistol makers supported: Glock, Sig Sauer and Springfield Armory
From suresight.com.
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