Paul Markel - XS Sight Systems · Paul Markel Lifelong Student of the Gun. 2 3 Letter from the Family Featured Products 2013 Featured Products NEW! BUIS Base Upgrades for AR XS ®

Made In The USA • If You Need A Gun, You Need XS® Sights™

“Standing flat-footed during a sunny afternoon on the square range won’t sell you on XS Sights.

Move your feet, shoot on your back, negotiate a shoot house; then you’ll appreciate the value of the Big Dot sight.”

Paul Markel Lifelong Student of the Gun

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Letter from the Family

FeaturedProducts

2013 Featured Products

NEW! BUIS Base Upgrades for AR XS® Sights has collaborated with TROY™ Industries to offer from-the-factory- installed XS® 24/7 Tritium™ Stripe Front and CSAT Aperture options in TROY® Folding BattleSight® flip-up bases. Available as set or for individual front or rear sight purchase. DIY install, kit included. 100% Made in the USA.

Set Price: $310 - AR-3000-7

S&W® M&P22XS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, White Stripe RearPrice: $90 Part Number: SW-0025-3

Ruger® Gunsite Rail Full-length Rail with Ghost-Ring AperturePrice: $90Part Number: RU-5000R-N

Springfield® XD-s™ XS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express Set Tritium Front, Tritium Rear Price: $120 Part Number: SI-0002S-5

Benelli® M1 Std Dot™ Tritium Express Set on Vent RibPrice: $100Part Number: SG-3001-4

Kahr® CW/CM XS® Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, Tritium Rear Price: $120 Part Number: KA-0007S-5XS® Factory Installation Only

XTI™ (Xpress Threat Interdiction™) AR-15 Angle Mount Sights Tritium Front, White Stripe Rear. Ambidextrous. Price: $150Part Number: AR-0007-4

Mossberg 464™XS® Scout Rail™Price: $50Part Number: MB-60001R-N

Ruger® LC9™ XS® Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, White Stripe Price: $90 Part Number: RP-0009S-3

Walther® PPS XS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, Tritium RearPrice: $120Part Number: WT-0002S-5

Ed PastusekSmith & Wesson® BODYGUARD 380XS® Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, White Stripe Rear Price: $90Part Number: SW-0022P-3

Ruger® LCR® Standard Dot™ Tritium SightPrice: $60Part Number: RP-0008N-4

Smith & Wesson® M&P ShieldXS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, White Stripe RearPrice: $90Part Number: SW-0024S-3

After spending a lifetime working side by side with my father, the late Ed Pastusek, leading XS Sight Systems is a dream come true.

For over 30 years I had the privilege of watching him and my mother build businesses from scratch chasing the American Dream. Through trial and error, he found a path to success by focusing on customer needs, working hard, and investing in his people. My father instilled his life lessons in our company and we continue to be driven by this same passion for excellence.

Our accomplishments are possible because of the tremendous amount of heart and hard work our employees dedicate to American manufacturing and to XS Sights; to those who have gone before us and for the ones who stand with us now, thank you. We are also grateful for the support of our customers, trainers, writers, firearm manufacturers, friends and countless others who continue to help and challenge us to be our best.

Today with my mother Mary and my beautiful wife Stephanie, our family strives to lead an even stronger, more capable team with the same family passion and traditions we were founded on. We are deeply committed to creating and manufacturing products to help the GOODGUY take care of bad situations. With this, we honor and support our Law Enforcement and Military professionals who protect us at home and abroad. We highly encourage firearm training and education and are proud to support organizations and our fellow citizens who believe in our Constitution.

God Bless America.

Jon Pastusek, CEOXS Sight Systems, Inc.

1-888-744-4880 | www.xssights.com | Latest News & Products @ www.xs-info.com | 1-888-744-4880 | Demonstration & Installation Videos | INSTALLATION AVAILABLE OnlineVideos

The History of XS® Sight Systems

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The Experts UpgradeYour Pistol

“XS Big Dot Sights - Because point shooting doesn’t get it. Seeing that big white front sight in the center of the threat for the tiny moment in time it takes to confirm alignment is the key to success. People who use the sights hit; those who don’t, miss. It’s as simple as that. Don’t bet your life on luck or the incompetence of your opponent. Get the hits and stop the fight.”

Ed Head, Firearms Instructor and WriterRetired United States Border Patrol

“I have claimed back-to-back IRC World Championships. It would not have been possible if I did not have an XS front sight. In my book XS Sights are the finest in the industry. XS Sights are competition proven to work.”

Josh Lentz, IRC World Champion

XS® Express and 24/7 Tritium Sights™

Glock® 21XS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, Tritium Rear: $120Part Number: GL-0002S-5

HK45CXS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, Tritium Rear: $120Part Number: HK-0013S-5

Sig 226XS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, Tritium Rear: $120Part Number: SI-0002S-5

Smith & Wesson® M&P XS® Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, White Stripe Rear: $90Part Number: SW-0019S-3

Smith & Wesson® BODYGUARD 38Big Dot™ Tritium Revolver Front Sight: $60Part Number: SW-0021N-3

Adjustable Sights Available for Bomar, LPA & Kimber® Target CutsXS® 24/7 Standard Dot™ Adjustable Set Standard Dot™ Tritium Front, Tritium RearCall for Part Number: $150

Kahr® 380XS® Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, White Stripe Rear: $90Part Number: KA-0005S-3

Ruger® SR-9® XS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, Tritium Rear: $120 Part Number: RP-0007S-5

Springfield® XD/XD-m/XD-s™ XS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Express SetTritium Front, Tritium Rear: $120Part Number: SI-0002S-5


Big Dot™ = Big AdvantageDefensive shooting is a dynamic event incorporating an ongoing series of decisions. You’ll make those decisions using mostly visual input from beyond the front sight. When seconds count, and the adrenaline is pumping, the Big Dot™ is our most visible Tritium night sight option for the gunfight. To learn more, visit our FAQ page at www.xssights.com.

www.guntalk.com

“I know what you are supposed to do, and I know what you will reallydo. You’ll look at the threat! That Big Dot just flat-out works!” Tom Gresham, Host of Guntalk Radio and Guns & Gear Television

“Gunfighting is serious business. XS Big Dots are serioussights.” James Yeager,

MFCEO Tactical Response

“XS Sights do a lot for me. The Big Dot gives me the ability to pick upmy front sight very quickly. I can shoot fast and I can reacquire my sights all the time. This sightingsystem goes across all my weapons.”

Bill Murphy, Owner of the SureFire Institute

Big Dot™ Tritium Bead on Pedestal - $60

XS® 24/7 Tritium™ Stripe - $60

Banded Standard Dot™ Tritium - $80

Big Dot™ Tritium Glue over Bead - $60

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Upgrade YourTactical Shotgun

Upgrade YourTactical Rifle

Remington® 870 - XS® 24/7 Big Dot™ Tritium Set - $120 - RE-0006-5(fits original factory shotgun and rifle sight base and ramp)

Remington® and Benelli® - Std Dot™ Tritium Express Set on Vent Rib - $100 - SG-3001-4 (requires gunsmithing)

Remington® Benelli®

XS® 24/7 Tritium™ Front Sight Options

XS® Tritium AK-47 Big Dot™ Express Set - $120 - AK-3003-3

XS® 24/7 Tritium™ AK-47 Replacement Front Sightand Windage Drum - $70 - AK-2001-6

AK-47

XS® 24/7 Tritium™ Stripe Set - Springfield M1A Scout - $130 - SR-0001-8

.125 Ghost-Ring Rear 24/7 Tritium™ Stripe

Springfield®


Banded STD Tritium Ghost-Ring / Rail Set $185Remington® 870 - RE-4001R-4 (may require gunsmithing)Mossberg® 500/590/930 - MB-4001R-4 (not for heavy barrel)

“I am a U.S. NAVY SEAL with three combat deployments to the Middle East.

I find the BIG DOT on my closein combat pistols, and the M-4 and M-14 Tritium sights to be very beneficial for faster target engagement and sight acquisition.

Thanks for your company’s products and support.”

D.W. / U.S. NAVY SEAL, CPO and Weapons Instructor

Bill Davison, Formerly of Her Majesty’s Royal MarinesDirector of Training and Lead Instructor Tac Pro Shooting Center

“The only problem with the shotgun is that it was originally designed as a hunting weapon with a pattern at 40 yards that was maybe 6-7 feet. XS Sights are a huge improvement — they’ve taken the little bead out of the way and put a front sight on you can actually look at and use to accurately fire with. The progression from just the front sight is actually a set of sights. If you’re going to slugs, you need a rear and front sight.Have a sight that works — have an XS Sight.”

HK MP5 - 24/7 Big Dot™ Tritium Front, Ghost-Ring Rear - $120 - HK-1011-3

HK®

Ruger®

Mossberg®

Ruger® Mini 14

24/7 Tritium™ Stripe Front, Standard Rear Set - $100 - RU-0014-8

(fits pre-580 serial number rifles; not available for 580 series)

Ruger® Ranch Rifle

24/7 Tritium™ Stripe Front, Standard Rear Set - $140 - RU-0015-8

(fits pre-580 serial number rifles; not available for 580 series)

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Upgrade YourAR-15/M-16

Upgrade YourAR-15/M-16

XTI™ Xpress Threat Interdiction - Std Dot™ Tritium, White Stripe RearAmbidextrous, DIY InstallPart Number: AR-0007-4 Price: $150

24/7 Tritium™ StripeAR-2001-6 $60

White Stripe - $30.080w 11-2111S-275-1.100w 11-2111S-275-2

.080w .100w

24/7 Std Dot™ TritiumAR-2001-4 $60

Front Sight Options

AR-15/M-16 Same PlaneAR-2002-9 $30

Rear Sight Options

CSAT AR-15/M-16AR-2004-9 $35

CSAT AR-15/M-16 TROY®

AR-2005-9 $40

Part Number: AR-2011-7Price: $155

XS® CSAT Rear Aperture in Flip-Up BattleSight® Rear Base

“In practical or tactical shooting, one never knows when or where a target will present itself. When I need the ability to engage targets at distance with my primary magnified optic, and yet still quickly and accurately engage close-range threats, the XTI Sights are my solution.” Andrew Brady, Ret. U.S. Army Owner, Lone Star Armory


GAT-Glass Assault ToolAR-GAT™ LE/MIL onlyPart Number: GA-0000T-1Price: $80

NEW! XS® 24/7 Tritium™ Stripe Front in Flip-Up BattleSight® Front Base

NEW!

OUR TWO TOP-SELLING AR Sight Sets: AR-15/M-16 24/7 Tritium™ Stripe w/ CSAT Rear AR-0005-7 $95

AR-15/M-16 24/7 Tritium™ Stripe w/ Same Plane Rear AR-0004-8 $90

Use the notch for 7-yard zero.

Use the small aperture for 100-yard zero.

CSAT COMBAT SIGHT ALIGNMENTAR-15 Rear Sight Aperture

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Part Number: AR-2012-8Price: $155

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Upgrade YourHunting Rifle

Upgrade YourHunting Rifle

XS® Backup Ghost-Ring Iron Sights

XS® Ghost-Ring Iron Sight Options

XS® Scout Mount™Marlin® 1894 - ML-6002R-N - $50Marlin® 1895 - ML-6000R-N - $50Marlin® 336 - ML-6001R-N - $50

Mossberg® 464™XS® Scout Rail™ - MB-6001R-N - $50XS® Ghost-Ring Set - MB-0002-5 - $90

Low Weaver Backup 22-2069A-500-8 $65

Tall Weaver Backup 22-2069B-000-8 $65

Sako® Backup 22-2171A-000-8 $65

Ruger® Backup (requires drill & tap) 22-2109A-000-8 $65

Remington® 700 Backup with Integral Weaver Style Scope Base 22-2173A-202-8 $65

Marlin® 1895 Guide GunXS® Ghost-Ring SetML-0013-5$90

.230” I.D. Aperture.191” I.D. Aperture

XS® Ghost-Ring Sight Sets & Backup Sights

come with both a .191 aperture and a .230 aperture so you can choose which is right for your shooting conditions.

Low-Profile Integrated Rear Ghost-Ring Aperture

Ruger® Gunsite Scout Rifle

• Full-length scope rail.

• Fully adjustable rear aperture integrated into rail.

• No gunsmithing required. Installation kit included.

• Expands versatility allowing red dots, scout scopes and traditional optics.

XS® Scope RailRuger® Gunsite Scout Rifle - Rail with GRA - RU-5000R-N - $90


“The XS Lever Rail is versatile, rugged, reliable and the right choice for real riflemen.”

Richard Mann, NRA Field Editor

“XS Ghost-Ring sights are fast, rugged, reliable and accurate. Whether used as a backup to a scope or as the primary sighting system, the XS levergun sights deliver superior performance.”

Jeff Quinn, Gunblast.com

“Having been acquainted with Col. Jeff Cooper for half a century and being a multiple gunsite graduate, I waited a long time for the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle, and I know Jeff is looking down with approval.

However, when Gunsite’s Ed Head told me about the new XS full-length rail system for the Ruger Scout, and being a big fan of other XS rail systems, I knew I had to have one as soon as possible. Take it from me, the totally versatile XS Ruger Scout Rail makes a great rifle even greater!” Gary Paul Johnston, Author

XS® Lever Rail™Marlin® 1894 - ML-6005R-N - $60Marlin® 1895 - ML-6003R-N - $60Marlin® 336 - ML-6004R-N - $60

XS® Lever Rail™ Iron Sight SetsMarlin® 1894 - ML-1004-5 - $150Marlin® 1895 - ML-1001-5 - $150Marlin® 336 - ML-1002-5 - $150

Please contact [email protected] or call 888-744-4880 to ask about GATs for various light models, gun models and holster fitments.

WL-GAT™

Surefire X200, X300 - GA-0002T-1 Price: $80Surefire X300 Ultra - GA-00005T-1 Price: $80

WL-GAT™ - Streamlight TLRGA-0004T-1 Price: $80

For additional info, email [email protected] or call 888-744-4880 • www.xs-info.com/lsl-tourActive LE/MIL personnel only. Seats are limited and pre-registration is required.

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HPeoria Police Department (AZ)

HIndependence Twp. Police Department (NJ)

HAlexandria Police Department (LA)

HLas Vegas Metro Police Department (NV)

HMaynard Police Department (MA)

HPasadena Police Department (CA)

HReno Police Department (NV)

HOmaha Police Department (NE)

HSouth Dakota Div. of Criminal Investigation (SD)

HAlaska State Troopers (AK)

HFairbanks Police Department (AK)

HDurango Police Department (CO)

HHawaii Department of Public Safety (HI)

HTallahassee Police Department (FL)

HBullhead City Police Department (AZ)

HYellowstone County Sheriff’s Office (MT)

HMissoula County Sheriff’s Department (MT)

HLos Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (CA)

Wes Doss, FounderKhyber Interactive AssociatesAccredited training led by Wes Doss, 21 years U.S. Army and 19 years LE experience. Doss and his Khyber team have been training elite law enforcement and military personnel since 1992.

www.khybertraining.com

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LE/MIL [Call For Discount]

AR-GAT™

WL-GAT™

GAT™ - Glass Assault ToolAR MilSpec Flash Hider GA-0000T-1 Price: $80

Ruger® Flash Hider GA-0001T-1 Price: $80

“I’ve learned over the years that no matter what stance I use or how I place my hands, focusing on the front sight remains a constant. Experience as a SWAT operator and instructor has shown me the faster someone can see the front sight and the easier it is to focus on, the faster and more accurately they can shoot. XS Sights are by far the fastest and easiest sights I have ever used.”

Dave Starin Training Director


OnlineVideos

GAT-Glass Assault Tool [Available for le/mil only]

Law Enforcement Agency T&E Program of XS® products available for firearm instructors, armorers and range masters. For additional information, email [email protected].

“The GAT will allow the operator to rapidly (and effortlessly) breach glass and gain access to high-risk environments, while keeping both hands on their primary weapon platform with no effect to the weapon’s zero or combat readiness.”

Master Sergeant Paul Howe (USA-Ret)

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Shooting XS® Ghost-Ring Sights• The shooter’s eye will naturally center the top of the Front Post in the XS® Ghost-Ring.• To accomplish this, the shooter must visually focus on the front sight.• When the shooter focuses on the front sight, the XS® Ghost-Ring will become a fuzzy ghost-like image.• Even though the XS® Ghost-Ring is fuzzy, the shooter’s eye still centers the front sight in the Ghost-Ring.

EXTENDED RANGE - 25 yards and outPoint of Impact - Top of the DotAllows for precise shot placement beyond normal defensive range.

Express Sight AlignmentThe full circle of the Dot front sight is visible and centered over the shallow V and vertical bar of the Express rear sight.

Express Sight Picture

CLOSE RANGE - 15 yards and inPoint of Impact - Within the DotGet a quick hit at normal defensive ranges by placing the full front Dot on the intended point of impact.

XS® EXPRESS SIGHT ALIGNMENTXS® Sight Systems Proudly Supports:

XS® GHOST-RING SIGHT ALIGNMENT

CSAT COMBAT SIGHT ALIGNMENT

Zeroing ProcedureAt 7 yards, fire a round group at the target with the sights aligned similar to that of shooting a pistol.

Adjust the sights so that the rounds impact where your front sight is holding on the target.

Once zeroed at 7 yards, move back to 100 and fire 3 rounds at your target with the 6 o’clock or center hold sight alignment using the PEEP sight. Adjust your sights accordingly to make sure your rounds hit where you want them to.

“You start at 7 yards and shoot it like a pistol sight to get a baseline zero and then confirm it at 100. It will cut your zero time in half.”

- Master Sergeant Paul Howe (USA-Ret)

AR-15 Rear Sight Aperture

Use the notch for 7-yard zero.

Use the small aperture for 100-yard zero.

The bullet’s intendedpoint of impact

Sight PicturesVideos & Installation

INSTALLING XS® SIGHTS:Self-InstallSome of our sights are simple enough that customers can install themselves. To help with and/or help determine if you can do the installation yourself, we have videos on our website of the installation process for many of our sight sets.

Local Gunsmith Install Installation of most of our sights is fairly simple if you have some shop skills. If you don’t, using a $60-90-120 set of sights and a $400-500-600+ firearm as your first attempt, may not be the best of ideas. If in doubt, get a professional to do it. If your gunsmith has any questions or needs any technical information, we will be happy to supply it before, during or after the sale. Call our toll-free tech line at 1-888-744-4880 or email [email protected].

Gun Manufacturer InstallSeveral gun manufacturers’ custom shops such as Kahr® and North American Arms® offer XS® Sight upgrade installations from their factories.

XS® Factory Installation ServiceEven if you do have a good local gunsmith, the best ones usually have a large backlog of work, which is one of the reasons we now offer installation services. On semiautomatic pistols, all we need is the slide. On those pistols that don’t require machining – something like a dovetail – the installation fee is about $40 + the sights + return S&H. If a dovetail or other machine work is required, those fees begin at $70 + the sights + return S&H. In most cases, our turnaround time is two weeks (if the sights requested are in stock), not including shipping time. Answers to frequently asked Installation Service questions can be found on our website or by calling us direct 1-888-744-4880.

Check our website for installation videos, or ask us about printed instruction sheets available.

Go online to watch our videos, Friend us, and get our Tweets!


THANK YOU to all our OEMs and Wholesalers from Team XS®.

2401 Ludelle StreetFort Worth, Texas 761051-888-744-4880 TOLL FREE1-800-734-7939 FAX TOLL FREEPrinting and specifications subject to change without notice.

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Paul Markel - XS Sight Systems · Paul Markel Lifelong Student of the Gun. 2 3 Letter from the Family Featured Products 2013 Featured Products NEW! BUIS Base Upgrades for AR XS ®