Gun sight optic contingency system

A firearm, comprising:

• a firearm body having a proximal end and a distal end;
• and
• a gun barrel for dispensing a projectile;
• a red dot sight having
• a sight window defining a shooter's sighted target field of view through said sight window,
• a red dot displayed in said sight window, and
• a red dot sight mounting coupling to said firearm body;
• a gun sight optic contingency system having
• a low profile rear sight located proximate to said proximal end of said firearm body, below and outside of said shooter's sighted target field of view,
• a front sight located proximate to the distal end of said firearm body and within said shooter's sighted target field of view, said rear sight and said front sight in combination defining a sighting axis aligned with a projectile path when a projectile is expelled from said firearm and further defining a sight picture in relation to a target;
• and
• a gun sight mounting coupling to said firearm;
• wherein said gun sight optic contingency system is co-witnessed with said red dot sight such that when said red dot sight is aimed at said target and said red dot aligned in said sight picture with said target, said front sight is visible within and adjacent to a bottom of said shooter's sighted target field of view, and said rear sight is outside of said shooter's sighted target field of view and adjacent to a bottom of said sight window and also adjacent to and vertically aligned beneath said front sight view in said sight picture.

A gun sight for a pistol, comprising:

• a front iron sight having a pistol coupling and rising therefrom along a longitudinal axis to a front sight termination;
• a rear iron sight configured to align vertically beneath said front iron sight in a sight picture;
• and
• a reflex sight intermediate between said front and rear iron sights, and configured to align an illuminating dot adjacent said front sight termination in said sight picture;
• wherein in said sight picture said front sight termination is aligned on said target and said rear iron sight is aligned vertically below said front iron sight, while a horizontal areas surrounding said front iron sight intermediate between said pistol coupling and said front sight termination remain visually unobstructed.