(I edited Paladin's original post...sorry Paladin)Paladin wrote: One of my buddy's got some night sights on his Glock because his buddy at the FBI had night sights. He found they work great for seeing his sights in the dark, but he can't see anything else... so in the end they're not that useful to him.
A flashlight is better than night sights. You can ID your target. I believe a flashlight is essential equipment. Night sights are a 'nice to have'.
I agree 100%! The comments above is why I do not worry myself with night sights, because I really should be using a flashlight to ID the target anyway. I'm not too worried about giving away my position to a potential BG (I'm not a SWAT officer, I'm just an average "Joe"), but if you cannot positively ID your target you should not pull the trigger. Very good point, Paladin, about night sights allowing you to see the sights in the dark, not your target. I have nothing against night sights, I just don't want to fork over $100 or more when I can get a good flashlight for $30. Yeah I know, I'm cheap.
JLaw