Scary! My G23 needed Night Sights.

[neal6325]

Another suggestion might have nothing to do with your weapon. Invest in some inexpensive motion sensors for your outdoor lights. Anyone coming in range will be illuminated, lose their night vision (which helps you) and you will have a nice silhouette if they gain entry with the back side illumination. This additional light should also help with your night sights.

You can get some adapters that go between the bulb and the fixture very cheap but they tend to be overly sensitive. You can go the extra mile and get new fixtures which are better but more expensive.

[NuBee]

The motion sensor outdoor lights sound like a great idea. I just saw some on QVC that were solar powered for a set of four.

Sorry for the delayed reply gents, I have been working 6 days a week, 12 and 13 hours a day. When I crawl thru the door it's lights out. The madness ends in 2 weeks.

I already have a 12 gauge shotgun. But my NuBee question that night and now is should I choose more power or MANY more rounds(G23) in the case of multiple attackers

Plz elaborate.

Thank you!

NuBee

[govnor]

The motion sensor outdoor lights sound like a great idea. I just saw some on QVC that were solar powered for a set of four.

Sorry for the delayed reply gents, I have been working 6 days a week, 12 and 13 hours a day. When I crawl thru the door it's lights out. The madness ends in 2 weeks.

I already have a 12 gauge shotgun. But my NuBee question that night and now is should I choose more power or MANY more rounds(G23) in the case of multiple attackers

Plz elaborate.

Thank you!

NuBee

If you're possibly going to be shooting inside of the house, then a lower powered round is better so that it won't go through walls. Like a hydra shok type defense round. You also wouldn't want to use a rifle. A shotgun blast shouldn't go through a wall (enough to hurt someone) unless it's really flimsy. An AK-47 might go through three walls before it stops. You can also mount a holder for extra shells on the side of your shotgun.

I'd say in general, if you shoot someone and there are multiple attackers, the others are going to run. If they don't then you're in big trouble. Most thugs are wussies and definitely don't want to get shot. They'll leave their buddies behind and run away.

[dukalmighty]

It never hurts to practice low light/no light point and shoot drills,we shot at night one time on the police range with lumination from 1 street light,I missed 60% of my shots and others did worse,one thing that can mess ya up shooting at night is muzzle flash ,but i have a sigpro 2022 40cal with tritium night sights under my pillow and i usually carry after dark but i also have nightlites so my house is never completely dark

[dihappy]

Everyones wondering about the sights and im wondering why you didnt call the police

[WarHawk-AVG]

Bill Wilson and Ken Hackathorn recommend a flashlight, if you have a pistol by the bed...you MUST have a flashlight.

If you shoot someone in the dark without properly IDing the threat a DA will have a field day on you, even if it was a scum sucking badguy...you failed to deploy your weapon without KNOWING what you were shooting at..and a laser will not IDENTIFY a target

They say the tritium night sight with two different colors works best.

Bright green on front site and pale yellow on rear to help distinguish the two, instinctively in low light your eye will focus on the brightest and most distigushable sight..which is the front sight..which is the MOST important part of proper sight alignment

[lawrnk]

I recently bought a glock with trijicons. I understand they last as long as a decade, and are quite good. I've not tried it out yet.

Thanks again guys.

I have just telephoned a couple of gun shop/ ranges and I can have tritium, Trijicon tritium or Meprolights, etc installed between $100.0 and $200.0 depending on what make or model is finally chosen.

Can someone with hands on knowledge please recommend a specific (brand name, model number)set of nightsights for me.

Do any of the aftermarket nightsights interfere with holstering??

Hey, I'm a Nubee so I have to ask.

Thank you in advance.

NuBee!

[austin-tatious]

So, you have night sights, and they are bright even in the daytime. I wonder if they illuminate you enough for the "BeeGee" to see where you are when it's dark...you have not turned on your flashlight yet. Or even if you are holding the gun at ready, are the night sights bright enough for the BG to see them (but not you) and identify your position? Suppose you are wearing your white t-shirt and/or tightie whities.?

[seamusTX]

So, you have night sights, ... Or even if you are holding the gun at ready, are the night sights bright enough for the BG to see them (but not you) and identify your position?

The night sights can only be seen from the rear of the weapon, at least the ones that I've seen. They are in a small well.

The light would reflect off glasses and could be seen in total darkness. But for most situations, they would be swamped by ambient light. I can almost read at night with the indoor lights off because of my own outdoor lights and street lights.

If it was so dark that the assailant could see your night sights, it would probably be too dark for a reliable shot.

- Jim