Night sights... Help needed please.

[TheYoungGuy]

OK so I've been reading a lot about night sights and have decided to get some. I love, and I mean LOVE, my Streamlight TLR-1, but as I'd bet 99% of you agree, carrying with a rail light is a bit of a toughy. So, night sights seem to be the way to go. Can anyone give me a run-down on the major brands, pros and cons, and most importantly, the prices. Any help is appreciated.

TYG

[seamusTX]

This was discussed recently: http://www.texasshooting.com/TexasCHL_F ... php?t=7171

I vote for tritium. They're there when you need them and don't give away your position (much). Less than $100 if you can install them yourself.

- Jim

[Zero_G]

When I was looking at night sights, there was one (forget which brand) that some of the reviews said it was so bright you could use it as a night light. The last thing you need in a low-light situation is a bright light shining in your eyes that would make you lose the target. I went with Ameriglo. Just enough glow to be seen in low-light, not enough to blind you or give your position away.

[frankie_the_yankee]

In my view, Tru-Glo's are far and away better than anything else out there. They don't give you away. The fiber optic elements concentrate available light whenever it is present. And the tritium elements have a nice visible glow when available light is low.

The main problem with "pure" tritium sights is that the glow is too faint to see in normal room light (or anything brighter). So all you have in that case is a plain a 3-dot sight.

The Tru-Glo's give you a bright glowing sight picture in ANY light.

This is especially helpful to those of us with "old eyes". Wearing bifocals, it is hard to get a sharp sight picture. Even more so when time is critical. So when I shoot competition, I use special single strength glasses that are "dialed in" to give me a clear sight picture when I am in my preferred modified Weaver stance. But these glasses are not practical to wear all the time. (Distance vision is out of focus.)

With Tru-Glo's, I find I can tell when the glowing dots are aligned even though the dots are out of focus. So they work great with my normal bifocal glasses.

If this is a factor with you, I would suggest you check out Tru-Glo.

Note that I have no connection to Tru-Glo. I'm just passing along advice FWIW.

[jimd1981]

I think that you should try out a set of Tru-Glos before plonking down coin on them. All that Frankie said above is true, but I found I didn't like the glow during daylight, and I returned them. Everyone has a favorite "nite site", I like Trijicons, myself.

[FrEaK_aCcIdEnT]

truglo tfo all the way. i have had them up against trijicon, and meprolite. Better day/night. I work the overnight shift and I spend most of my life is in the dark. I never worry about the visibility of my sights.

[GlockenHammer]

I think it's funny how the 1911 shooters like theirs all black and others like theirs glowing in the dark. Count me in the latter group. I've tried "normal" night sights like Trijicons, Meprolights and some brand I can't remember. I'll never have anything but TFOs on any of my carry guns.

[Sludge]

I have to go with the truglo TFO as well. I have them on my Glock 23 and would not use anything else...

[frankie_the_yankee]

I think it's funny how the 1911 shooters like theirs all black and others like theirs glowing in the dark. Count me in the latter group. I've tried "normal" night sights like Trijicons, Meprolights and some brand I can't remember. I'll never have anything but TFOs on any of my carry guns.

Ummmmm...... I'm a 1911 shooter and I like the Tru-Glo's.

[AV8R]

The only issue I have with TFOs is that they're delicate. I suppose that's fine for normal carry, but I tend to knock things around a lot. Solid steel seems to hold up best for me.