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I had Tijicon Tritium night sights on my 1911 and over about the last 30 or so years they have gone out completely having gotten progressively more dim over the years. In thirty years most of us here won't be sighting anything, but in the meantime my 1911 wears a new Tijicon RMR red dot and I like that even better.
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
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I'm a fan of the Trijicon HD, too.
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You need a light source that allows positive target ID, night sights are handy but not mandatory. Training in the dark is eye opening . Combining a handheld light and a WML is probably optimal if you don't have and train w/ NVDs. mike r
Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better
Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC
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Boys, you still talking about "find gun in the dark" sights? I recommend sturdy as a rock Surefire. American company based in California. Lights must be Made in China because the country of origin is not stamped anywhere on them. No worries, Apple makes very nice electronics in PRC.
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I like to bring up points that people tend to overlook. People like to say if there's not enough light to see the sights, or identify the target, you shouldn't be shooting. Lets hope the other guy feels the same way. When you have muzzle flashes come at you, you might think differently. The other point I learned from experience, having to shoot once in a low light situation. I could see the sights and the intended target just fine... until I fired that first shot. Then I was sort of blinded (the flash bulb effect) by the muzzle flash (and surprisingly port flash). Because the gun had night sights, I was able to keep shooting as the situation required.
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WStrayer: Our departments issued "Glocks" all came with night sights and I used them for the last 10 (ten) years of my career there - to this day I still prefer night sights on all my personal Glocks. I can see NO downside to them. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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The only thing I do to my Glocks, is install after market night sights Yep. Had the cheap ass plastic rear sight fly off my first Glock 17 when I was dispatching a skunk here at the Ranch. First thing I do when I buy a new Glock is put on new steel Night Sights. I prefer Heine Straight Eights. Only other thing I do to them is put a 3.5 lb trigger disconnecter and a extended slide release.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Campfire Kahuna
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And I Fuqking HATE those ridiculous looking plastic pos fiber optic sights they put on the front of most revolvers nowadays !
Just ruins it for me.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Campfire Kahuna
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The only thing I do to my Glocks, is install after market night sights Yep. Had the cheap ass plastic rear sight fly off my first Glock 17 when I was dispatching a skunk here at the Ranch. First thing I do when I buy a new Glock is put on new steel Night Sights. I prefer Heine Straight Eights. Only other thing I do to them is put a 3.5 lb trigger disconnecter and a extended slide release. My bedside gun also wears a Crimson Trace Light / Laser Combo for things that bump in the night. 🤠
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Campfire Kahuna
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I prefer a fiber optic front and black rear. But if I have to use tritium (I do) I sharpie out the rear sight to dull how bright the back sights are. Great till that plastic POS goes flying off your gun and leaves you with out a front sight to aim with.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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I prefer a fiber optic front and black rear. But if I have to use tritium (I do) I sharpie out the rear sight to dull how bright the back sights are. Great till that plastic POS goes flying off your gun and leaves you with out a front sight to aim with. I make sure and install them correctly (Frank Proctor has a video describing it) and then just replace them as needed. I consider it a wear item that gets maintenance.
your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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Campfire Kahuna
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I prefer a fiber optic front and black rear. But if I have to use tritium (I do) I sharpie out the rear sight to dull how bright the back sights are. Great till that plastic POS goes flying off your gun and leaves you with out a front sight to aim with. I make sure and install them correctly (Frank Proctor has a video describing it) and then just replace them as needed. I consider it a wear item that gets maintenance. That’ll work fine unless your in a shootout 😜
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Question, night sights on a carry gun? Answer, always.... because you just never when, where or how.
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