Posted: 5/29/2009 6:48:40 PM EDT
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I'm looking to add some night sights to my G19 and possibly a few other pistols.
I know its probably more preference than anything else, but what brand is recommended? Glock Ameriglo Trijicon Mepro |
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TruGlo TFO (Tritium/Fiber Optic)
They are well built, bright at night, Insanely bright in daylight, great price point. All 4 of our personal Glocks and our Advantage Arms kit wear them. And very cool arfcom vendors (shameless self plug  ) carry them.... here.
Reguardless of where you buy them... they are amazing. Cliff @ Go Time Gear |
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AMERIGLO
They use trijicon tritium, and they have more sighting options out there than any other company. Use GSSF as a coupon code too, and you can get nearly any sight they sell for 75 bucks. My personal favorite is the ameriglo pro-operator. Trijicon/Ameriglo/XS all use matte white rings around their tritum, so they are very visible during the day. Glock brand/Meprolight use a white ring around the tritium, but they put a protective glossy coating over the entire thing. In sunlight, they glare horribly and are very distracting to me. |
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I did night sights on my three glocks. I have found though I shoot better if I ignore the dots and concentrate on the shapes. An interesting point someone once made to me was, if it's dark enough you can't see your sights, you probably can't what you're shooting at. All things to consider.
That said, I will always have tritium's on my carry gun. I get mepros at a local store who installs them for less than $7 (free if I get the right sales person). Installation on a glock takes either the rear sight tool or a drift and hammer if you're willing to bang the sights on. Some front sights are staked and some are supposed to have a tiny nut holding them on. If I were to try it myself, I would look for the nut type front and put a drop of loc-tite on it. |
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I just put some of the XS Big Dot's on one of my 19's last night... I am holding my judgment until I shoot with them... but installation was easy... took me 5 minutes. One of the good things about the Glock platform is the ease with which you can install aftermarket sights. This makes them an ideal platform to use as a research gun to find the sights best suited to an individual's needs. |
