Trijicon HD night sights

[Blakenzy]

Just wanted to say that if you are OK with paying over a hundred american pesos for sights, these will definitely not dissapoint. I can actually SEE my sights now, finally, in sun, dark and everything in between. It`s effortless to pick up that front sight. Happy Happy with the yellow version 

[cosine]

They're on all my working pistols, although I'm partial to the orange ring over the yellow.

[Fly320s]

They're on all my working pistols, although I'm partial to the orange ring over the yellow.

Same here.

[AmbulanceDriver]

I need to get the slide cut on my 1911 for a set of those - right now it has a staked in front sight.

[bedlamite]

I picked up a set of them from our friendly neighborhood moccasin salesman a year ago for my Glock 20. Definitely worth it.

[AmbulanceDriver]

Keep forgetting to check if he has them for the 1911 - don't see them listed on the site, but doesn't mean he can't get them.

[cordex]

My new G19 still has the stock pretend sights.  I was leaning toward the cheaper Meprolight night sights.  Are these worth almost twice the price?

[dogmush]

My new G19 still has the stock pretend sights.  I was leaning toward the cheaper Meprolight night sights.  Are these worth almost twice the price?

Yes.  I have one set of the Trijicon's and two set's of Sig's version of the same thing.  If you want a sighting system that is fast, easy, and accurate enough these are definitely worth it.  You give up some precision for speed, but I haven't found it to be enough to sweat.

[mtnbkr]

I have a set of Ameriglo Cap ProGlo O/O sights for my G19.  They're better than stock, but still not ideal.  They're inexpensive though.

Chris

[Perd Hapley]

So you guys keep talking about shooting in the dark. Racist much? 

[Devonai]

It's not racist to say that most assaults aren't committed by glowing Jovians.

[MechAg94]

It's not racist to say that most assaults aren't committed by glowing Jovians.

Iapetus hasn't been around in a while.  He might know more about Jovians. 

My last two pistols, I just got regular sights.  I have been using lasers though.  I have a CR Railmaster green laser on my XD Mod 2.

[Blakenzy]

Regarding the orange vs yellow I had the opportunity to check them out side by side at a gunshow. A guy had quite a few sights including Truglo FO + tritium sights all mounted on blue guns. He also had a dark box partially lit with a uv light you could peer into to see what the different sights looked like at night (supposedly). Out of all the options the yellow Trijicon seemed to stand out the most. Very luminescent even under plain indoor lighting, even more than the Truglo fiber optics. I am talking about the front sight plastic outline, not the tritium lamp itself.

[mtnbkr]

I have a set of Ameriglo Cap ProGlo O/O sights for my G19.  They're better than stock, but still not ideal.  They're inexpensive though.

Chris

Well, they must not be too bad as I shot this 45-shot (3 full mags) group at 20ft with them:



Chris

[roo_ster]

Looked at them.  U-shaped rear notch.  No thanks.

[Fly320s]

Looked at them.  U-shaped rear notch.  No thanks.

You prefer V or square notch?

FWIW, you can use a different brand rear sight so long as you get the correct height front sight.

[roo_ster]

You prefer V or square notch?

FWIW, you can use a different brand rear sight so long as you get the correct height front sight.

Square.  I see and align them much better.  Also square is better for longer range pistol shooting.

[Fly320s]

Square.  I see and align them much better.  Also square is better for longer range pistol shooting.

Why is square better? 

[roo_ster]

Why is square better? 

U and V shapes for the bottom of rear sights have several things going against them.

1. Light transmission is the biggie.  Easier to align irons when light transmission on the sides is uniform, top to bottom.  It also helps if there is a decent amount of distance between front sight post and rear sight "arm."  So that even when the rear is out of focus, a change in light intensity from one side or the other indicates misalignment.

2. When being used at ranges greater than is usual (beyond 25 yards) this is more critical.  If you've marked your front sight with appropriate range bars, being able to see the whole range bar in the bottom of the rear sight aids in precision.  And having the entirety of the front sight post width visible at the bottom of the rear sight keeps the shooter from having to work harder to align the V or U shaped (rather than bar shaped) mark along the width of the front sight.  Especially once you've transitioned to your final focus on the front sight post and the rear is now blurry.

I also am not fond of front sights that are not rectilinear.  I don't mind if they incorporate a dot or circle within the rectilinear sight body, but I don't want an angled  or curved side or top.  That last part goes for rears, too.  Dots, outlines, different colors, whatever.  They are fine as long as the meat and potatoes of good rectilinear sights are present.

[Blakenzy]

I think that the wide deep U shape makes for easier front sight tracking and centering  (although maybe not for perfect alingment), specially when a large front dot is being used. If I were considering irons for IHMSA or other precision activities then I would agree with very crisp flat square sights, but not for defensive applications. I doubt a very deep cut square rear would do the same.