Sights You Can See

[Leveraction44]

My eyes are not near as good as they once were. Consequently, I have a hard time seeing the sights on my pistols. I am looking at replacing the sights on a few of my polymer wonders with sights I can actually kind of see. I have traditional 3-dot night sights on a few. They work well at night. But if it isn't dark, forget it.

So, I am looking for combat style sights that I can see in all kinds of lighting conditions. Do you have any recommendations?

 

[BLIP]

Yes... glasses my friend.

 

[Leveraction44]

Yes... glasses my friend.

Your input is, as always, highly regarded. Do they make those in 3-dot combat versions?

I do wear glasses if I am target shooting. But, I normally do not walk around wearing reading glasses. Maybe I should practice my command communications. STOP!! SHOW ME YOUR HANDS!!! LET ME FIND MY READING GLASSES AND PUT THEM ON!!!

 

[GTSteve03]

XS Big Dots

https://www.xssights.com/Handgun_Sights_pr-8208.aspx

 

[Hayata]

I've been known to paint my front sight post with my wife's red fingernail polish to try to get them to stand out.

But I know what you mean. Was at an indoor range this week and the stall did not have much light in it and the lane was nice and bright.

When you try to put a black front sight post over a black bulls eye the sight post all but disappears.

I hate getting old...

 

[shootin4fun]

XS Big Dots

https://www.xssights.com/Handgun_Sights_pr-8208.aspx

This ^^^

 

[BNB]

Snake Eyes
https://cdn3.bigcommerce.com/s-2odh...22/iipsrv__22941.1478753709.1280.1280.jpg?c=2

 

[KAHRex]

+3 on the XS BIG DOT night sights. I have them on my Mod 2 9 mm and Mod 2 .45. MUCH, MUCH quicker target acquisition (sp?) with these. My 58 yr old eyes like them. The "dot the i" set up (like on most Kahr pistols) helps me a lot. Check 'em out.

 

[DADI03]

Snake Eyes
https://cdn3.bigcommerce.com/s-2odh...22/iipsrv__22941.1478753709.1280.1280.jpg?c=2

I would try these. I've wanted to try one. I think that at much of a distance would lose accuracy but at a distance that you would be using in a real life scenario they would work well with easy sight acquisition and follow up shots.

 

[cmshoot]

There is at least one company that makes fiber optic sights with a tritium ring around them. The fiber optic works in daytime and the tritium works at night.

On the XS Big Dots, see if you can find someone that has them on a pistol
And will let you shoot them before you buy. You'll either love 'em or you'll hate 'em.