I've got a 1,000,000 candle power Q-beam if that'll work.Take your pick, either one.
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You dont "need" night sights!
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Half of us can’t find our glasses.
True, but having three illuminated dots makes that alignment quicker, as opposed to maneuvering silhouettes in the dark. It also aids in drawing the eye, so you are focused on the front sight, and not the illuminated target at a distance.
I didn’t say tritium sights didn’t help, just noting that if your target is illuminated then they are not necessary. For me, I line up the outlines quicker than I align 3 dots. I’ve timed myself again and again in lowlight drills with both set ups.
Sometimes, for some folks, having tritium front AND rear sights can slow you down slightly. They eye will oftentimes pick up the rear sight instead of the front, as it has 2 dots and is closer to the eye. That’s one of the reasons why on my personal guns I run a tritium front and a black rear. On my duty gun I have the Trijicons with the bright front and dim rear dots.
The dots will also help folks that don’t have a solid, consistent grip. For those folks, during lowlight they can’t find the front sight at all, as it’s too far to the right/left or low. The tritium dots will help them pick it up and put it where it needs to be.
I have seen more than one shooter during lowlight, shooting with tritium dots, put the front sight OUTSIDE of the rear sight. That is, put it to the left or right of the rear sight then align the 3 dots. Doesn’t work well.
No dots, some dots, big dots, little dots, different colors, notches, V’s, dot-on-a-post.......run what works for YOU. There are no cookie cutter answers.
A night sight on the 'front only' works well.
Yup, just did this with the Glock 34 that will be my new 'truck gun'. Left the factory back sight on, but put on one of the new AmriGlo sights they are using on the Gen 5's now. It really pops no matter what light conditions I've tried so far, and for short range it should be close enough even if I don't see the back sight at all.
I’ve yet to hear the, “ I like seeing my handgun sights on the dresser, night stand, bathroom counter, and tv stand... I can clearly see the tritium watching over me while lay myself down at night.”
I chose to run the same sights on all of my Glocks... the factory night sights and they work well for me at this time.
As far as bump in the night, it’s gonna be the 870 or 30 something rounds of 5.56 sitting and waiting in the corner of the bedroom along the short wall.
SURPRISE!!!!!
As far as bump in the night, it’s gonna be the 870 or 30 something rounds of 5.56 sitting and waiting in the corner of the bedroom along the short wall.
SURPRISE!!!!!
If target is in the floodlights and you're in the dark, he can't see you, so it's not self defense.
Stand your ground doesn't make that kind of distinction, especially if he is armed and hostile or i feel threatened.If target is in the floodlights and you're in the dark, he can't see you, so it's not self defense.
