I am currently getting ready to purchase the new Generation 4 Glock 22. As is, it does not come with night sights. As a street cop that works nights, I am looking at putting night sights on it ASAP. My current duty generation 3 Glock has green Trijicon sights that have a H3 01 in white lettering on the side. As I have had zero issues with these sights, is there anything better out there that would be worth taking a look at for my new gun? I understand that Glock makes night sights also. Some of my partners are running what appeared to be Truglow fiber optics. (they look as if they have long fiber optic “tubes” compared to the Trijicons).
As my search fu on this site didn’t produce anything I am open for suggestions. In short, what are the best night sights currently available. I have zero expeirence when it comes to this. Please help! Thanks in advance for the suggestions.
However, the new Glock nightsights reportedly have a thinner blade than previously, and are tenifer-treated and fully warranted for 15 years-and a bit of a bargain if provided/installed by Glock. These factors could make the Glock/Meprolite nightsights a contender as well.
I believe that the H3 script on your old night sights simply indicates tritium (the radioactive element that mekes the sights glow). The 01 part is the year of manufacture.
If you like the brand you have, stick with it. I switched all of my carry guns to Heinie straight 8’s. The stacked tritium dots took a little getting used to, but they are awesome. Heinie also offers a traditional three dot setup.
I need to check out the Warrens b/c many here like them. But I think the TFO you spoke of with the Tube are awesome. Very bright and great at Dusk when its not totally dark. Again, they are Tritium and Fiber Optic, best of both worlds. They do not make them for many guns, or I would use them more often.
Warren’s are ok but the two-dot setup is lacking at night with too much vertical stringing. I much prefer the plain rear. Either way accuracy is limited compared to 3 dot designs.
Real fiber optic material shouldn’t break that easily, I’ve used them for years on bows and handguns and beaten the hell out of the stuff, dropped from tree stands etc.
I don’t know what warren uses for their FO material. That said the sight is still functional even if it does and it’s an easy fix (5 mins tops with a lighter and cutting implement) if you have replacement FO.
I am still up on the air with the decision. I have looked at all the suggestions you have given me and appreciate it greatly. I think I am leaning towards front and rear night sights. I do not think I could be effective with a plain rear. I have plenty of time to continue my research. Thanks again for your wisdom as I continue to look…
ADD ON- I am looking closely at the Trijicon Tritium’s Novak sights ($132) or the Truglo Tritium TFO’s which some of my co-workers recommend. I have no knowledge of either of these. Thoughts?
Everyone will suggest what they like best, but in the end it comes down to personal preference. If there is a dealer close to you that carries a few different brands, then maybe you could check them out first hand to get a better idea.
I personally do not like a plain rear with a tritium front, I prefer a 3 dot set up. However I have put a couple sets of XS big dots on a couple of glocks and I like them so far, very fast front sight for high stress situations.
Warren, Trijicon, TruGlo, XS, Novak etc are all good sights, I have had problems with meprolights, but others love them.
Well yes people will suggest what they like but usually they have reasons for that.
Sights are meant to aim bullets…how do you get a better idea without actually putting rounds down range? There is no way you can tell what will and will not work for you by just looking at a sight in the store.
I’ve tried 3-dots, dot-post, XS, 2-dots and plain blade sights and ultimately the one I chose was at the end of that process. The best sight design I’ve ever seen isn’t available on the market but hopefully it will be one day.
I personally do not like a plain rear with a tritium front, I prefer a 3 dot set up. However I have put a couple sets of XS big dots on a couple of glocks and I like them so far, very fast front sight for high stress situations.
Many many people dislike 3 dot designs, even though they are the most accurate of the extant night sights they are far from ideal. XS sights have even fewer proponents except among novice shooters at very close ranges. Accuracy is the main complaint. Since the top of the front post doesn’t line up with the ears on the rear post you have no vertical frame of reference only a horizontal one.
They’re meant to be fast but do so at the expense of accuracy and result in vertical stringing the farther you move out. This problem is much worse with the XS models even than on the two dot designs.
Warren, Trijicon, TruGlo, XS, Novak etc are all good sights, I have had problems with meprolights, but others love them.
TruGlo makes some great bow sights, but on handguns I’ve seen them go down. They’re great for competition but that’s really about it. If you like FO there are better options out there.
Warren, Novak and Trij (the latter is actually the manufacturer of many other brands) are the only brands I’d consider on a fighting gun.
Just be careful installing sights on any Glock slide. I recently cracked the rear of a customers Glock 19 slide installing sights on it. Glock said I overtightened the sight tool on the slide and they’ve charged me $180 for a brand new slide which I still haven’t received and that was over a month and a half ago. When I asked for a torque spec on the sight tool they didn’t have an answer. Go figure.
I’ve installed 100s if not 1000s of sets of sights on Glock slides, first time ever cracking a slide. Currently I’ve quit using all sights tools on all Glock slides for installation and only using the sights tools for very slight adjustments. I’m installing sights with a brass drift and hammer with the slide in a padded vise (slide mounted sideways in the vise) since Glock has no answer about torque spec on sight tools and can only tell me that I ‘overtighten the tool’.
I have the Warren Tactical Night Sights on both of my G19’s. They have a green front and the rear sight has two low intensity yellow tritum inserts. The Warrens also provide a good surface area to use for one hand weapon manipulations.
The last few posts have been a huge help. RobS started a thread about the TFO’s and thats going to be a huge no go from what I read. I will probably narrow it down to the Trijicon 3 dot night sights they referred to “Novak” style or the Warren 3 dot night sights. $132 pesos is alot for the Trijicon Novaks. Goodness…
The Warren website is not very in depth for what it worth. I feel as if it could use a face lift to showcase more of the products.
