Glock Night Sights? suggestions needed.

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@Gutshot_John

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.

Maybe I should have made my post more clear, some stores ive been in have “demo” guns with various brand sights installed, some even rent them to shoot on their range. No one can decide what will work best for them by looking at a sight in a package, nor by someone else telling them what they prefer.

@Gutshot_John

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.

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.

I agree that the XS sights give up some accuracy, and while I am not a fan of 2 dot sights, these havent done too bad so far and I am in no means a “novice” shooter. Like i said previously, everyone has their own personal preference. For me, plain blade sights dont do it.

[cougar_guy04]

All of my Glocks wear Warren Tactical sights, either the all plain version for my gaming gun and 2-dot Tritiums for the social gun. I tried them on a lark about 2 years ago and they’re all I’ll run on my Glocks now.

@Kentucky_Cop

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.

Ky Cop

Check with Brownells if you’re interested in the 3-dot Warrens. Brownells stocks the 3-dot Warren Tactical and, IIRC, they offer a discount for LEOs.

[Kentucky_Cop]

2 questions guys…

Does anyone like the Trijicon 3 dot night sight Novaks or would they go with the “regular” Trijicons? They look like they would be good for one hand manipulation and does anyone have pictures of the 3 dot night sight Warrens everyone loves. The pictures I have found are not that good. Far and few between pics for the Warrens…

Thanks again for everyone’s help.

[mdain]

I have the “regular” trijicon 3 dots on my work gun (Gen 3 Glock 22). They were on the gun when it was issued to me. When I buy guns now, I don’t get them with night sights because I know I’ll be changing them out anyway. As I posted before, all of my personal Glocks wear Heinie straight 8’s (Except for my G34 competition which has Warrens). However, the next set of sights will be the Heinie 3 dot ledge. A traditional 3 dot sight picture, with the added bonus of a vertical front surface for one hand manips.