As mentioned in a a previous post I have two Glock 19’s that I plan to install night sights on, either Heinie sights with a QWIK rear or a Warren /Sevigny set. Seems I have read or heard somewhere that one of these, maybe the Warren or Sevigny, has a white outline around the tritium vials? Is that true? If so do you know if it’s painted, plastic or something else?
Also, if you’ve used both I would be interested to know your thoughts on how they compare, which you preferred, etc.
Thanks.
I like the Heinie better. I prefer the larger rear sight. Both are nice, but I give the edge to Heinie. Its a very subjective “view”.
Thanks. I agree, choice of sights can be a very subjective thing.
Do you have the Heine night sight, standard steel, etc? I was curious if the tritium vials have a ring around them, white or some other color?
I have the Warren Tactical Night Sights on my G19. There is a white line around the regular sized green dot front tritium vial, but on the rear you can only see the thin metal of the tritium vials around the small dim yellow rear dots in daylight.
I really like these sights. The G23 I used to have had factory night sights on it, and I like these much better.
I have the straight 8’s and the “Edge”, both NS. The Edge has a larger notch. The large notch version is my favorite.
I like the Tru Glo TFO’s, I have them on all my Glocks. They are amazing both in daylight and the dark.
I have the LEDGE in Straight-Eight configuration on numerous Glock 19s. While I haven’t used the Warren, I can say that there’s a huge advantage in front sight clarity compared to Trijicon night sights…especially for my post 50 year old eyes.:rolleyes:
-Rainman
To my eyes it looks like the white ring around the front tritium on my Warren Tacticals is painted on.
Tell me about it. I turned 50 this month and for the past few years my eye’s have really went downhill. I hope the wider rear notch and thinner front sight will help.
I have both, and prefer the Warrens. The Heinie Straight Eights are certainly good sights and very shootable, but I prefer the Warrens because of the rear sight notch, rear sight profile, and the fact that the front and rear tritium dots are different color.
And take a look at the Warrens with the tritium front and plain black rear. I find that arrangement to be very fast.
I have also been looking at the Warren sights. What do most prefer, the 2 dot or 3 dot night sights ?
I prefer the Warren sights with a plain black rear and tritium front.
I like the Warren 2 dot NS combo…
My Warrens are three dot.
Trijicon can only put a white ring around the tritium lamp on smooth (unserrated) sights. Serrated sights like the Heinie rear can only get a plain tritium lamp.
The white outline or ring is actually paint that is applied to the sight after the lamp is glued into place and the paint would fill the serrations as well.
I’m not sure how other tritium manufacturers do theirs.
Thanks for the advice. I am still unsure. I may order one set and see how I like them, then go from there.
Why’s that? Did you color code them so you don’t forget which one is the front and which one is the rear sight? 
A number of reasons:
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[li]It’s easier to make sure they’re lined up properly (this is more an issue with 3-dot than 2-dot, admittedly).
[/li][li]The orange rear dot on the Warrens is dimmer, so the eyes are easily drawn to focus on the front dot while using the rear purely for alignment in the periphery.
[/li][li]When you get a mid-range focus (instead of a true hard front sight focus), two green dots can sometimes become a jumble of four green dots in your double-vision, making for a very confusing sight picture.
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I’ve been using the all-green Heinies for almost a year now and they’ve certainly worked fine in low light shooting, but the green front/orange rear of the Warrens is just an improvement in my opinion.
I recently installed a set of Sevigny Carry sights on my G19 with a trit front and plain rear, and I’m very happy with it.