I have no idea. Maybe the Ameriglo front could be used with the Dawson rear?
I would be interested.
I think the Dawson Precision require a 1.80 tall front which I don’t think Ameriglo makes in a size that would fit the PPQ, but I could be wrong.
I also just had a 10 email exchange with them that started off telling me there would be a 6-8 week lead time for custom sights and ended up with
Dear Josh,
At this time we don’t offer custom rear sights. We do apologize for the inconvenience.
So, I don’t really know what to think, but I’m not really that interested in getting anything from them at this point.
I will wait and see if Heinie, Ameriglo or whoever else comes out with a 2 dot setup this year.
I received an email from Donna at 10-8 stating that they should have PPQ sights in 6-10 weeks.
Any idea on what model/style? Hopefully, they still maintain the #3/Combat site picture.
That is great to hear. I wrote to Heinie about this almost as soon as the pistol was released. Heard nothing in return, so it seemed that the PPQ was pretty low on their list of priorities at the time.
A nice set of straight-8s would definitely seal the deal for me.
AC
Bottom of their availability page says that they are about 6-8 weeks out on PPQ sights. Looks like they are going to be the brass bead ones.
This is my first time hearing about the 10-8 products…looks like nice stuff! Might have to get a set for my P30 or HK 45 as well!
Anybody have any experience with these? And, what are the “straight-8s”?
Can you post a link for the Heinie sights?
Looks like they’re doing tritium and brass bead.
Here’s a pic of Heinie Straight 8s
I think he was talking about 10-8, I don’t believe Heinie has anything for the PPQ in the near future.
I talked to Trijicon about 2 months ago and was told to keep checking their site for the release of the HD PPQ sights, if I can find the e-mail I will post it, I was told either spring or early summer. I have had the Trijicon night sights for about a year and a half and I cannot stand them, I can shoot CM consistently at 15 yards, but when actually trying to place shots within the center rings I have trouble. The only reason I am keeping them is because I want to give them another try when my ATF paperwork comes in for my Osprey.
I would much rather shots on target then all shots through same hole, but the ability to shoot less then 4 inch groups would be nice, now with my Shield using I dot Pros I am making 1.5 inch groups without much effort. Reason I am so excited for the Trijicon HDs
Here is something that I have found out over time. It is making me continue to evolve my search for the best sights, for me, on the PPQ.
I have owned two 9mm PPQs for nearly a year now and two P99AS compacts for less than half of a year. I put Trijicon Bright and Tough sights on one PPQ (with orange in the rear for a dimmer, contrasting view). Very nice for a three dot set-up, although, I always prefer two dot set-ups. I never noticed much of a difference in accuracy from the stock PPQ sights and even ran it in three days worth of LAV classes.
Then I bought (and was instantly enamored with) my two P99AS compacts. Shot them for months. I finally brought my PPQ with the Trijicon sights along to the range to compare it to my P99s. I was shooting tighter groups with the P99 compacts. The triggers are a bit different so I figured that I just needed to spend a bit more time on the PPQ and it would be fine. About a month ago, I decided to bring both 9mm PPQs to the range to compare the Trijicons to the stock sights (I put Meps on one P99 and was swapping sights around at the range to find the best sight picture for each gun). Holy shit, I could not believe how well I could shoot my PPQ with the stock sights on it compared to the gun with the Trijicons on it. I was already happy with my 25 yard groups with the Trijicons, but, the stock sights tightened my groups up consistently by at least two inches. I was thrilled because this was like getting free government cheese out of the blue!
I then put the Bright and Toughs on one of the P99 compacts and it fixed my POA/POI issue that I had with the Meps that were advertised for the “P99 and Compact models”. They shot way high, so, the taller Trijicon front sight made my compact nearly perfect.
The moral of the story is that one of my PPQ slides is sitting sightless, waiting for some factory night sights from Earl’s Repair Service. I have read that these (although not very bright) mimic the stock PPQ sights the best. Can’t wait to try them out.
When Heine becomes an option, I will probably have to give them a try too as I have always liked their sights.
I bought one set of Trijicons from Opticsplanet and another from Amazon. Optics planet had the better price but when I went to buy a second pair for my SO’s PPQ they sent me an email saying they were suddenly out of stock and it would be 2-4 months. I paid $10 more on amazon but it was worth not having to wait to me.
I emailed Trijicon asking about HD sights and received this response on April 29th 2013.
Dear Graig,
Thank you for your inquiry. We do not offer Trijicon HD night sights for the Walter PPQ. We have no plans to manufacture any for this model however please check back because we are always coming out with new product www.trijicon.com . We will add your request to the future product list. On the other hand, we do offer Trijicon night sights for the Walter PPQ model WP01. We have attached the link for your convenience http://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product3.php?pid=WP01.If we can assist you further please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
Dawn Kibler
Walther P99 Gen1 AS and QA
Walther P99 Gen2 AS and QA
Walther P99 Gen3 AS and QA
Walther P99c Gen1 AS and QA
Walther P99c Gen2 AS and QA
Walther PPQ M1 First Edition (Navy)
Walther PPQ M1 4"
Walther PPQ M2 4"
Walther PPQ M2 4.5" / Navy / Threaded
Walther PPQ M2 5"
Walther PPS
S&W SW99
S&W SW990
S&W SW990L
S&W SW99c
Magnum Research FA9
Canik TP-9
Now take that list and double it because almost all of those came in 9 and 40, and a few 45s in the S&W series…
All take the same sights, and we still can’t get a good option for them? The PPQ M2 4" this year I bet outsells any best year for any of the derivatives and predecessors, coupled with that fact that they’re basically GLOCK SIGHTS with a slightly different dovetail and a slightly different front notch size… It is a mystery to me why it could possibly take so long to get decent sights.
Take your Glock sight, change the machining SLIGHTLY, and done, market cornered. I appreciate Dawson making a fine set, but they look just a little too wide for me in the rear, not sure.
… I just realized every Walther P22 version also takes the same sights. Not that anyone is putting nice sights on those… but still!
Heinie has gone from plans to no plans: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=118109
Hopefully 10-8 still follows through.
I saw that Vickers was having Wilson make some Glock sights. I inquired on the M4/Vickers forum/PPQ thread as to whether or not he might make some for the PPQ, seeing as how his only complaint about the gun was the sights.
Question never got posted/answered…
Maybe a friendly petition to Wilson 
What bugs me is that they would be IDENTICAL parts with the exception of small changes in the dove tail and notch dimensions.
How much of a market do you think there is? The lack of sights has me down on what is otherwise a great gun. I’m tempted to make my own once things calm down at work, and would consider making them for others as well.
Once the M2s start rolling, the people complaining that they don’t like the paddle mag release are going to start trying it. Same with the 5", it’s going to start showing up in USPSA etc.
I haven’t seen anyone buy a PPQ and get on the internet to complain about it. EXCEPT for the mag release and even that’s rare.
I have no idea how many PPQ M2s they are going to sell this year, but I bet it’s more than S&W sold of the PPQ M1 last year. So, I’d say there is a growing market for good sights.
What pisses me off, it’s they are so physically close to Glock sights!
Can’t really elaborate, but don’t give up on Heinie just yet.
AC
Yeah, that was posted before you offered your assistance. Would be great to see these come out after all.
I’m not trying to be cute with that remark, as I really don’t know what Richard will choose to do in the end; that said, he will have all that he needs to at least explore the possibilities in relatively short order.
My sense is that he is beginning to come around to the idea that the market is indeed there, but as a victim of his own success, it remains to be seen whether he will be able to allocate the time and resources to put a Walther sight into production. He will at least have the prototyping and measurements down, I’d imagine. Even if a decision is deferred, I still think that puts us closer to a favorable end result.
It’s just a waiting game for now.
AC