M.YANCEY Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 What is the best Night Sights for a glock and stays bright the longest? I need them for a 21SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) I prefer Trijicons. The tritium dots are very sharply defined. Some others prefer the Glock sights or Meprolights because the dots are larger, albeit fuzzier. "Long-lasting" is generally similar across the brands. Tritium has a half-life of 12 years, but its useful life for effective illumination is usually a little less. With that being said, I have a 1993-vintage G21 with Trijicons that are still usable. I lucked out on that one. We have 115 Glock 22Cs that we've run for 8.5 years. Only three front sights have come apart, and that was recently. Edited January 3, 2011 by Braxton1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 We have 115 Glock 22Cs that we've run for 8.5 years. Only three front sights have come apart, and that was recently. Now that's interesting. Could you define "come apart"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) I prefer the Ameriglo Operator GL149 green front and yellow rear. Ameriglo uses Trijicon inserts. Edited January 3, 2011 by JBP55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadkill751 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) We have 115 Glock 22Cs that we've run for 8.5 years. Only three front sights have come apart, and that was recently. Now that's interesting. Could you define "come apart"? Probably since the gun is a "C" model and it is a LE gun, the front sight tube fell out. I am just guessing. Edited January 3, 2011 by Roadkill751 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc Angel Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, I'll tell you what I don't like! I just bought a brand new G-19. The dealer caught me in a moment of weakness and talked me into purchasing his, 'store brand' night sights. (A misnomer, by the way.) He put a set of, 'Zone 3' Trijicon night sights on the gun. They were dim. They were ill-defined; and, no matter how much I compensated, I couldn't hit the bullseye with them. Turned out the right side of the rear sight was, ever so slightly, longer than the left side. (Which explains, 'Why' I was doing such a good job of hitting the left side of the target.) Because some shop idiot had used Red Loctite to fix the setscrew on the rear sight, the gunsmith who spotted this anomaly had to use a drill press in order to get the, 'Zone 3' rear sight off the gun. I had them replaced with a set of Meprolights - Which is the night sight that I usually use. They're extremely bright, almost too much so, because you can momentarily lose a target in the dark in the same way I did a few years ago. (That'll make your heart stop!) I don't suppose I'd care if my night sights were Trijicon or Meprolight. The Triji's have more clearly defined glowing orbs. The Meprolights are brighter and a little more durable. The Glock factory sights? They run a close second to Meprolight. I've got both; at sometime in the future I'm going to try a set of Tru-Glo TFO sights. (Just because I want to.) I know they've got a lousy guarantee, poor customer service, and they're fragile; but I see them on a lot of, 'range guns'; and I'd like to give them a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 We have 115 Glock 22Cs that we've run for 8.5 years. Only three front sights have come apart, and that was recently. Now that's interesting. Could you define "come apart"? Probably since the gun is a "C" model and it is a LE gun, the front sight tube fell out. I am just guessing. Yep, that's what happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKJD Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I have Glock sights on a 22 and Trijicon on a 23. I prefer the Trijicons. They have sharper corners on the rear sight notch and I seem to be able to get a better sight picture when shooting in light, the Glocks seem to be rounded and fuzzier. The finish on the Glock rear sight wears off quickly and I have to blacken them often or I get a lot of glare in light. My near vision isn't what it used to be but and Trijicons just seem to focus better for me. I took a file to the sides of the Glock front and narrowed it a bit and that helped. The inserts on the Trijicons look a litle smaller and more defined than the Glock sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anilson Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 TFO's = glow day and night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgrol Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Have Trijicons and CT laser on my 19. Gun came with the night sights but if I had a choice I would forgo them for the laser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trvlngnrs Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) I have the Warren Tactical Sevigny Carry sights on my G19. I purchased the 2 lamp set with the green front and yellow rear. The rear lamp is not outlined in white, so it's not distracting during the day. Since the front lamp larger, it's also brighter than the rear. At night, just put the large green light on top of the fainter yellow light and you're good to go! Sevigny Carry Sight Set Edited January 14, 2011 by Trvlngnrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Trijicons...for a pure carry gun, that's all you need. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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