Storz Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Had a set of TFO sighs installed on my Glock last week. While waiting for the gunsmith to do his thing I was talking with one of the other employees that shoots competition with a Glock/TFO sight set up, he mentioned that during competition he puts electrical tape over the fiber optic ends of the rear sights. Anyone do this, or heard of this? Said its so that your eye is drawn to the front sight quicker... Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Taliani Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 That is the reason many/most use a plain black rear. This is just trying to accomplish the same result without having to replace the sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I went as far as blacking out the rear FO. I used touch up paint. Then got the Tripp K1 rear sight, and we all know how that went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 From my experience, having anything but a pure black rear sight will cause a disturbance in the force. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rln Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I like the fiber optic front/plain black rear sight as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 M&p pro, xdm 5.25, para limited guns, the list goes on forever of the companies that use a plain black rear and fo front. There's a reason for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storz Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 Thanks for the info, wish I had done a little research before dropping a hundred bucks on these and purchased the Warren sights instead. Does anyone make a black insert for the rear? Care to post pics of your sight blackout 'a matt'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Thats why their is blue fiber optic, It does not light up, so its good way to blacken the sight cleanly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sin-ster Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Thats why their is blue fiber optic, It does not light up, so its good way to blacken the sight cleanly. Quick addition-- not all FO rods are created equal. I've got a coil of blue that kinda sparkles when new (looks purple), but does indeed cease to glow rather quickly when it gets dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storz Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) Is it possible to change the FO on the TFO sights? Any recommendations for a rear sight that will work with the TFO front sight? Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2 Edited October 20, 2012 by Storz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sin-ster Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Is it possible to change the FO on the TFO sights? Any recommendations for a rear sight that will work with the TFO front sight? Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2 Those rods are glued in and coupled with a small tritium vial. IOW, no-- you can't change them. A lot of people actually have trouble keeping those rods in place, as solvents and (allegedly) plain ol' heat will soften the glue and have them moving around. Coupled with a pretty flimsy design for the front blade's FO housing and very few people running their pistols hard will use them-- most (like me) after having broken a set themselves. The front bead/blade is pretty fat IIRC, so you may have some issue finding a plain black rear that will work. Look up the dimensions of the front and see if it matches any other sets-- the Hack rears from Ameriglo, the plain blacks from Trijicon, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storz Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 I am going to just sell the TFO sights I think and install a set of Dawsons (local shop has them in stock) If anyone needs a cheap set of TFO sights let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG164 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Springfield XD 5". I have Dawson black frnt and rear iron sights and I primered and painted the front site white and left the rear black. Work well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) I have only replaced the FO in the front and the rear FOs are now dim and very inefficient at catching light. I may go further and blacken them with a sharpie. Since I focus on the target (another debate) the front FO still shows up of course out of focus, but still a dot I can see between two blurry rear sights. So not only are the rear FOs not necessary, they are indeed a distraction, but not as much as those stupid lasers (I blame Hollywood). Edited November 5, 2012 by NicVerAZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise1 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Black silicone works well when you want to get rid of the rear FO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothguy Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) I have only replaced the FO in the front and the rear FOs are now dim and very inefficient at catching light. I may go further and blacken them with a sharpie. Since I focus on the target (another debate) the front FO still shows up of course out of focus, but still a dot I can see between two blurry rear sights. So not only are the rear FOs not necessary, they are indeed a distraction, but not as much as those stupid lasers (I blame Hollywood). They really interfere with my point shooting. As you said they are feedback devices but I think also they are current information devices. Feedback for me is in the past but there is some current information there too. I relate that to a shot setup approaching positions and seeing what I need to see to make the shot. I know somebody is gonna say that's all feedback but I'm trying to separate two parts of technique. Eventually they all come together though. What do sights do? They cover half the target. At least that was my first impression, when I started shooting. Edited November 16, 2012 by toothguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Take them off and sell them on glocktalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storz Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Take them off and sell them on glocktalk Exactly what I did several weeks ago ;-) I have Dawson's installed now. Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGER3BN Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 From my experience, having anything but a pure black rear sight will cause a disturbance in the force. be Yoda has spoken....and the force is strong with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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