Are night sights really worth the money

why have sights at all then right?

i prefer to use those little things that they put on almost all projectile emitting devices.;)

...unless the target is too close to fully present.

with the right sights,it doesnt slow me down any over ignoring them.i do find it helps with accuracy though,even if only a "flash sight picture".
 
Exactly my point...when I Point and Shoot DRILL...my sights are not necessary, so you are correct to a degree about not having sights at all, because I don't use them when I DRILL. However, my time at the range is mixed with doing some shooting @ 25yrds...just for fun and show.
 
My personal opinion is they are worth it for me on a carry gun. I actually took some friendly chastising from an ATF instructor some time back because I didn't have them. :) I did ok with instinctive shooting up to about 10 yards, but further than that, I really saw that those little green dots would have helped. I had just not bothered to add sights to my 22 at that time. I added them before that week of classes was up. :p

I see good arguments both ways and say:
Actually go shoot at night in similar environments you feel you would/could be involved in if possible. Borrow someone's with night sights also. Then make a decision based on your personal feelings.

Again, I would say not a MUST, but for me.... a big plus.
 
Night sights allow a shooter to more quickly and accurately sight (front sight being the most important) a gun in very low to no light conditions. We are all required to properly identify the potential threat and what is behind it, so a quality tactical flashlight is probably more important. For night sights to be optimal, many find darkening the rears with a black permanent marker or contrasting rears further improves their use.

I would highly reccomend taking a night shooting course that incorporates the proper use of light and sight options. Too many people spend money on stuff, not training; it should be the reverse. I've seen many great range shooters and hunters humbled during a night shooting course.

Most self defense encounters are probably not going require any sighting, just point shooting, so one could argue the need for any sights.

Most shootings occur at night, often during the hours when most are at home and in bed, any advantage you can give yourself makes sense.

My bias is in favor of night training (you can simulate some of this with home dry fire drills) good tatical light and night sights.

Before laying down any hard earned money, try to take a night shooting course where you can explore what might be best for you - proper small tatical flashlight, night sights, laser, red-dot, or none of these. Proper defense ammunition with a low muzzle flash is another importan piece of the puzzle.

You might find "Night Master, "low light" shooting & flashlight techniques" by Bill Wilson and Ken Hackanthorn, albeit a little dated, very worthwhile. It takes a novice or above shooter, through the various night challenges and solutions. I'd spend money on this before anything but an actual night course.

Link provided for the DVD; or web search with many results http://gunvideo.com/pgroup_descrip/63/4972/
 
I will hop on this one. A night sight on a rifle: definitely at least a front sight. On a pistol, I don't think so. Spend that hundred plus dollars on ammo in a pistol that really and truly fits your hand. Do some point shooting (or body indexed shooting) with your gun. You should be able to get COM hits out to about 7 yards.

If you don't practice often, then yeah night sights are a good idea on a defensive pistol.

But on a serious rifle, they are a must. even if you have a rock solid eotech, aimpoint or something different. At night the farthest I will make solid point shooting rifle hits is about 15-25 yards without a sight.
 
You should be able to get COM hits out to about 7 yards.
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What about further?

You can easily double or triple that distance with night sights on the pistol.

I practice without sights on a fairly regular basis too, and while the techniques do have their place, and do work, they are not very reliable much past what your limits are. In the dark, where you can identify enough of an outline to pick a target, or in cases where its still light enough to see the target, but due to lighting issues, cant see your sights on the target, the night sights will still allow you to hit what your "aiming" at.

At night the farthest I will make solid point shooting rifle hits is about 15-25 yards without a sight.
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I'd like to watch in the daylight. :)
 
I had TFO's installed on my XD..... Well worth the $100 w/install.

Id recomend going with bi colors.... green front and yellow rear, much easier to distinguish than same color front and rear. :)
 
Didn't read any of the other posts, but ill just give the OP my opinion real quick.

Night sights are good to have, but to be honest, I would rather spend the money on a weaponlight first. After all, night sights arent going to illuminate your target, and when you have a weapon light blinding the intruder, or perp, or whatever the case is, you should be able to see the shadow of your sights so you can shoot the BG fairly accurately.

The operational philosophy of night firing is:
1: NAVIGATE
2: LOCATE
3: IDENTIFY
4: ENGAGE

How can you successfully do ANY of those, aside from the last one if you can't see? Night sights will light up your sights, nothing else.

In short, spend the money on a weaponlight if you have a tac rail first, then get night sights if you so desire.
 
Just a thought

First, my carry gun has Night Sights on it. I didn't install them or buy the weapon because of them. I'm on the fence. I just see myself clearing my house in the middle of the night, coming to two parallel door openings and choosing the one going down the stairs. Meanwhile the BG is in my hall bathroom locating my head by the nighties on my barrel.

Then again that's why I bought my Mossberg 12 ga 18" pumper. :cool:
 
You young guys and your toys. My Daddy taught me to instinct shoot with a bow and gun.

I hunt with a guy that started losing his sight in his 30's and went totally blind in his early 40's. He consistently racks up deer and hogs every season. I lead him to the stand (private land) and he does his thing.

Anybody that has to line up sights in a home confrontation is a loser if the BG has a gun. The average home confrontation is 12 ft. as of my last CWP class.
 
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