first set of night sights info needed

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well i decided after having my g26 for a year maybe i should get a set of night sights. l now have the questions which ones and what color. from what i have read trition is the best. so i think i will go with these, although i have heard glock makes a set that sells for $67 and there are also a set made for the mini glocks. so can someone please give me some info on those. also what is the advantage /disadvantage of having them adjustable. now another thing is what color. i heard that yellow or green is the brightest so i intend on having that in the front. i also read and it makes since that if the back two are a different colors from the front the sights they are easier to line up. now do i go with red, yellow, orange, or green in the back. also does anyone have any websites where it shows the different colors.

thanks
james
 
When I had my last set installed (November, last year), Meprolights were $65. I have Meps on 4/5 of my Glocks (the last one is due for Meps in September). Have not seen the Glock brand ones and will not switch from Meps unless they give me a good reason. I prefer the traditional green front and rear. I have a set of PT night sights on a Smith 457 with a green front and orange rear dots. I find the combination to be distracting. Also PT night sights are intentionally manufactured so that the rear sighs are noticably less bright compared with the front. Then again, I have heard alot of people say the tritium rear sights are useless and you should just go with a tritium front with a plain jane rear sight. Adjustables are nice, but the trade-off is that the sights tend to be more delicate and easier to knock out of adjustment.

PT has a nice webpage with a lot of info: www.ptnightsights.com
Meprolight probably has the same - I just don't have the address right now.
 
Ok...hmmmm. Trijicon and Meprolight are the two best companies who make nights. Tritium is the radioactive element that makes them glow....kinda like the stuff on the Simpsons, where Homer works :D
Colors are available, but usually from places like PT NITES and such. The advantages are you can get yellow rear sights and a green front...just because you can...and its different. But when you change colors, you decrease the expected life of the "glow"
Trijicons and ML's are guaranteed for 12 years....I would stick with a green night from these companies....proven track record and all.
Adjustable or not...is up to you and your intended purpose with the gun...usually nights are installed on defensive/carry guns.
Adjustable sights on a weapon with this intent, doesnt make sense to me...but thats me.
If you have one gun that does home protection, target, plinking, CCW....I would consider the adjustables...more versatility.
Also...have them installed by a smith. Many people have tried to install nights ...follow the directions and all and still end up almost ruining a great gun and the sights...spend the money to have it done right the first time.
Shoot well
 
thank you all for the input. well i think i am going to go with the yellow and green with green in the front. i do also like the red or blue ones form pt anyone know how bright they are and how is their warrantee i would like to look into the information about the ones for the mini glocks since they offer a longer sight radius i seen the ghost ring is there any advantage to those? i think i will stay with the fixed ones, i and a new shooter and i doubt i would be able to adjust them properly.
thanks
james
 
Stick with green. Red, yellow, & orange might be hard to pick up at sunset. I have Trijicon on my G-17. Only used them once in 10 years. Took a training class that taught night shooting. Next night sight I get will be either Heine Slant Pro 8 or Ashly 24/7 big/small dots. Trijicon/Meps are 3 dot. Heine Slant Pro 8 you put the front dot on top of the dot on the back, it looks like an 8. Some say this is faster. Ashly 24/7 big/small the back sight has like vertical a line like an i. The front signt is a big or small dot & you put the dot on the line like doting an i. The problem with 3 dots is you have to put the front dot between the 2 back dots. Then you have to center the front dot so equal light is on either side. Putting 1 dot on top of another sounds faster.
 
Pass on the PTs - I have had these. It was a waste of $.

Buy the Mepros. I have Trijis and Mepros - for the $ Mepros are better.

Henie is THE ticket.

Ashely big dots - pass. Difficult beyond 10 yrd for accurate shooting. Closer they are unnecessary.
 
What do you guys do about installation ? Do you trust your local smith or do you send them to the manufacturer ? I have been toying with the idea of having night sights installed on my Colt Officers Model and maybe my Glock 17. I have heard that there is a guy here locally that does Glocks but that is it. I have been told that there is some kind of fixture or something that is gun specific and required to do the job right and this guy has the stuff to do Glock.
I have a set of MMC adjustable night sights on a Browning Hi-Power. I sent it to MMC for the install. It has a dot on the front and a bar on the back so that you sit the dot on the bar. Both are green. I have done a little night jackrabbit hunting with it and they seem to work out quite well. The quality of the sight seems first rate.
I have a set of the Ashley Big Dot sights on a Ruger P89. They are not the night sights, but same thing without the tritium. I personally don't like them. In fact I regret putting them on. I don't use the gun for defense and find that they are difficult for me to shoot accurately. I was much faster with better accuracy using the factory sights.
YMMV
 
I agree with all who say to stick with the green nights. The red, orange and sometimes yellow are only good for around 5 years.
The 3 dots are the best for me..quick target acquisition and its consistant with other sights Im used to. The Big Dots seem like a great idea until you try and see around it to target your gun...I always found them more a pain than an improvement. To each their own. I could never get used to them.
Most sights are just dovetailed in. If thats the case, your smith should have a sight pusher to make easy work of it. I had mine installed by a reputable local smith. I wouldnt try it at home..unless youve done sights before.
Shoot well
 
My Kimber Custom CDP came with Meprolights which have three bright green dots. Since the rear sights are closer they appear brighter than the front sight and with my smart seg glasses I'm slow picking up the front sight.

My son had Meprolights installed on his duty H&K USP 45. The rear sights are yellow and the front is green. They don't appear to be as bright as mine but I pick the front sight up faster on his gun since the green stands out more between the dimmer yellow rear sights.
 
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