Night Sights

All of my carry pistols have night sights of some kind, seeing the chances of having to use them in low light situations is pretty high it makes sense for me & I don’t see a downside to having them.
 
Over 99% of my shooting is done in daylight, and I don't like the clutter of dots, rings, and bars.
I also believe that if it truly is dark, you can't properly ID your target so you need a light regardless of your sights; you shouldn't be shooting in the dark.
In between, night sights are absolutely wonderful; the first time I tried night sights it felt like cheating (it was a low light competition).
My current carry gun came new with three-dot night sights, and having them available if/when needed, is worth dealing with a less than optimal sight picture the rest of the time.
 
good night

SIG P365 comes standard and they are excellent.

I did install night sights on my Hi Power as it is a night table weapon.

It depends on what your handgun is used for.
 
Night sights are useless to me...I prefer fiber optics. (I'm old) The chance of me getting into a nocturnal gun battle are slim to none and if I did, I doubt I'd have the presence of mind to take the time to actually draw a bead on someone. Just saying....
 
SD & HD gunfights don’t involve sights. As for lights, hold your place- get low and wait on intruder to make a move. If you got time to go hunting you got time to call the law. Lights are targets and nobody is fooled by holding light to the side. The key word here is defense.
 
Drm50 said:
SD & HD gunfights don’t involve sights. As for lights, hold your place- get low and wait on intruder to make a move. If you got time to go hunting you got time to call the law. Lights are targets and nobody is fooled by holding light to the side. The key word here is defense.
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I have different take on this. I won't go clear room unless I have to, like kid down the hallway is crying for help. But before pulling the trigger I will make certain who or what I am firing at. A light turns on second before fire.

It really almost happened to me. Late father was briefly staying with us. He had onset of dementia. In the middle of night, I saw outline of a man standing in the dark in the hallway. I started running to the shotgun, and then he coughed. I was frightened like you wouldn't believe afterwards, as I could have...

Positive identification of the target before firing, no matter what. It is one of the 4 pillars of gun safety.

-TL

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Every modern study shows that using the sights is the key to surviving most gunfights. There's a reason Col. Cooper said, "Blessed is he who, in the face of danger, focuses on the front sight."

Night sights are also great for finding the gun on the nightstand, IMHO.

Larry
 
I've done true "night shooting" without a flashlight where the target was illuminated by muzzle flash. I've never practiced with a flashlight. So as of right now, I don't understand the purpose of night sights.
 
I still have night sights on my 2nd Gen Glock 17. They haven't glowed sufficiently to work in the dark for over 15 years now. I'm not going to replace them - they work well enough for my purposes.
 
I have night sights on all my defense pistols except pure pocket guns. Definitely helps in the dark. But be sure of your target!

I have read some who say you don’t need night sights because you HAVE to have light to properly identify targets before shooting, and once there is light the night sights have no advantage. There is something to this argument, but it’s also true night sights on your bedside gun help you find it in the dark. Per Honest Outlaw, that’s the only use of night sights.

As for brands, I had a Night Fision front NS break on install by a competent professional gunsmith. I don’t blame him. He said Night Fision and XS sights were the worst Night sight brands. They do tend to be “ more affordable,” I have noticed.

I have recently had two XS night sights, purchased on Amazon, fade out incredibly fast. I think some Amazon sellers have very old inventory, and I don’t think XS sights last as long as the more expensive brands like Trijicon. To their credit, XS sent me new replacements without much argument in both cases. So they have honored the warranty.
 
AgentPickle said:
How many of you have night sights on your pistol? Id it necessary or just an option? If so what kind? https://youtu.be/Fzq5eZA442A?si=CcP_mDq6PzveTjJ8
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They are not necessary, but sure are nice. I used to run Trijicon and Meprolight. Last several sets have been TruGlo. Hard to beat their price and have same warranty as the more expensive. They are easier to install because they are set screw locking and not machined oversized to point have to be filed down.
 
Skans said:
I still have night sights on my 2nd Gen Glock 17. They haven't glowed sufficiently to work in the dark for over 15 years now. I'm not going to replace them - they work well enough for my purposes.
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If over 15 yrs old, I am surprised they glow at all.
 
totaldla said:
I've done true "night shooting" without a flashlight where the target was illuminated by muzzle flash. I've never practiced with a flashlight. So as of right now, I don't understand the purpose of night sights.
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How does that work? Start randomly firing to find the target with muzzle flash? Seems very safe????
 
Drm50 said:
SD & HD gunfights don’t involve sights. As for lights, hold your place- get low and wait on intruder to make a move. If you got time to go hunting you got time to call the law. Lights are targets and nobody is fooled by holding light to the side. The key word here is defense.
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I am a retired Swat instructor. SD and HD shootings should involve sights, if past point blank range. Spray and pray is for fully automatic weapons and tree lines, not a home with people in it that can become innocent casualties. I was on over 1200 raids that we used lights on. Never became a target. A high intensity light blinds the perp so badly they can't see you. We did on rare occasion use night vision, but I highly preferred High Intensity lights.
 
Do you absolutely need them? No, because you better have a flashlight to see what you are shooting at. When you illuminate a target you can see the outline of the sights. However, I have night sights on a few guns. I bought some TrueGlo Tritium Pro sights because I liked the large U notch and big dot front. When the tritium runs out in 8 or 10 years, they will still be better than small sights for my old eyes. I don't like the X press sights. Can't hit Q#$%$ with them.
 
reynolds357: "point blank range" ??? isn't that when the target is not far enough away you have to start adding elevation correction?

or is that only in rifle shooting that it's specified that way ?
 
In rifle, you are indeed correct. In pistol, it is often used to describe the range in which you point and do not aim. 3 yds to 5 yds for most people. At 3 to five yards, I usually shoot two rounds between low ready and having weapon fully raised and aimed. Two body shots while raising weapon, head shot when weapon fully comes to aim.
 
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