I'm considering how to finish my polymer 80 G19 build.
I've heard recommendations for Hackathorn sights, Truglo Tritium pro, Trijicon HR XD, and I've had a good experience with Dawson fiber optics.
The Hackathorns have a single tritium dot surrounded by paint and wide U-notch. Someone on a forum felt that on a short barreled gun like the G19, the widened notch wouldn't degrade accuracy so much because the front post will be closer and won't leave excessive light bars on either side.
But I'm having trouble understanding a single front tritium dot. If it's dark enough for tritium to work, you still wouldn't be able to use / align sights without at least 2 points of reference. If the single tritium dot's job is only to tell you vaguely where the front of the gun is, I could pretty much tell by feel already (hmm. I grabbed the gun backwards....). If we're talking about ID'ing a target with a light source, then no tritium vial is needed as your sights are backlit. Is this a carry-over from the trend of a single fiber optic front sight and black rear sight?
I've heard recommendations for Hackathorn sights, Truglo Tritium pro, Trijicon HR XD, and I've had a good experience with Dawson fiber optics.
The Hackathorns have a single tritium dot surrounded by paint and wide U-notch. Someone on a forum felt that on a short barreled gun like the G19, the widened notch wouldn't degrade accuracy so much because the front post will be closer and won't leave excessive light bars on either side.
But I'm having trouble understanding a single front tritium dot. If it's dark enough for tritium to work, you still wouldn't be able to use / align sights without at least 2 points of reference. If the single tritium dot's job is only to tell you vaguely where the front of the gun is, I could pretty much tell by feel already (hmm. I grabbed the gun backwards....). If we're talking about ID'ing a target with a light source, then no tritium vial is needed as your sights are backlit. Is this a carry-over from the trend of a single fiber optic front sight and black rear sight?