Night Sight In The House?

[VMAX]

do you really need them,or a light

[wichaka]

I have both. The front sight is lit up, the rear is plain black, & I have a surefire light to use as well.

Having the front sight lit up, helps with getting on target fast.

[John]

Yeap, I agree. Actually, I prefer the two-colors setup, where the front sight dot is a bright green while the two rear ones are dim white. This helps you even more. However, due to the particular circumstances I have here, I decided to never use them again on my pistols.

[Harlie]

Surefire Light and NS. Must identify target, must see sight due to possibly having only one opportunity to end threat. Remember that you may have been awakened from a sound sleep and things are going to be hurried and you are operating at a reduced level of response and efficiency. One scenario none of us ever want to face, heh?

[PlatinumGTI]

I only have night sights because they came on the pistol from the factory. I did, however, purchase a gun with a rail specifically to get a tac light.

The purpose is to temporarily blind/stun the intruder allowing you to make the split second decision to determine that it is in fact a bad guy and then to double tap him. 90+ lumens is optimal.

It works too... take a Surefire or equvalent light and briefly shine it in your eyes and you won't be able to see anything for a few seconds.

[Bob1987]

I've never tried night sights. I've used a surefire in a gully at 25 yard targets and felt fine with my sights, but I have nothing to compare it to.

[Sandman1967]

If I could (not enough money) I would swap all my pistols over to night sights. I just find them faster then the guns without night sights and if that moment ever comes, I want the odds stacked on my side. I know them help me in high lite Situations to,because they have white rings around the tritium tubes.

[Tom]

Actually, I prefer the two-colors setup, where the front sight dot is a bright green while the two rear ones are dim white. This helps you even more. However, due to the particular circumstances I have here, I decided to never use them again on my pistols.

Care to elaborate? My curiosity is piqued.

[John]

From the color selection or the fact that I decided not to have the tritiums again?

The color selection is easy to explain. The green front and the two white rears help you make sure that it is the green light, in between the two white light, i.e. your sights are properly aligned. If all three are green, it's sometimes a problem, or more cumbersome at least.

As far as my selection not to use them again, I had a set like the one described above, on my .45. However, when the time comes for reblueing, the sights have to be removed from the gun, have the gun reblued and then reinserted. That leaves scratches on the slide. Also after a while the sights need to be reblued as well. That cannot be done with hot blueing, only with Cold-Blue, which leaves a lot to be desired.

I have asked for my Nighthawk Talon to have tritiums, but that will be chromed. Still I am not sure if I'll insist on that, because of the fact that NH cannot give me the green/white combo, it's either all green or nothing. And I do not want the three green dots.

I guess that should calm down your curiosity.

[Tom]

I guess that should calm down your curiosity.

Maybe for the moment. :) No, I was specifically curious about what you called "the particular circumstances I have here". I wasn't sure if the "particular circumstances" were personal or due to government regulation or what.

[hillbilly68]

If I could (not enough money) I would swap all my pistols over to night sights.


Yup, that is about the size of it.

[RIVERINE]

I'd prefer night sights over a tac light for the simple reason of ergonomics. No batteries, switches, etc. I live in a small town with enough ambient light that, even awakened from a dead-*** sleep, I can still see enough to know from my grip placement alone where my Kimber TC-II is pointing and what it is pointed at. I'd be more fumble fingered trying to dial 911 to get the cops on the horn ( remember all 911 calls are taped!). My take on the light set-up is the potential to give your posistion away when you issue the challenge (remember 911). Hope it never happens.