Tritium Sights...Any Suggestions?

Hello all, recently purchased a Glock 23 and am considering putting night sights on it, just looking for any suggestions or input from those who currently use or have used tritium sights (mainly trijicom or meprolight). The 23 is carry/home defense...I know there are supporters and haters alike, not looking for your input on Glocks, just the tritium sights...Thanks

my favorite is the Novak brand. I have them on my S&W M&P 40. They are probably the best on the market.

Novak Sights Link

Thank you for the suggestion, I will definitely check your link!

The ones I have are the 3 Dot sight system. To me they are so easy to line up blind. They seem to glow for forever. Even th slightest amount of light recharges them. Much better than a laser sight because they don't give away your position but give you the much needed accuracy at night.

Question for you...do you use the same color for front and back sights? I have read that some brands offer brighter front sight for easier acquisition, other companies offer different colors (front green, rear yellow) to allow for better acquisition. I am just trying to read as many reviews and get as much input as possible, as I don't want to blow $100+ on something that may be outdone by the competition. Also, are your rears adjustable or fixed? Again, thank you for your input, it is much appreciated.

By out-done by the competition, I don't mean tech-wise. I am more concerned about tactical advantage than anything else...

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I agree with the above comment on Novaks. They make an adjustable, snag free rear site with choices for tritium colors so if you get glare with one type you can try another in the spectrum. I have mine green for rear site with a contrasting yellow front lite. Thats how my eyes see best. Some prefer front and rear the same color. They even make one that has a tritium line under the rear notch and a dot for the front.
Heres a few links to other types:

store.ptnightsights.com...

www.meprolightnightsights.com...


www.trijiconstore.com...

Zindo

Thank you for your input and the links!

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Tritium sights light up your side like a flare when seen through Night Vision systems so, they do give away your postion to those so equipped.

I suggest a red dot sight
Lone Wolf Distributors
makes a reasonably priced red dot
They also sell a conversion barrell to convert a 40S&W to 9mm. Cool, giving your Glock extra versatility. Can get it w/threaded extended barrell also. Very cool.

Just my 2 cents

I would suggest you save the money you would spend on sites and instead put it toward more ammo and range time.

Your intended use as a defensive tool indicates that your target will be center of body mass, a rather large target.

In a defensive situation you will not be trying to knock the wings off a fly and will allmost certainly discharge your weapon in a reactionary manor.

You need intuitive targeting skills, and this comes with spending a lot of time with, and putting a lot of rounds thru your tool.

I would sugest using torso sized targets at 40 feet. When you can hit this target 10 out of 10 without siteing up you will have taken yourself much further towards you intended purpose then fancy sites would have. You should be able to hit your target with no sites at all in a moment of elevated stress.

Of course it is fun to dress-up your weapon but. unless you are going for "bullsy" target shooting gadgets rarely increase the skills needed for your stated purpose.

Thank you for your input...there is no substitute for practice!

Originally posted by deepred
I would suggest you save the money you would spend on sites and instead put it toward more ammo and range time.

Your intended use as a defensive tool indicates that your target will be center of body mass, a rather large target.

In a defensive situation you will not be trying to knock the wings off a fly and will allmost certainly discharge your weapon in a reactionary manor.

You need intuitive targeting skills, and this comes with spending a lot of time with, and putting a lot of rounds thru your tool.

I would sugest using torso sized targets at 40 feet. When you can hit this target 10 out of 10 without siteing up you will have taken yourself much further towards you intended purpose then fancy sites would have. You should be able to hit your target with no sites at all in a moment of elevated stress.

Of course it is fun to dress-up your weapon but. unless you are going for "bullsy" target shooting gadgets rarely increase the skills needed for your stated purpose.

I beg to differ. From my experience shooting all types of arms, the sights make a world of difference. The novak sights give you a 3 dot system that helps even a begginer shooter by having easier target to sight aquisition.

Using good sights will decrease the amount of ammo needed for practice. Novaks are not as much a fancy sight as they are a very usefull tool, more so in dark to low light conditions.

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I would recommend you look at Trijicon.

Good morning.

I'm really partial to ghost ring sights. Check out Ameriglo and XS both have tritium ghost ring sights, especially for glock. I had a hard time finding some for my USP.

I have been using the Heinie slantpro straight eight night sights on my springfield xd for some time now and love it. Target acquisition is fast accurate.

www.heinie.com...