Tritium night sights for revolvers
P. Plainsman
December 8, 2004, 03:36 PM
Don't seem to be many options out there for self-illuminating night sights on wheelguns. Lots of light-magnifying tube sights like the Hi-Viz, but not light-emitting sights, which, one would think, is what you really want when things go bump.
This seems like a market oversight, given how popular tritium sights are on autoloaders, and how many people rely on revolvers for home defense. I'd buy a set of 3-dot tritiums for my GP100 in a flash (no pun intended).
Only option I'm aware of, actually, is Trijicon's tritium one-dot sight for the Ruger SP101. It's a front sight only, instead of the usual 3-dot picture. That's good, but there should be way more options. Perhaps there are.
What am I missing?
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groessebaer
December 8, 2004, 04:13 PM
Meprolight shows a listing for an adjustable set for the GP-100 at:
http://www.meprolight.com/products.asp?id=1
Express Sights (formerly Ashley Outdoors) also lists a sight set at:
http://www.expresssights.com/models.lasso?mfg=Ruger
In looking at Trijicon I see only the front tritium sight now but maybe in times past (could be wrong as my memory is going) that they may have offered a set of sights, too. In fact in looking at the Trijicon brochure online it states there is an RR10 Adjustable sight set for the GP-100. They also offer adjustable sights for the Redhawk and Security Six in the Ruger line and offer sights for the Python.
In addition, Trijicon offers a coupon to install 3 dot tritiums in FIXED sight GP-100s.
P. Plainsman
December 8, 2004, 04:21 PM
Superb. Glad to learn I was mistaken. Anyone sell the Meprolight tritium revolver sights online?
EDIT: Never mind. :)
http://www.shootnhunt.com/catalog/JM/scopes_sights_and_optics/gunsights/meprolight/
craig
December 8, 2004, 09:10 PM
i got a set of meprolights for my wifes 686 at arizona gun runners. sorry i don't know how to post links yet.
GEM
December 8, 2004, 09:52 PM
There are some folks who will put tritium tubes in J frames. Of course, I didn't save the URL.
The folks on the smith-wesson forum probably know.
Marshall
December 8, 2004, 10:11 PM
XS Sights (http://www.expresssights.com/cat247.html)
groessebaer
December 9, 2004, 02:38 PM
Here are links with some:
http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=26410228
http://www.shootnhunt.com/catalog/JM/scopes_sights_and_optics/gunsights/meprolight/
Matt-man
December 9, 2004, 10:33 PM
I have the Meprolights on my GP-100 and I really like them. The lamps are as bright as any I've seen, and they have a white outline for a high-visibility 3-dot sight picture during the day. Installation wasn't difficult, requiring a punch and a screwdriver if I remember right.
I got mine from Arizona Gun Runners.
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