Anybody tried this glow-in-the-dark sight paint?


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BHPshooter
August 24, 2003, 11:09 PM
I came across this at Cabelas, and was wondering about it.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0012808222400a&navAction=push&navCount=2&indexId=cat20795&podId=0012808&catalogCode=ID&parentId=cat20795&parentType=index&rid=&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fitem-link.jhtml.1_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20712&hasJS=true

Has anybody tried this? Does it really make your sights that wierd color of green? How well does it glow?

Any info appreciated.

Thanks,

Wes

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Gopher
August 24, 2003, 11:14 PM
Well it works prety well. It's a poor mans night sites. Hit it with a mag light or your super bright whatever for about 30 seconds and they will glow for several hours. Don't expect them to be as bright as a good set of night sites but it's better than nothing. Yes they will look a little green in the daylight but only the gun snobs will say anything.;)

JCM298
August 24, 2003, 11:16 PM
I tried it and it was worthless. In order to activate it, it had to be exposed to a light source. It was never very bright and only worked in extreme darkness. Carrying the gun in a holster, pocket, etc, prevents light from activating the chemical which meant that it was "dead" when I needed it.

Tritium works better but costs a lot more.

John

coldshot03/04
August 24, 2003, 11:47 PM
Its not worth the money.

stans
August 25, 2003, 06:09 AM
I tried the paint and it does glow nicely, for a few minutes. Then the glow rapidly goes away. This stuff does not compare to tritium night sights.

DDGator
August 25, 2003, 09:56 AM
I agree -- its a lot like the kids toys that glow in the dark. Mash it up against a bright light source and it will glow dimly for a few minutes. Pull it out of the safe or holster or a closet -- and you dont get anything. And, when those paints aren't glowing, they are not all that bright in color -- i.e., they are not a bright florescent color.

happy old sailor
August 25, 2003, 11:06 AM
yes i have tried it.

comment: forget it.

Watch-Six
August 28, 2003, 11:38 AM
I tried it and I was not impressed. Watch-Six

Sisco
August 28, 2003, 11:40 AM
Haven't tried the Cabellas brand but used something similar.
Same results as the other posts, glowed real nice for a few minutes then was gone.

Dr.Rob
August 28, 2003, 04:26 PM
One of my brother's lil'uns showed up today with a bunch of craft paints, including glow in the dark paint.

Well the FEG hi-power just got 3 dots of glow in the dark paint. We'll see how it works.

BHPshooter
August 28, 2003, 05:45 PM
Please do let us know how it works. :)

Wes

Dr.Rob
August 29, 2003, 01:36 PM
Well this paint was kind of gooey, like liquid cement and I was hoping that by covering the dimples for existing white dots I'd get the desired effect. No dice. Not enough light - storing goo in that small a sample.

It was worth a try.

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