Night sights for SP-101

[john1911]

I'm looking for a front sight for my 3" SP-101. I want some type of "night sight". I found these at Midway;
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=112094
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=541379

I'm also looking for a XS front sight. Anyone using any of these? The two at Midway are within a few dollars of each other, but the Trijicon is out of stock. Is one that much better than the other or should I look harder for a XS sight?

 

[tomj44]

another option is here http://www.tooltechgunsight.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=104

 

[Dan-O]

You can buy directly from XS. I think mine were about $66 bucks delivered. Don't quote me on that though. Here is a pic of mine. I went with the standard dot. You have to fit it and drill a hole in the sight. I decided to have my smith do it for about $30. I originally went with a Trijicon, and the illumination device isn't very bright.....at least in my opinion.

 

[S391]

Dan-O, that's a great looking gun! I was just looking at the same model earlier this evening...... I may have to pick one up.

 

[rich636]

I had the trijicon on mine as well. I do remember it being a little small but bright enough in the dark. I did make the mistake of installing it myself without a quality punch and boogered up the area around the pin. If I did it over again I would get the right tools or just pay to have a smith do it. The pin was real stubborn on mine.

 

[Buckshot Bill]

John 1911, I can vouch for the Meprolight sight. I have one on my Sp-101 and it's GREAT! It's much easier to see in the daylight, and you won't believe the difference in low light. It's higher than the stock sight and that helps too-[the stock sight is so low that it's worthless], IMO. If you go this route, I'll bet you won't be sorry! Good luck and Merry Christmas! Buckshot Bill

 

[ravencon]

I have an XS Big Dot tritium front sight on a SP101 (2", DAO). I like it as I can acquire a sight picture quickly. Though with a Big Dot you give something up in sight picture refinement. But, with a snubby I don't care about that very much.

 

[orchidhunter]

John 1911, Check out Gemini Customs "Small Wonder Sights" at www.geminicustoms.com , you will see a lot of custom SP101s there. orchidhunter