WrongHanded
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A while ago I bought a P224 in .40 S&W. It was new, but made back in 2013-2014 (can't remember exactly, but it's on the box).
At some point in the first week after shooting it a few times, it occurred to me to check the night sights. The tritium tube of the front sight barely had any glow at all. I called Sig, and managed to return the gun under warranty, but had to pay for the shipping label.
The gun was returned fairly quickly, and though I can't be absolutely certain, I'm reasonably sure that - as any of us would - I checked the new sight in a dark place, and found it to be as bright as it should be. Fast forward to yesterday, and the front sight is no longer illuminated. I haven't dropped, hit, banged, or in any way abused the gun. So I'm struggling to understand what's happened here. But I would very much like functioning night sights on the pistol.
In addition to this, both the original and replacement front sights were #8 in height. Yet the gun would shoot high with any grain weight of .40 I put through it (180-155gr). At the time I had the sight replaced, I was trying to get a .357 Sig barrel (I finally did) and figured a lighter faster bullet would hit more towards POA. Yet it is still hitting high (just not quite as high). This may possibly be due to the rear sight being quite a bit taller than the one on my P229 .40, which has the same #8 front sight and only a slightly longer sight radius. There are no obviously numbers on either rear sight.
This presents me with the opportunity to replace the sights with something that will put POA closer to POI. But I don't know what. Trijicon has some fancy looking night sights. But it's been a good long while since I bought any replacement sights for a semi-auto, so I'm not sure what's available. Thoughts and input would be very helpful. Thanks!
At some point in the first week after shooting it a few times, it occurred to me to check the night sights. The tritium tube of the front sight barely had any glow at all. I called Sig, and managed to return the gun under warranty, but had to pay for the shipping label.
The gun was returned fairly quickly, and though I can't be absolutely certain, I'm reasonably sure that - as any of us would - I checked the new sight in a dark place, and found it to be as bright as it should be. Fast forward to yesterday, and the front sight is no longer illuminated. I haven't dropped, hit, banged, or in any way abused the gun. So I'm struggling to understand what's happened here. But I would very much like functioning night sights on the pistol.
In addition to this, both the original and replacement front sights were #8 in height. Yet the gun would shoot high with any grain weight of .40 I put through it (180-155gr). At the time I had the sight replaced, I was trying to get a .357 Sig barrel (I finally did) and figured a lighter faster bullet would hit more towards POA. Yet it is still hitting high (just not quite as high). This may possibly be due to the rear sight being quite a bit taller than the one on my P229 .40, which has the same #8 front sight and only a slightly longer sight radius. There are no obviously numbers on either rear sight.
This presents me with the opportunity to replace the sights with something that will put POA closer to POI. But I don't know what. Trijicon has some fancy looking night sights. But it's been a good long while since I bought any replacement sights for a semi-auto, so I'm not sure what's available. Thoughts and input would be very helpful. Thanks!