Are these any good?

[azhunter122]

I found these on ebay,

http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-Handgun-Ni...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50.

Do you think that they're any good? The way he's advertising them I don't know if they're any good or just another scam.

 

[KyJim]

The construction of the sights aside, the seller lists them as being photoluminescent. That means they have to be exposed to a light source for a period of time and will absorb energy. They will then glow. If you keep in a drawer or even under a shirt, there is little time for light to be absorbed and the sights likely will not glow much. They will also fade once the light source is taken away. Tritium sights, on the other hand, actually emit their own light and will take a long time (years usually) to fade out.

You can accomplish the same thing by getting some phosphorescent paint and painting dots on your regular sights.

 

[Suicide*Ride]

Well... let's see...

Nitesiters are super photoluminescent, and not self luminescent, like Tritium. That means they need exposure to light before using them.

10 minutes of sunlight, 20 minutes of close lamp light, or 5 minutes of Ultravoilet light is all it takes to provide many hours of luminosity .

If you have a bedside firearm for home defense, we recommend that you keep a UV penlight or bright LED flashlight with your firearm so you can quickly charge it if necessary.

Tritium sights are popular, but they are very expensive and almost impossible for the user to install. They are also dim compared with Nitesiters. {more BS!}

Tritiium sights are visible in total darkness, (that's why they cost more) but can disappear in low to medium ambient light situations {waving my BS flag!!} .

A lot of BS unless you think you'll have time to charge your sights before using them for SD.

"Wait Mr. BG while I charge my Nitesiters".

azhunter122, I wouldn't waste a plug nickel on that JUNK!!

SR

 

[mljdeckard]

Why are they almost impossible for the user to install?

 

[TurboFC3S]

HK and CZ both are putting photo-luminescent sights on new guns, the idea is fine ... my guns with sights like that can glow for hours after light exposure. However those ebay versions looks pretty cheesy. Just use some of the photo-lum paint on your stock sights if you want.

 

[Zach S]

I've found that bright night sights (mepros and truglos(?), for example) tend to wash out the target. It may just be me, I work graveyard shift and rarely don't have sunglasses on if I'm out during the daylight hours, so my eyes are sensitive to light. However, my vision at night is better than most.

I like the tritium sight on my glock. Just bright enough for me to see, and its been glowing for years without me having to recharge it under a lamp or flashlight. Nor do I have to worry about it peeling off.

 

[Dirtpile]

Nitesiters are glow in the dark STICKERS not complete sights so the short answer is no.

The non-tritium glow-in-the-dark on the HKs and CZs are at least have solid photoluminescent rods which can hold a charge for a while. While not ideal for carry this setup is acceptible for HD where one can keep the sights charged, but are still not a true subsitute for tritium.
Glow-in-the-dark paint and these stickers are pure snake oil.

 

[moooose102]

they do not work bad, but, either you gun has to be exposed to sunlight for a certain amount of time, or you will need to "charge" them by hitting them with a l.e.d. flashlight for a minute or so before you go stalking around your home at night. also, if you get a little sloppy with liquid cleaners, it can make them come loose and fall off.