Mizar
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For a cheap a** sights upgrade on a Glock you can just install the plastic OEM rear sight backwards - i.e. white outline facing to the front and widen the notch to your liking with a fine Swiss file under a minute.
Same here,I've gone through just about everything: all black, red insert/white outline, 3-dots, 2-dots, dot over bar (both horizontal and vertical), express sights (XS), ghost ring, triangles, gutters panels, and dot in the goal post (Glock).
After giving them all a fair chance (6mos), I've come the the realization that the fastest combination really is a fiber optic front (wouldn't object to a night sight front dot) combined with an all black rear. I prefer a green fiber front about .10" wide paired with a .140" rear U-notch, for defensive purposes and Action Pistol games.
This combination is quick to pickup (nothing on the rear leaf to distract your eye), open enough to allow light into the rear notch to center the front blade, and accurate enough to make good hits at 50 yards
I was considering modifying the stock rear sight because I am definitely a cheap a**. But I found these on sale. So far they’re an improvement for me.For a cheap a** sights upgrade on a Glock you can just install the plastic OEM rear sight backwards - i.e. white outline facing to the front and widen the notch to your liking with a fine Swiss file under a minute.
That's because your subconscious is trying to "read" the rear dots...they are distraction your eyesI seem to see the outside edges of the plain black sights more crisply in all light conditions than I do the sights with tritium inserts.
My conscious/subconscious sees the rear dots as part of "the" sight picture, and I dont find them to be a distraction at all. The dots "are" my sight picture from about 10 yards and in, and dont see, or start to go to a traditional sight picture until Im further out.That's because your subconscious is trying to "read" the rear dots...they are distraction your eyes
I have an interesting's custom rear sight setup on an old SIG 220. The custom made rear sight has a recessed blade flanked by buttresses to prevent snagging. Under the rear notch is a horizontal night-sight bar. Aiming is by centering the front dot over the bar...and hence in the rear notch
Truglo have more cover around them to protect them. Picture on the previous comment above. They are steel and nitride coated and won't scratch or damage. However, the fiber optics won't pick up as much light as the ones that are less covered. I used to have a high-vis that had more exposure and like a wrap around type of covering but I wouldn't say that it was very well covered.Have they done anything to the fiber optic sights to make them more robust and not break as easily? Ive only had those types of sights on a couple of guns, and they didnt hold up very well. I definitely wouldnt want them on anything I was counting on for anything serious.
I like the tritium three dots as they give you usable and reasonably precise sights in all light, even without a traditional sight picture. You actually get a fast, usable sight picture, just using the dots too, with both horizontal and vertical alignment.