Is it worth spending an extra $65 for night sights on a Glock?

[JMusic]

444 has some good points. To think to be constantly illuminating your target is a tactical mistake. I opt for night sights on all my protections devices. Guys and gals I worked during a time when there wasn't fancy light to attatch to your snubby or self illuminating sights. Many a night I wished I could see my front sight. Prior to tritium we would buy illuminating jig paint and paint our front sights. Prior to going into a building or house we would take our maglights and charge up the front sight. Came in handy. You do not allways sweep from room to room with a light on. Maybe todays new breed is taught differently but stealth was your friend. Watch the Waco raid if you want to see how not to enter a building.
Jim

 

[BRASSM]

Re:Night Sights

Most definetely yes. I have a SIG-Pro 2340 with the tritium night sights. I use it as my CCW if I'm going to be out at night. Normally I carry a Browning Hi-Power. A few years ago I used my SIG during a night fire excercise. Even with that massive muzzle flash the night sights did make a difference. Besides in a seroius social encounter you may find yourself pursued and cornered in a dark alley. Just food for thought.

 

[10-Ring]

For the longest time, I was a big advocate of night sights...then the only advantage I saw in them was that they made the pistol easier to find in the dark. Honestly, YMMV but I'd invest in the night sights & a really good flashlight!

 

[teknical]

With night sights, I can already be on-target before I ever flash the light on. In the situation of a guy with a gun in my home, with the sights pre-aligned, it could be as fast as a flash going off to ID the target with light and shoot, without having to worry about lining up sights in the process.

Another issue is if the bulb (or batteries) picks the instant after the target is ID'ed to burn out. In a Surefire E2E, suddenly the light went out while I was using it, and I was sure it was the bulb. When I first tried changing out the batteries, though, I found they were the culprit. The light went from bright to totally dead, and it was the batteries (Surefire 123a). So while these lights are very reliable, you have to worry about both the bulb and batteries giving up on you at any instant. For me, I'd rather be able to still accurately fire without a light.

 

[JAB]

Just a question, as I have also thought about getting some night sites. Does having night sights make it easier for a BG to see you if you are trying to remain stealth, meaning if you are ducking in a dark corner, will the night sites glow and possibly give you away? Just a thought I had that has kept me from buying them. I am thinking of a situation of being that of a civilian, If I could just sit quietly(and protected) and wait for threat to leave it may be a better alternative than being in a gunfight if the situation allowed.

 

[losangeles]

Get the night sights. It's a deal. You can always add a flashlight later too if you don't already have one.

 

[orangeninja]

Just a question, as I have also thought about getting some night sites. Does having night sights make it easier for a BG to see you if you are trying to remain stealth, meaning if you are ducking in a dark corner, will the night sites glow and possibly give you away? Just a thought I had that has kept me from buying them. I am thinking of a situation of being that of a civilian, If I could just sit quietly(and protected) and wait for threat to leave it may be a better alternative than being in a gunfight if the situation allowed.

I'm not an advocate of night sights....I'm an advocate of point shooting. That disclaimer aside, the night sights will not give your position away any more than your glasses, that nice shiney watch, etc will. Especially if your gun is concealed or if you have it drawn and the muzzle isn't aimed at your face.

 

[JMusic]

Alduro welcome to the club. I think only Wyatt Earp used sights during a gun fight. You know this is a big controversy. I proactice point shooting too but still believe in night sights. I figure its a good confirmation that you are holding the gun properly prior to engagement. Don't know about you but I sometimes had time to sit in the dark and wait for the fiesta to start. don't hurt for a couple practice points. But back to point shooting. If you have ever been in a shoot out you know you have to hit where your looking. This is practice intensive. times double tap multiple targets is a good way to get the knack. whats your method?
Jim

 

[dkochan]

Get the night sights. I installed night sights on all my Glocks. $65 for night sights is an excellent deal.

 

[SouthpawShootr]

Is it worth spending an extra $65 for night sights on a Glock?

In my view, absolutely. For some reason, the factory pastic sights don't line up well for me. Change out the factory sights with Meprolights and all's well. All my Glocks wear Meps.

 

[Atticus]

I found that I shoot my CZ75 far better in ANY light with meprolights.
They're not a cure all, and they aren't meant to be....they simply make it easier to allign the sights under most conditions. I've never regretted having them on any gun.

 

[Rob62]

IMO Night Sights are absolutely necessary on any pistol that even has the slightest chance of being used for personal defense.

$65 for new Glock night sights is about as cheap as they can be gotten.

Rob

 

[geekWithA.45]

Tritium sights won't hurt*, and they can help in low light situations. I highly prefer them on a carry gun.







*The one situation where tritium sights can hurt you is that they can give away your position in thick fog.

 

[litework]

The factory sights are the first thing I replace on my Glocks. I think the night sights are worth the extra 65 dollars.

 

[orangeninja]

Alduro welcome to the club. I think only Wyatt Earp used sights during a gun fight. You know this is a big controversy. I proactice point shooting too but still believe in night sights. I figure its a good confirmation that you are holding the gun properly prior to engagement. Don't know about you but I sometimes had time to sit in the dark and wait for the fiesta to start. don't hurt for a couple practice points. But back to point shooting. If you have ever been in a shoot out you know you have to hit where your looking. This is practice intensive. times double tap multiple targets is a good way to get the knack. whats your method?
Jim

I would draw from the holster and lock elbows at a mirror, then check the sights. After a couple hundred of these I would go to the range and at a distance of about 9 feet do the same thing. Gradually backing to about 21 to 33 feet. Beyond that I use the sights. If I did use the sights, generally I fire as soon as I see the front sight, (however that is not how I was trained, just a trick I used to increase my qual score.)

Point shooting became apparant to me during rapid fire situations we trained in. We also trained in low light shooting (the dept. does not issue night sights) and low light shooting wearing gas masks....which is a PITA because my breath would fog up the dang lenses and it sounded like darth vader breathing in there. Lastly during simunitions training and red gun training things happened so fast that you will generally have to react before you can process a thought. I believe that the OODA loop had to be cut to more of a OOA loop....you should have "decided" during training.

 

[Dick Dart]

By all means get the night sights ($65 is a great deal). Tis better to have them and not really need them than to need em and not have em.