I just bought the first pair of night sights I've ever bought for a gun. They are Trijicons, for my M&P9.
My question is, how bright are they supposed to be? They just don't seem that bright. If I cup my hands around them, they don't really glow at all. I took them in a bathroom with the lights off and they did glow brightly enough that I could clearly see them with no problems at all, but they don't jump out at me like I expected them to. My only other pair of night sights was on a 9 year old Glock 23 (also Trijicons) and those were about as bright as these are.
Somehow in all my years of gun nuttery, I never got into the night sight thing until recently. Go figure.
They are still in the package, so I can return them to the gun shop. I bought them at a shop with a LOT of business and turnover of merchandise so I don't think they've been sitting on a shelf for 10 years or anything. Is there a way to check manufacture date?
Am I just expecting too much?
Should I be able to see them glowing even in daylight? dim cloudy day kinda light?
My question is, how bright are they supposed to be? They just don't seem that bright. If I cup my hands around them, they don't really glow at all. I took them in a bathroom with the lights off and they did glow brightly enough that I could clearly see them with no problems at all, but they don't jump out at me like I expected them to. My only other pair of night sights was on a 9 year old Glock 23 (also Trijicons) and those were about as bright as these are.
Somehow in all my years of gun nuttery, I never got into the night sight thing until recently. Go figure.
They are still in the package, so I can return them to the gun shop. I bought them at a shop with a LOT of business and turnover of merchandise so I don't think they've been sitting on a shelf for 10 years or anything. Is there a way to check manufacture date?
Am I just expecting too much?
Should I be able to see them glowing even in daylight? dim cloudy day kinda light?