Night Sights for my Glock 19

[thriftyjoe]

Hi there,

I've owned my Glock 19 for about a year and its time to upgrade to night sights.

There are various options out there and a few companies like Trijicon, MeproLight, and TruGlo.

What are the best options?

What do you like? What has worked for you?

Please share your ideas and opinions...

 

[rellascout]

I have always like Trijicon

 

[KAK]

Meprolights are really bright they are what im gonna get.

 

[AKElroy]

Also consider Heine; I have straight 8's on my XDm & they provide a much faster acqusition for me. They also have a Glock specific tennifer coating for your 19.

 

[rellascout]

I have always found Trijicons to last the longest and they will relamp the tubes down the road if you send them the slide for only $54

 

[rcmodel]

You can't go wrong with either Meps or Trijicon.

From what I've heard the TrueGlo tritium goes out in about five years and they won't do anything about it.

I just put a set of Meps on my SIG P6 last year and have Mep adjustable on a 14 year old Glock 23. They are getting dim, but still usable.

BTW: Green & yellow lasts longer then the orange ones.
Mep & Trijicon warrant green & yellow for 12 years. Orange for 5 years.

Trijicon will replace lamps out of warranty for a fee.
Meprolite will not repair their sights after warranty expires.

rc

 

[thriftyjoe]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of tritium sight?

 

[rcmodel]

The advantage is, you can see them and shoot accurately in dim light or no light when most crimes take place.

The disadvantage is, the cost initially, and the cost again when you have to replace them every 12 - 15 years or so when the radioactive element decays.

rc

 

[mljdeckard]

I had great luck with Trijicon on several guns, for my Kimber, I went with Meprolights because at the time it was harder to find Trijicons. They work, but they are fading after several years. If I replace them, I am thinking hard about XS big dots.

The only disadvantage of tritium sights I can see is cost. But it's a small price to pay for something you are trusting to save your life.

 

[EdLaver]

I've got Mepros, green front and yellow rear on my Glock 22. Acquisition is easy and fast.

 

[D Rock]

I put Aro-Tek Trijicon sight sets on my G17 and G26 a few months ago. Very easy to install and I find that the change in the rear sights allows me to aquire targets faster. As far as target sighting goes, you may get different opinons, that's what worked for me.

Dave

 

[AKElroy]

Keep in mind that Trijicon supplies tubes to many sight manufactures. They house the radioactive material in an aircraft aluminum tube & seal it with a sapphire chrystal. They are very well made, and as was stated in an earlier post are replaceable for a fee. The Heine's use Trijicon. They have traditional three dot as well as straight 8's.

I have Novak Trijicons on my G27 in a traditional 3 dot along with the afformentioned XDm with Heine's. I would definately stick with green to maximize the lifespan. The other colors can loose their illumination a 1/3rd sooner, or worse.

 

[rcmodel]

Again, Green & Yellow have a 12 year warranty.

The other colors have only five years.

rc

 

[KAK]

the half-life of tritium is 5 years no matter what brand you go with. So 5 years down the road it will be half AS THE DAY YOU BOUGHT THEM. If you don't need to order them pick the brightest you can find.

 

[rellascout]

I agree but I believe that the Trijicons are sold more often and therefore sit on the shelf for less time than other brands.

 

[AKElroy]

Trijicons are dated on every sight; front & rear showing when they were made, not sold.

 

[rellascout]

Right but when you go to a shop or order online the chances of getting a newer born on date is much higher with Trijicon.

Buy whatever you want but volume through any retailer is going to get you newer sights with Trijicon than any other.

:banghead:

 

[AK103K]

I prefer the Meprolights over the Trijicons, mainly because the Trijicons I replaced, had smaller vials and lacked a white ring around the vial for day time shooting. Hopefully, they have updated that to stay current and competitive. If not, then I'd definitely look into the Meprolights or at least compare them side by side if you can.

All the Trijicons I replaced were around 10 years old, and were still glowing, but faintly. They also brought about half of what a new set goes for when I sold them on EBay, which paid for the sight tools I bought with the proceeds.

Meprolight dates their sights too. I've bought all of mine off the web, and they were all current to the year I bought them. They also were all about $20-30 cheaper a set than the Trijicons.

 

[rellascout]

 

[mljdeckard]

Yes, all Trijicons I have had have rings for daytime visibility.

 

[rcmodel]

the half-life of tritium is 5 years no matter what brand you go with.

Actually, according to the NRC, the half-life of tritium is 4,500±8 days, or 12.33 years.

That is why both Meprolite and Trijicon can guarantee their green and yellow sights to last for 12 years.

rc

 

[X-Rap]

I have Trijicon, Meprolite, what comes stock on Kimber, and Try Glo. The Tru Glo with the fiber optic is by far my favorite. They may be a little more bulky but they are very bright day or night.

 

[Mad Chemist]

Next night sight I mount will be a big dot. Played with one of these set ups in low light and acquisition is quick. Obviously not the best set up for a target gun, but for purely defensive purposes I think big dots rule the roost.

 

[possum]

IMHO there is no better sights for defense than those of xs 24/7 night sights. they are quick to pick up, accurate, bright, and fast very fast. as well they come into thier own when shooting moving targets, and when you are moving while shooting moving targets. last time i checked most badguys don't stand still like that IPSC target does on the square range.

 

[mljdeckard]

I agree. I am pushing my parents to get them on their guns, and I think I'll get some for my 1911 as well.