On a recommendation from a friend, I bought a set of these. At first blush they are quite nice. In daylight the fiber optic picks up the light nicely and really makes acquisition of the sights marvelously easy.

I got the set with gold in the rear and green in the front. I like the combination of colors as it makes focusing on the front sight easier. It just draws your eye right to the front sight.

In low light conditions the glow from the tritium is just enough to get good alignment on the sights without causing night vision issues.

For defensive shooting these are fantastic.

I've heard of some people having issues with breakage. I only have about 150 rounds through the gun with these on it. So far I have no issues and I hope it stays that way. Time will tell.

Have any of you tried these? What is your opinion?

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I have them on my Shield.

I've had them on two Glock 19's for years and love them.

Early stories said rods came loose.

Just in case I put one drop of clear epoxy on each rod for insurance.

Two years on Glock22 and Glock19 with no problems.

Good Luck

TFOs sit on top of my Shield..... Great optics choice

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I have the 3-green setup on my Shield. Even in pitch blackness, they're highly visible on the nightstand. I may give the "epoxy drop" a try, though.

Thanks for the advice on the epoxy, but I'm gonna wait until they fall out which I'm hoping won't happen.

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I am thinking of buying a set in green for my SD40 from Amazon, Midway or whoever offers the best deal. I have read on some of the reviews that some seem not as bright as others. Has anyone come across issues with old stock?

i've had them on my Glock's for seven years and just put them on my shield. Couldn't tell the difference

I have them on my Glocks, M&Ps, and my Sig. More than 20000 rounds in total without problems.

Got them on my m&p9. I like em. Would do it again

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Good to know. I am seriously thinking of buying. I looked at Midway. Higher than Amazon but still competitive.

I read where they had a 12 yr half life. I would assume some fading. 7 years is pretty good.

How accurate are these? POA = POI? I have read of some sights (not sure which brand) consistently being high.

I give them very high marks for visibility, reliability, and coolness.
I have them on an M&P 9c and plan to put them on my other M&Ps.

If anything, they shoot a little low. At 7 yards I'm hitting within an inch of my POA. I believe it's me though. So, I think these are on. At least they are close enough for self defense purposes.

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I have the TruGlo TFO on my M&P9c.
Here is a pic of a target I shot at 10 yards. There are a few flyers that were obviously me (but still not bad when you consider how big a square of duct tape is). I shot the target 30 times.



If I remember I was shooting close to sight image 3, but really between 2 and 3.


All in all, I say they are pretty accurate, once you learn them & get used to them.

How do these guys install? Midway says some gunsmithing may be required. Is it hard to install them on an M&P?

Very nice group. I could certainly live with that. I see a set of these in my future. Green/Green

They can be done at home

You need a good sturdy vise

Painters tape

Penetrating oil ....(it does help)

Brass punch and a small steel punch

Hammer

Be patient!

Tape the jaws to help protect the slide finish

Put just the slide in the vice and tape the areas around the sight to help protect the finish

Go from left to right to remove (toward the ejection port)

I would start with the steel punch, remember you can REALLY bugger up your slide if you dont have the end placed correctly on the lip of the sight itself.

It takes a good whack or 4 to get it to budge. When it starts to move switch to the brass punch.

Go slow.


Use the file to help fit the TFO. It should go on half way with fingers only. If not, keep filing

Go slow, dont take too much off

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Thank you! That's exactly what I wanted to know.

Dont overtighten the slide in the vise.....
You can bend it

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I wrapped a hand towel in the vise too, to help protect the slide.

You may not have to file anything. Mine went right on with no modification.

Also be careful when you remove the rear sight - there is a small disc and a spring that will try to fly away on you. It is the spring on the striker block.

Here is a video on the process. The one caveat I would add is to use the punch on the dovetail rather than the post. This will minimize the chance of hurting the Tritium vial in the sight.
S&W M&P Front Sight Replacement - YouTube

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