Sheepdoggit
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The Smith & Wesson M&P Shield is one of the most popular pistols of the modern era. Why does Ameriglo not offer a sight that competes with the ones they are producing for both Glock and the FBI (the "Bold" and "Agent" sights respectively)?
I prefer the i-Dot tritium configuration over three dot varieties, however, I nonetheless opted for the Agent sights on my Glock 26 and I think, depending on your preference between a U-notch or square-notch, the Agent and Bold sights are the best sights Ameriglo offers (even with my bias towards having a single tritium rear sight).
Although the lack of serrations on my other Ameriglo sights was never much of an issue, the stock sights on my FN FNS9c were, for example. They are otherwise great sights, but the black (grey) border/bottom of the front sight was a distraction from the truly black serrated rear sight as it sometimes picked up ambient light (glare) washing out the border/bottom of the front sight, and more importantly, reducing the contrast between a white dot and black/grey outline (of the front sight which had to compete with the deep black serrated rear sight). I know, that sounds weird or petty, but it was less desirable to my eyes, and serrated sights fix that problem with standard sights and enhance the sight picture even on HD sights. Having more front sight paint on the typical front HD sight, coupled with a truly blacked out & serrated rear sights, make the Bold and Agent sights simply outstanding in my opinion.
There is no doubt in my opinion that Ameriglo would sell a ton of Ameriglo Bold or Agent-style sights in the i-Dot or three-dot configuration for the Shield (as well as other M&P pistols, and, in fact, pistols of all brands). Perhaps they have an exclusive agreement with Glock on the Bold sights, but that should not preclude offering the FBI's Agent sights to the public (then again, perhaps their agreement with Glock prohibits this?).
Unfortunately, this is an example of how Smith & Wesson still does not quite compete with Glock in aftermarket support. There's something to be said about furnishing your pistols with polymer sights everyone wants to replace, and in my opinion that is the REAL reason why Glock still mostly uses plastic sights while the competition upgrades their guns to metal.
If Ameriglo offered an orange HD i-Dot sight with blacked out/serrated rear sights in particular, I would convert all of my pistols to it.
I prefer the i-Dot tritium configuration over three dot varieties, however, I nonetheless opted for the Agent sights on my Glock 26 and I think, depending on your preference between a U-notch or square-notch, the Agent and Bold sights are the best sights Ameriglo offers (even with my bias towards having a single tritium rear sight).
Although the lack of serrations on my other Ameriglo sights was never much of an issue, the stock sights on my FN FNS9c were, for example. They are otherwise great sights, but the black (grey) border/bottom of the front sight was a distraction from the truly black serrated rear sight as it sometimes picked up ambient light (glare) washing out the border/bottom of the front sight, and more importantly, reducing the contrast between a white dot and black/grey outline (of the front sight which had to compete with the deep black serrated rear sight). I know, that sounds weird or petty, but it was less desirable to my eyes, and serrated sights fix that problem with standard sights and enhance the sight picture even on HD sights. Having more front sight paint on the typical front HD sight, coupled with a truly blacked out & serrated rear sights, make the Bold and Agent sights simply outstanding in my opinion.
There is no doubt in my opinion that Ameriglo would sell a ton of Ameriglo Bold or Agent-style sights in the i-Dot or three-dot configuration for the Shield (as well as other M&P pistols, and, in fact, pistols of all brands). Perhaps they have an exclusive agreement with Glock on the Bold sights, but that should not preclude offering the FBI's Agent sights to the public (then again, perhaps their agreement with Glock prohibits this?).
Unfortunately, this is an example of how Smith & Wesson still does not quite compete with Glock in aftermarket support. There's something to be said about furnishing your pistols with polymer sights everyone wants to replace, and in my opinion that is the REAL reason why Glock still mostly uses plastic sights while the competition upgrades their guns to metal.
If Ameriglo offered an orange HD i-Dot sight with blacked out/serrated rear sights in particular, I would convert all of my pistols to it.
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