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Come on folks-several of you have posted about installing these sights on your full sized M&P, Compact or Shield and as of yet no one has answered my post? Did you not do your pre-purchase homework?
Anyone interested in Truglo TFO's for Shield?
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Come on folks-several of you have posted about installing these sights on your full sized M&P, Compact or Shield and as of yet no one has answered my post? Did you not do your pre-purchase homework?
From the construction, it doesn't look like the tritium vials are user replaceable. It looks like they may be "potted" into place with epoxy.
There is a definite lifespan for the tritium, but it ought to still produce a goodly amount of light for about ten years.
The usual reason for tritium light failure is a vial that cracks and leaks. There is a REASON why NOT to use a punch to "drift" the sights into position, and it is stated in the instructions that a sight pusher or press tool should be used, though I've seen post after post from people who seem to have gotten away with using a punch... I wonder how may of these had one or more lights go dim a few days, weeks, or months later?
There is a definite lifespan for the tritium, but it ought to still produce a goodly amount of light for about ten years.
The usual reason for tritium light failure is a vial that cracks and leaks. There is a REASON why NOT to use a punch to "drift" the sights into position, and it is stated in the instructions that a sight pusher or press tool should be used, though I've seen post after post from people who seem to have gotten away with using a punch... I wonder how may of these had one or more lights go dim a few days, weeks, or months later?
