Do it yourself Glow in the Dark Night Sights

[68K]

What does everyone think about this? It seems like an affordable alternative to night sights. They would need to be charged by a light prior to use though. The glow would last up to 10 hours. You could always charge it right before you go to sleep.

DIY Cheap and Effective Method to Adding Custom Night Glow Sights to a Walther PPS by onza04 - YouTube

 

[Mazz]

It is cheap. Don't know how well it would suit all applications of usage. Perhaps as an interim it would be fine for many. Would I give it a try? Might.

 

[colt_saa]

Photo-luminescent paint will not replace a self-luminescent Tritium night sight.

While the "CHARGE" may last up to 10 hours, if you are using a high power flashlight or other similar source the energize the sights, it will be down over 50% in the first hour. By the time the second or third hour comes along it will not be practically useful.

Also, I am not sure if you noticed but the product container says water soluble. This product will probably have to be reapplied after every few cleanings.

 

[Saudade]

"Glow in the dark" != Night Sights.

"Wait a minute Mr Badguy, I have to charge up my sights".

Just get a set of these.

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I'm sure they can be adapted to the M&P.

 

[Warren Sear]

If it is so dark you can not see your sights, how can you see what you are planning to shoot, and what is behind or next to the e-vile doer?

 

[Captain Skippy]

Back in the late 80's I was still a patrolman. A pawn shop/gun shop carried this stuff. Tritium night sights were unheard of. So we bought a bottle and painted the sights on our revolvers. On night shift when we got a hot call we'd take our flashlight and hold it at the top of our holster while driving like crazy with the other hand. The glow would last about 20 mins but we thought it was the greatest thing! When I retired a few years ago I carried a 1911 with tritium sights, a Smith J frame with a laser, and an M4 with holographic sight and a small light as bright as the sun. My how things have changed.

 

[Travis15R]

Id rather have actual night sites then have to rely on a 10 hr charge each time.

 

[Tommytom092971]

There is always going to be a better product or solution to something, however, for somebody that doesn't have the money or has multiple guns and can not afford actual night sites for them all, it would seem to be an affordable compromise. And it would seem better than nothing.

 

[MSG Glenn]

I used Glow-On in the sights of my M&P40C. Works good. A 5 second charge with a flashlight will glow quite a while. The glow will lat throughout the night but of course the more time that's passed the dimmer they'll be but still brighter than untreated sights.

 

[Neumann]

If it is so dark you can not see your sights, how can you see what you are planning to shoot, and what is behind or next to the e-vile doer?

Think about it! There are many situations where there is not enough light or contrast to see the sights clearly, yet the target is easily identifiable. Black sights disappear against a dark treeline, even in broad daylight. Bad guys need light to see too.

Phosphorescent (glow in the dark) pigments must be activated by bright light, and fade exponentially with time. It's conceivable that the glow could persist for 10 hours, but only at a very low intensity. A more reasonable duration is 10 minutes (q.v., Trijicon HD sights). Sights on a handgun carried in a dark holster all day (and often all night) will never be properly activated when you need them.

Tritium sights will glow continuously for many years. The half-life of tritium is 12 years, but the useful life is over 20.

$80 to $100 is not too much to spend outfitting a pistol that may save your life.

 

[Corysxj88]

I bought a set of those nitesighters. (stick on sights) and when they are charged....they are BRIGHT, but that only last for about 15-20 min and then they can be seen after that, but they are dim.
I had the nitesighters for about a week and then ordered some TFO's which came in the mail yesterday which are complete awesomeness. They just glow all the time....very well worth the money.

Now I just need to find someone to install them.....

 

[68K]

Ideally I would have a set of TFO and a quality mounted flashlight. Before I save up for the TFO's I plan on getting a Steamlight TLR-4. With the laser/flashlight combo you can see where you are aiming and what you are aiming at...as long as you have battery power that is.

 

[vytoland]

I bought some of the so called "glow in the dark" paint a few years ago. after applying it and leaving the revolver in bright sun light for several hours, the "glow" in dim light was faint and lasted less than an hour. it was all hype and no substance....