Night Sights?

[JMFL]

A family friend was over the other day admiring my low cost Sigma and told me I should look into getting night sights being that the gun is for home defense. I honestly never use my sights, day or night and all my shots are on target. He suggested rather than pay a premium for pro night sights that you can just get some luminesent paint and use a toothpick to drop the paint in on the factory sights. Anyone out there doing this? I imagine it doesnt last very long, but a small bottle of the paint is really cheap and re-applying it during cleanings seems easy enough to do. Thoughts?.......

 

[Alpha Wolf]

If you are going to be shooting in the dark or low light get a light/laser combo. Way better/faster for quick accurate shooting. You also need to see what you are about to shoot.

Night sights require charging and only glow for a limited time. They are usually thicker than normal sights so if you target shoot they make tight groups harder.

If you cannot mount a laser / light on your gun they are better than normal irons.


I have an M6 in addition to night sights on my XD 40 I have for home defense.

 

[JMFL]

Ya, well with S&W jerk design of thier proprietary rail system for the Sigma VE series of which they sell no accessories for, I have to get a picatinney rail adapter to be able to mount anything to it. I did find one company that has a direct mount laser for the Sigma, but no laser/light combos. I was told once that the M4 flashlight mounted directly but hell if I can find one of those out there anymore. But you're right, laser/light is the way to go. Now if I could just find a decent one that doesn't cost more than my $200 gun, I'd be in good shape!

 

[J Rich]

Night sights are going to be $150, laser/lights are $200. Bottom line is what you want and what you want to pay.

For me (because I'm cheap) sight paint and a $3.00 led flash light in my off hand works for me.

 

[blkpitbull]

I have meprolight night sights and I love them. At night they glow they glow nicely....

 

[lild9ve]

For me (because I'm cheap) sight paint and a $3.00 led flash light in my off hand works for me.

where did you get the paint from?? this is one thing that i havent looked into

 

[J Rich]

where did you get the paint from?? this is one thing that i havent looked into

I got it at a gun/hunting store. It comes with green, red, yellow, orange, white, and i think pink. Just ask for sight paint, but what I have doesn't glow.

 

[sophie]

I've got the meprolite or tritium type sights that glow in low light conditions, and I have Crimson Trace Laser grips both on my 1911 ultra. Maybe overkill but I like it and need all the help I can get anymore.

James

 

[Charliee530]

Luminescent Paint Link

Here is a link for some of the best Military Grade Luminescent Paint. I ordered Green for Front Sight Only.
luminous paint

 

[lild9ve]

ok thanks for the info rich and charliee.... i think i might go with the paint that doesnt glow... just to make the sights a little easier to use for me... im thinking about getting a laser instead of night sights... not sure how much i would use it when im letting off rounds on my range, i like getting accurate with the sights

 

[neorebel]

I have heard a lot of people going to just front night sights. As a firearms instructor I pound in concentrating on your front sights to tighten your groups. It works very well and will improve your shooting. My Dan Wesson RZ-45 came with just a night sight on the front sight. I have found it is great and just automatically aligns witht the rear sight. I heard that the shooting schools are going that way as well. Check out their forums. Gunsite etc.

 

[neorebel]

One thing that just came to my attention is the when you're in fog the night sights light you up....more sense to me for just the front sight.

 

[Chuck1217]

My SD9 came with just the front tritium, and I do like it. The pistol is in my bedside table drawer, and when I open the drawer I immediately see the front sight.