Sorry if this is a repeat. I searched a few times but didn’t find the same topic. That we mix site and sight doesn’t help.
While lit, the ranges here indoors are still a bit dark, especially if the shooter moved up to the bench. I’m thinking of upgrading the sights on a few firearms and need a good site or three to find quality information about choosing one type or brand over another. I absolutely do not need high end, and I’m cheap. I just came from the TruGlo site and they want $150 each…yeah, no.
The wonderful Henry rifle is nearly impossible to shoot accurately in these conditions particularly due to the front silver bead dot, and I wouldn’t mind upgrading the PPQ, 92, and PPS as a start…but i’m finding that many sites only list newer firearm sights. A great deal for a bulk purchase would entice me too.
I don’t see how you could bulk purchase when you don’t have bulk of the same gun that you are outfitting all of.
Good sights and optics cost money. If you want cheap, start searching amazon or ebay and buy on price.
If you want quality, Trijicon, Meprolight, Ameriglo, TruGlo, whatever…yeah it’s three figures for a lot of guns.
Ameriglo for my Glocks, tritium front with a bright ring around it, blacked out rear, run $70-$80
Look at Ameriglo and look at tritium with a bright daytime ring around the tritium, where the rears are blacked out. Only paying for the one tritium vial that way instead of 3 and the front sight is really where it’s at anyway
Im glad you have experienced a lack of quick and easy sight acquisition despite being able to ID your target. That saves some conversation where people incorrectly claim that if you can see the target, you can rapidly and easily see your sights (no matter what they are)
Thanks, Nathan. Checked them out and they all look nice. i’ll try to hunt down some deals. It looks like some places are offering 20% off for “signing up.” Will also check Amazon and Ebay. I require only low end that work adequately. I shoot each one only a few times a year at most.
I agree with Karacal about the XS Sights…worth the price. WRT to your PPQ…check with Walther, as many of the PDPs parts will also fit the PPQ (I know for a fact this is true with magazines).
All of the XS or just the big dot? Seems like the big dot ones align with the single vertical line rear, but the regular ones have two dots in the rear.
Boy you ain’t lying’.
After using age Big Dot sights for a couple years I do not use the rear sight at all, I just put the front sight on the target and it hits every time.
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For me the orange ring around the tritium works best in the largest range of lighting conditions. Depending on the rear sights already on your firearms you may be able to get away with just ordering the front site. You need to make sure the heights are compatible if the rear isn’t adjustable and that the rear width is wide enough to see the whole front site. Though the bright front with blacked out rear only cost around $20 more I think.
Ameriglo also usually has sales or discount codes you can apply.
