March 15, 2024, 08:40 PM | #26 |
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I have never seen a SWAT officer own an entry weapon without some type night sights. Be it holographic, dot or Tritium, some type illuminated sighting system is on their weapon. "Tritium sights" were required for my SWAT level 1 class. Lvl 2 and 3 did not require them because after lvl 1, no one would dare show up without them. Run a tire house at night without an illuminated sighting system and make head shots. A flashlight used properly does not light your sights. It in essence further blacks them out. I am failing to follow your logic. An extremely bright LED, HID, or Zenon light in front of your weapon lights up your sights????
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March 15, 2024, 09:29 PM | #27 |
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Trijicon used to replaced the tritium pills for something like $18/pill. Send your slide in and get it back in a few weeks for much less than a new set. Not sure if they still do this.
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March 15, 2024, 09:33 PM | #28 | |
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An external light does not render any iron sight useless it blacks them out like you said making them very usable. My opinion to the OPs question is, the night sight (the glowing part) is not necessary and an external light should take priority when upgrading.
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When properly used an external light silhouettes the sights and makes the tritium glow virtually zero. I am simply expressing my experience to the OPs question. I have nothing against using them, have some myself, but will recommend getting a good tactical handheld light way before upgrading to night sights. There is a very small window of lighting where night sights are useful without an external light, if the target is absolutely positively identified.
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March 20, 2024, 02:15 PM | #34 | |
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The intense white light in front of the sights makes the dark outline of the sights stand out in stark contrast against that light. Relative to that intense white light I don’t even see the tritium glowing. While “silhouette” might not be the exact term in this case, it’s the term that comes to mind for me as well. |
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March 21, 2024, 01:03 AM | #35 | |
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I dont put the light in front of the muzzle though, i dont think it would make any difference in silhouetting the iron sights though.
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