G19 Night Sight input

GruGrux515 · 02-19-2013, 19:31

Just wanted some input on night sights for my 19. Was considering Trijicon or the Trijicon HD's. anyone have any pros/cons to them or others?

Scrappy · 02-19-2013, 19:33

Ameriglo I dot or idot pro.They have the Trijicon inserts

Tiro Fijo · 02-19-2013, 19:40

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Originally Posted by Scrappy

Ameriglo I dot or idot pro.They have the Trijicon inserts

+1. Trijicon's proprietary sights are overpriced and they don't offer yellow rears. Ameriglo does.

GruGrux515 · 02-19-2013, 19:54

Also would like color combo input too and why. Thanks

Magus · 02-19-2013, 19:57

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Originally Posted by Tiro Fijo

+1. Trijicon's proprietary sights are overpriced and they don't offer yellow rears. Ameriglo does.

Ummm....no.

Trijicon does offer yellow rears....orange as well.

http://www.trijicon.com/na_en/produc...c.php?pid=GL01

Options to the right on that link.

Overpriced...maybe. That's a matter of perspective. Also depends where you buy them. I've found the price lower on basic Trijicons than some Ameriglo sights. Depends upon where you look. Ameriglo quality I've found to be hit or miss regardless of price.

I used to really like Meprolight for my Glocks, but have found recently that Mepro quality isn't what it once was sadly. That was my experience though recently on two different sets for one Glock and one non-Glock. A variety of issues. Your results may be different.

Went with a simple green on green set of Trijicons on my G17 recently and am very pleased.

BMiracletx · 02-19-2013, 20:00

I have had no issues with the Glock factory night sights....

skud_dusty · 02-19-2013, 20:56

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Originally Posted by Scrappy

Ameriglo I dot or idot pro.They have the Trijicon inserts

Where's the best place to get these from? Ameriglo would be my first guess, but they charge quite a bit more than distributors. Everywhere I've seen that actually has the i-dots in stock has had shady CS reviews so I'm a bit hesitant to order them.

conpro · 02-19-2013, 20:57

I just put the trijicon hd's on my 19 and love em.

kodiakpb · 02-19-2013, 21:05

+3 for Ameriglo i-Dot Pros. I purchase direct, but you can find them at other places sometimes at really good prices if you google around. Just remember i-Dot is not the same as i-Dot Pro. The Pro has the proglo front sight (colored ring with tritium insert).

BMiracletx · 02-19-2013, 21:35

Which color do you like best? If its anything like fiber optic sights, I like the red better than the yellow... seems to grab my eye better.

kodiakpb · 02-19-2013, 21:36

I prefer the lime green/yellow

GruGrux515 · 02-19-2013, 23:28

What's the difference between the Trijicon HD's and regular night sights?

TxGlock9 · 02-19-2013, 23:41

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Originally Posted by GruGrux515

What's the difference between the Trijicon HD's and regular night sights?

HD's come with a squared off or round front Bright irredescent outer ring/square sight that borders the night sight. It makes it great for daytime, and also low light shooting.

Night sights are just that, night sights. There is no outer ring or square that makes it super bright in the day. I personally can live either way. I always like the Ameriglo Operators. Green/Yellow combo.

SCSU74 · 02-19-2013, 23:57

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Originally Posted by GruGrux515

What's the difference between the Trijicon HD's and regular night sights?

The rears appear blacked out during the day, but still have trij lamps and glow in low light.

The front has photolum ring (orange or yellow) around front trij insert. Makes picking up the front sight very fast.

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4095fanatic · 02-20-2013, 00:07

I ordered HDs yellow front green rear.

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Tiro Fijo · 02-20-2013, 01:10

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Originally Posted by Magus

Ummm....no.

Trijicon does offer yellow rears....orange as well.,.

I should have qualified that about their HD set.

"Cold Dead Hands" ! · 02-20-2013, 01:16

Got rid of my Trigicon HD's.
The bright front orange sight appeared to glow bigger than it was, thru the rear U-shaped sight.
So, I couldn't align accurately.
Must have been me.
What your eyes pick up on fast & accurately will differ from others.
They looked good, till on the range, moving & shooting in competition.
Friend I gave them to, liked them a lot.

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vinstang67 · 02-20-2013, 01:18

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Originally Posted by kodiakpb

+3 for Ameriglo i-Dot Pros. I purchase direct, but you can find them at other places sometimes at really good prices if you google around. Just remember i-Dot is not the same as i-Dot Pro. The Pro has the proglo front sight (colored ring with tritium insert).

Do you color code in any way (by caliber for instance) ?

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vinstang67 · 02-20-2013, 01:19

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Originally Posted by Magus

Ummm....no.

Trijicon does offer yellow rears....orange as well.

http://www.trijicon.com/na_en/produc...c.php?pid=GL01

Options to the right on that link.

Overpriced...maybe. That's a matter of perspective. Also depends where you buy them. I've found the price lower on basic Trijicons than some Ameriglo sights. Depends upon where you look. Ameriglo quality I've found to be hit or miss regardless of price.

I used to really like Meprolight for my Glocks, but have found recently that Mepro quality isn't what it once was sadly. That was my experience though recently on two different sets for one Glock and one non-Glock. A variety of issues. Your results may be different.

Went with a simple green on green set of Trijicons on my G17 recently and am very pleased.

I, too, use Mepro but no problems so far.
What issues did you have?

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kodiakpb · 02-20-2013, 07:33

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Originally Posted by vinstang67

Do you color code in any way (by caliber for instance) ?

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No I don't, I have since replaced the red sights with the lime green/yellow.

GruGrux515 · 02-20-2013, 08:26

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Originally Posted by SCSU74

The rears appear blacked out during the day, but still have trij lamps and glow in low light.

The front has photolum ring (orange or yellow) around front trij insert. Makes picking up the front sight very fast.

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Does the blacked out rear make it difficult to aim in lighted environments? So the rears glow but only in dimmer environments?

W4CNG · 02-20-2013, 13:53

+1 on all Green. Just got a set of Meprolights that have a fully adjustable rear site. Really nice on my G-19.

Scrappy · 02-20-2013, 14:19

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Originally Posted by skud_dusty

Where's the best place to get these from? Ameriglo would be my first guess, but they charge quite a bit more than distributors. Everywhere I've seen that actually has the i-dots in stock has had shady CS reviews so I'm a bit hesitant to order them.

http://www.topgunsupply.com/ameriglo...een-green.html
This place had them at my door in 2 days! Best price and CS ever!
Another note, I have the I dots on my G23, I have Meps on my other Glocks and they will be getting the I dots down the road! I would go with the I dot pros next time for the bigger front dot only cause my eyes are now 47 years old,lol.

E cop is good too
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AmeriGlo-GL-...item589ab00841

Scrappy · 02-20-2013, 14:24

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Originally Posted by kodiakpb

+3 for Ameriglo i-Dot Pros. I purchase direct, but you can find them at other places sometimes at really good prices if you google around. Just remember i-Dot is not the same as i-Dot Pro. The Pro has the proglo front sight (colored ring with tritium insert).

Which color do you prefer? I wanted white but they don't make them in the Pro version.
SO which is best color for day, dusk, night time? Yellow or red?

AK47Man · 02-20-2013, 14:33

Meprolight's on all of my Glocks...Glock factory night sights are made by Meprolight. All green for me too..My G19 has had them on since 2005...Still bright as ever..