Hello everyone,
Without giving you a long history or background of myself (I'll save for the Introduction Forum), I am in the market for a set of sights for my new Glock 43.
Budget - $100
Needs: I am visually impaired with a retinal disease known as Retinitis Pigmentosa. Night sights don't do me any good. The only scenario I could possibly see playing out, is my wife grabs the gun if we were out at night, she runs out of ammo and grabs my gun. So I am in the market for a set of the brightest painted/fiber optic/whatever sights that they make. My problem is when I'm at the range, I'm under shade and the target is out in the sun and under the shade the sights wash out pretty bad for me and I can't see them real well anymore. So I need something with great contrast to see the sights.
Some of the ones I've looked at are the (yes I know these are night sights but painted bright as well)
Ameriglo CAP
Meprolight Tru-Dot (I'd like the yellow back / green front but they don't appear to make those for the 43)
Trijicon HD
I am open to any brand / any ideas you guys may have. Thank you for your time.
Just purchased a set of Truglo TFO (a combo of fiber optics and night sights) for mine for $73 off Amazon.
While the addition of night sights was my main wantsince the 43 is my ccw, I mainly shoot in daylight and have eye issues aswell (cataracts) so I wanted something more noticable. Even in the shade, the fiber optics are head and shoulders more noticable to me than factory.
Truglo also has a set that are just fiber optic only which can be had for around $57.
Although I have used night sights from mepro and trijicon, dont have any first hand experience with their fiber optic sights to give a honest comparison though.
Dont have the best cellphone camera but hopefully the pic gives an idea of what they look like inside the house with minimal light hitting them.
Either choice you make with companies, I think your really going to be happy with fiber optic sights.
Yowza! I'm liking both of those sets of sights to be honest with y'all.
Those fiber optics sure do look bright. Does anyone else have any of the TFO/TFX sights they can show me some pictures of? Fiber Optics looks like it may be the way to go for me.
I would go to the gun shop and try to see examples. My wife is visually impaired and I know how complex and individual each case is, it takes us a couple of years to break in a new eye doctor.
The Trijicon HDs on my G26 have the orange ring around the front dot which is both large and bright if there is light on it but I would not recommend them to you for use in the dark because at that point you are depending on the tritium. I have used them at the range under overhead cover and the orange doughnut was very bright, I don't know how it would look to you.
I tried truglo sights on a Shield, and while they're bright day or night, I didn't like them much. Smaller, less pronounced rear, or blacked out rear, maybe. Otherwise, too much light.
I quite prefer the Trijicon HD orange sights. I like the orange over the yellow because it's not just about seeing the front sight, but about the contrast against various backgrounds. Orange shows up well against almost anything. It's also easy to see even in low light. In the dark it doesn't show up, of course, but even faint backlight makes the orange stand out.
If it's dark enough that one can't see the orange front sight, then the target should be illuminated anyway, with a flashlight, or other means.
Outside of a Trijicon HD, I'd look at the XS sights, either standard, or big dot. If you want fast acquisition at close range, the big dot is great. Otherwise, the standard dot works well against most backgrounds, and it's a fast sight.
Keeping it under 100 would be a problem with the Trijicon HD. I have them on all my Glocks, and think it's worth the cost.
I would recommend the big dots. They have the cheaper version which I think is no night sight on the rear. The big dot out front though may help you. I tried them on one gun and have put them on all of my Glocks. They are very fast to acquire.
Would a laser work for you? I have TFO's on my 26 and 43 and they really do help a lot in low light and I've had zero issues with them after thousands of rounds. In the last year I bought an SR22 for plinking and to hopefully lure my wife into shooting. I put a Crimson Trace on it for a learning aid but I've found it to be pretty useful. The batteries last a long time and I can see it in daylight if I want to use it instead of the sights. I can shoot accurately with my gun at my waist if need be and it'll tell you if you're jerking the trigger when dry firing. Might be worth a look.
Hello everyone,
Without giving you a long history or background of myself (I'll save for the Introduction Forum), I am in the market for a set of sights for my new Glock 43.
Budget - $100
Needs: I am visually impaired with a retinal disease known as Retinitis Pigmentosa. Night sights don't do me any good. The only scenario I could possibly see playing out, is my wife grabs the gun if we were out at night, she runs out of ammo and grabs my gun. So I am in the market for a set of the brightest painted/fiber optic/whatever sights that they make. My problem is when I'm at the range, I'm under shade and the target is out in the sun and under the shade the sights wash out pretty bad for me and I can't see them real well anymore. So I need something with great contrast to see the sights.
Some of the ones I've looked at are the (yes I know these are night sights but painted bright as well)
Ameriglo CAP
Meprolight Tru-Dot (I'd like the yellow back / green front but they don't appear to make those for the 43)
Trijicon HD
I am open to any brand / any ideas you guys may have. Thank you for your time.
The problem with fiber optic sights on a small pistol like the 43 is the increased sight radius, plus they are more fragile. I would borrow or rent first if you could. Laser might be your best option.
Suarez International installs the Jpoint 4 or 8 MOA reflex sight (red dot optic sight) on the 43. This sight will give you a bright red dot in the same plane as the target. No front and rear sights to align.
The laser is something to think about. Also, what distance are you shooting? Would you be satisfied simply indexing over the top of the slide?
We'd all like to see sights like a 25 year old, but that isn't an option.
Moon
Tru Glo TFX pro are the highest contrast sights I've seen yet. I thought about putting them on my 43, but in the end, found a smoking deal on a set of Ameriglo Spartans (green rear, bright orange front, with Trijicon-brand tritium inserts) and decided to go with those instead.
BCoots, my suggestion would either be to go with the TFX Pro, or save up a bit and go with an actual red dot optic, as suggested above. There is nothing better for aging eyes.
How do you like the Spartans? I'm leaning towards those now but i've noticed there's 2 versions on Amazon. One with a lower profile and the other slightly higher.
Really enjoy them. I just got them, haven't shot them live yet. Only dry fire at home in lit and unlit situations. Have no complaints at all. The orange front sight is super discernible, and the tritium is solid and bright.
Don't most Glocks shoot low left from the factory... :uglylol:
To the OP, if a laser works for your vision, it is a decent option.
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