[Patchman]

People have advised me that if I shoot low with OEM 19X NS then I should get the Gen 4 Ameriglo's which has a lower front site height. Confused.

Ashorter front sight will force you to raise the barrel/slide so the front sight and rear sight line up. Your POI will end up higher.

Of course, you haven't indicated which sight picture you use. I thought I read on GT that current gen 5 pistols are spec'ed out for the "Combat hold." Can anyone verify that?

 

[Wererat]

^ correct. .165 is intended for sight picture 3/combat hold and Glock switched to that as default with Gen5; .180 for sight picture 2/center hold and therefore appears on labelling without a Gen 5 designation or sometimes "Gen 1-4."

Choose to preference; either is compatible.

 

[Furrukh]

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Ashorter front sight will force you to raise the barrel/slide so the front sight and rear sight line up. Your POI will end up higher.

Of course, you haven't indicated which sight picture you use. I thought I read on GT that current gen 5 pistols are spec'ed out for the "Combat hold." Can anyone verify that?

You are right sir, the current Gen 5 pistols are spec'ed out for Combat hold.

I use the center hold position but will now start using the combat hold position. My target picture from 16 yards...

 

[Furrukh]

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This is (I believe) the G19 OEM rear night sight w/ a AmeriGlo front sight. This OEM NS was newly installed in 2017 or 2018. I also have a G26 (2006) that still has it's original OEM NS, which still glows slightly but has faded quite a bit. During day shooting, I find the two dots helpful in indexing the front and rear sights.

The picture says it all. I was trying for this set up....

 

[Furrukh]

Brothers, just got my idot sights. I was under the impression that the life on the titriums are 10 to 12 years, but their packaging under the warranty section states that the orangefront lamps only have a life span of 5 years ???? Anyone who owns these orange front sights, how long has the brightness held up ?

 

[BufG26]

You will be good for over 5 years. My ameriglos have been on for close to 10 and look great.

 

[Furrukh]

You will be good for over 5 years. My ameriglos have been on for close to 10 and look great.

And you own a set with the orange front sight ?

 

[BufG26]

Orange,green, yellow, it doesn't matter. The tritium vial is what matters and it will last you over 5 years. I have a 60,000 mile warranty on my car, it doesn't mean it will die at 60k.

 

[cciman]

I have a 60,000 mile warranty on my car, it doesn't mean it will die at 60k.

Won't die... It just means at 62 k miles things begin to fail, that you pay out of pocket for fixing (and they don't). They pay people money (mathematicians and lawyers) to figure out exactly what to write and how to write it (only covered for manufacturers defects, not "wear and tear, and normal use"). What is included a "power train"???? As a mechanic, i wouldn't know what 'power train' means -- and it can exclude alot.

 

[Patchman]

Brothers, just got my idot sights. I was under the impression that the life on the titriums are 10 to 12 years, but their packaging under the warranty section states that the orangefront lamps only have a life span of 5 years ????

Remember that starting on the titrium's "born" day, it starts to die. No customer knows their sight's "born" date, much less how long it sat at the factory's shelf, the wholesaler's shelf and the retailer's shelf before it reaches the customer.

 

[Furrukh]

Remember that starting on the titrium's "born" day, it starts to die. No customer knows their sight's "born" date, much less how long it sat at the factory's shelf, the wholesaler's shelf and the retailer's shelf before it reaches the customer.

So we just wait for that one day, without knowing when......

If the life of the titrium is dependant on the date of manufacturing then why on earth will they not mention the aforesaid date ? Fooling us into buying products close to expiry ?

 

[aphexacid]

I put Ameriglo sights on all of my glocks so far, but I recently purchased a used G19
Gen 3 that ha Truglo TFO sights installed from previous owner.
blew me away how bright they are day and night. No clue how how old the sights are. The gun is 2012 mfr date so who really knows. Still bright as hell.

 

[Furrukh]

What confuses me is that the same sights manufactured by the same company but different warrantees for the 2 varying paint works ?

 

[Patchman]

So we just wait for that one day, without knowing when......

If the life of the titrium is dependant on the date of manufacturing then why on earth will they not mention the aforesaid date ? Fooling us into buying products close to expiry ?

As you know, the half life of titrium is 12.3 years, so IMHO, the 5 year (or whatever) warranty period is more for marketing purposes. Vendors likely are hoping that some customers will take the 5-year warranty period to heart and replace the sights with new sights at or soon after the 5 year period.

Besides, from a customer support POV, what vendor wants to support a $80-$90 product for 12 or more years? I can just imagine calls to the service department where customer complain "I bought this 10 years ago and it's no longer bright enough . It dimmed too much. My warranty is still in effect and I want a replacement set."

 

[rick31609]

How do you translate the manufacture date on the front sight, I have one "LA" and one "AY"? They also came in different packaging even though they are both GL-614.