Glock Night Sights - worth it?

QuebecoisWolf · Feb 11, 2011

I plunked down some money on an LE/Military Gen4 Glock 17 at the Cop Shop last weekend. Now I'm waiting for it to come in and wondering if I should take them up on their offer to install night sights for $94. Not sure on the brand, but I'd guess they'd be from Glock.

I'm going to be using this gun as a jack-of-all-trades workhorse (HD, plinking, target shooting, SHTF sidearm, and possibly CCW if I move or MD goes shall issue).

joppaj · Feb 11, 2011

YES.

That said, I'd call Dan and ask him his price to buy and install them. Price seems a little high.

4g64loser · Feb 11, 2011

Night Sights are cool if you are into that aspect of it.

just my .02, but if you plan to actually fire the gun in darkness or semi darkness, they can actually be a benefit. get sites with one color tube in the front sight and a different color in the rear tubes. In light conditions they function much like white dot sights with which you are likely already familiar.

94 bucks ain't horrible for good quality equipment installed (Glocks are VERY easy as guns go and usually require minimal fitting on the rear sight to fit the dovetail when I've done them). I usually use Trijicon, more out of habit and familiarity than any scientific study, just FWIW.

I first started with night sights on glocks because they were the easiest to find metal sights with large profiles. Inertia just sorta kept rolling.

Captnstabn · Feb 11, 2011

From the cop shop, they'll most likely be trijicons. You can ask for something else if you want a certain brand and see if they have it. They charge the same.

BTW, becareful with gun cleaner around your front site. Trijicons are not sealed, and the cleaner will take the white paint right off.

wreckdiver · Feb 11, 2011

QuebecoisWolf said:
I plunked down some money on an LE/Military Gen4 Glock 17 at the Cop Shop last weekend. Now I'm waiting for it to come in and wondering if I should take them up on their offer to install night sights for $94. Not sure on the brand, but I'd guess they'd be from Glock.

I'm going to be using this gun as a jack-of-all-trades workhorse (HD, plinking, target shooting, SHTF sidearm, and possibly CCW if I move or MD goes shall issue).

When were you in there? I picked up my new 26 there last Sat morning. Sam seems like a pretty cool guy. He gave my son a neat challenge coin. I would recommend night sights if your 17 it is going to be a carry gun or HD weapon. $94 installed isn't bad. I think I paid a little less than that for my factory night sights installed on my Glock 19. Hope you enjoy your new toy. My first Glock was a 17 back in the early 90's.

FFMike · Feb 11, 2011

If you get your sights from The Cop Shop, make sure you watch them open the package. I had a sdet put on my 23 while I waited and they tried using a set out of a drawer that were not packaged. That told me they were used!! Just watch what is done. And yes, they were Trijicons.

Schwabe · Feb 11, 2011

TruGlos fibre optic tritium night sights for about $74 on Amazon, so $94 is not bad however the Trijicons will wear off over time and not work in the dark anymore. As for regular day sights they are pretty much just like the standard Glock sights.

I like the fibre optics better, just personal prefernce:

joppaj · Feb 11, 2011

My service G22 had a set of trijicons for 9+ years. They were still in good shape when they were swapped out for new set.

randyho · Feb 11, 2011

$94 does sound $high. Solid choice on the gun. But, while probably in the minority, I'd take a light over night sights because I can't see in the dark. Those glowy dots with a lot of nothing clear behind them... not so awesome.

MDMOUNTAINEER · Feb 11, 2011

DON'T GET FACTORY GLOCK NIGHT SIGHTS, they are stick on.

Get the trijicon's.

snavematt · Feb 11, 2011

I personally will not own a handgun with out night sights, trijicon's are def the way to go

canuck · Feb 12, 2011

QuebecoisWolf said:
I plunked down some money on an LE/Military Gen4 Glock 17 at the Cop Shop last weekend. Now I'm waiting for it to come in and wondering if I should take them up on their offer to install night sights for $94. Not sure on the brand, but I'd guess they'd be from Glock.

I'm going to be using this gun as a jack-of-all-trades workhorse (HD, plinking, target shooting, SHTF sidearm, and possibly CCW if I move or MD goes shall issue).

Only if you want to see your sights in the dark.

$94 is about right if they are Trijicon or meprolight. THese are the 2 best in my opinion. I prefer mepro as they they seem to me to have bigger dots.

The most overlooked modification on a handgun is good sights. You cant hit your target if you cant see your sights.

dwnthehatch · Feb 12, 2011

Do it.

mrozowjj · Feb 13, 2011

Night sights are good for low light situations but don't glow in day time which is why a lot of competition guys use fiber sights. If it's a competition only gun go with fiber optic sights. Someone was making combination fiber and tritium but I don't remember who.

My new Glock 17 has a set of Warren Tacticals with a plain black rear and tritum front sight which I prefer because I find 3 dots at night somewhat distracting.

There is a good explanation here:
http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/lowlight6.htm

Regardless of what you choose, there are two things you should remember;
1) You should still carry a flashlight or have one mounted on the rail for target identification.
2) You should get replacement sights for that Glock ASAP as the stock glock sights are horrible.

somddude · Feb 13, 2011

I have trijicon night sights on my G22, and standard glock sights on my G26, what a world of difference in low-light situations.

rouchna · Feb 13, 2011

I have Trijicon night sights on my G26 and love them.

Unit3960 · Feb 13, 2011

I have night sights on my Glock 27 which I bought from Sam. Hell, I've bought all my Glocks from Sam and although he can be here and there with prices, I know he is there if I need him. I've had my 27 for a few years and the night sights are still bright. I have them on all my Glocks.

SCARCQB · Feb 13, 2011

I would rather go with a tru-glo TFO or Meprolights. Trijicon and Glock nite sights are not as bright compared to the first two.

That price should be about right for installed trijicons.

itsslow98 · Feb 14, 2011

tss1004 said:
DON'T GET FACTORY GLOCK NIGHT SIGHTS, they are stick on.Get the trijicon's.

I have them on my G23 and they are awesome, 5+ years old and they still glow perfect, and they are as accurate as I could ask for.

NateTheShake · Feb 15, 2011

tss1004 said:
DON'T GET FACTORY GLOCK NIGHT SIGHTS, they are stick on.

Get the trijicon's.

What do you mean stick on?

I have a set of factory night sights on my G26 and I can't tell the difference between them and Meprolights... I'd be willing to say they are the same. (from what I've heard there seems to be some guessing whether they are Meps or Trijicons)

Maybe in the past they were different, but the current Glock night sights are just another brand installed by Glock at the factory.

Glock Night Sights - worth it?

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