See the original review here: http://www.firearmsinsider.tv/gun-gear-reviews/2017/11/26/night-fision-tritium-sights
Night Fision is a new company joining into the tritium night sight community. Their first offerings are for Glock model pistols, with other models to follow. As anyone with a Glock knows, get rid of the stock plastic sights and put on some decent ones. Well Night Fision is here to help. They graciously sent me some for review.
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When I first received these, I was waiting for a slide to put them on. So I tossed them in the safe. These things could be seen glowing through the packaging. Yes, they are the brightest set of tritium sights I have seen. I ended up installing them on a GreyGhost G19 slide for the review. Even when you would consider there to be enough light to see non tritium sights, these still glow bright. Of course they are also made out of steel, as sights should be. A black nitride coating should also make them last a long time, as well as look good
But wait, just the bright tritium inserts isn’t all they have going for them. The front sight also has a colored ring around the tritium. They call this the “Perfect Dot.” This ring is available in yellow, orange, or white. I opted for the yellow. My next choice would have been orange. With these colored outer rings, one can pick up the front sight easily during the day also. And because why not, they even added daytime florescence to the color ring. The front sight is available by itself also.
The rear sight has a few options also. As expected, you can get it in white outlined dots. Or blacked out, so just the tritium inserts. I chose the blacked out rear sight because I only want color on my front sight. One can get the rear sight with 2 options: a square notch, or a “U” notch. I chose the square notch because that’s what I am use to. Another thing to note is that the rear sight is very square on the front and back. This gives a good sight picture and the added benefit of being able to use it to rack the slide on a table, belt, etc.
Now onto shooting these sights. It is super easy to pick up the front sight during draw and shoot. When dumping a magazine fast, same thing. Where it gets a little dicey is on farther away targets. Even though the front sight is easy to pick up, it is wider than I like for 20+ yard shooting. It measures 0.142” for me. The rear sight measures in at 0.140”. I really prefer a wider rear sight, or narrower front sight. Target transitions were also easy with the Night Fision sights. When using the sights at dusk, the tritium really pops out. The three dot system works just fine. However, the sights/gun do shoot a little lower point of impact with the three tritiums lined up. These are really a great combo day/night sight.
The Night Fision sights are a really nice change from traditional night sights. I love the yellow front dot for daytime use. And the super bright tritium really pops out in lower light conditions. Go over and check out Night Fision, I think they will be going places in the sight business.
FIREARMS INSIDER REVIEWS – 8 KEY POINTS
CLAIM TO FAME:
Tritium Night Sights with a twist
TARGET MARKET:
Those wanting tritium sights
FNBS (FEATURES & BENEFITS OF THIS PRODUCT):
- “Perfect Dot” with daytime florescence
- Bright Tritium inserts
- Made from 4140 steel
- Black Nitride coating
- Made in USA
- Different color rings (White, Orange, or Yellow)
- Square or “U” notch rear
WHAT OTHER AESTHETIC OPTIONS OR FINISHES ARE AVAILABLE?
White Front, Orange Front, U-notch rear, White dot rear
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING?:
Keith D. @ Rainier Arms 5/5 stars
Just got em , (FAST) and they look pretty nice, definitely like the price for my spare red dot equipped G19 slide
LINK TO OTHER REVIEWS:
None found (These are pretty new)
PRICE POINT:
MSRP = $89.99
Retail = $80.10 at Rainier Arms
I NEED IT NOW! AVAILABILITY:
OUR RATING:
Pros:
- Bright tritium
- Front daytime florescence dot
- Nitride coated
- Price
- Made in USA
Cons:
- Wide front post
- Tritium dots have different point of aim
2 comments
Had them installed on my Block 23. Rear site missing the tritium inserts! Front site nothing special. Not even as bright as original Block sight! Would not purchase again! Stick with the industry leaders.
We’re sorry you had this experience, it’s definitely not normal—in fact, it’s so unusual we would like to know more about where and when you purchased sights from us to help us track down more information regarding this.