[Occam's Razor]

Hey all - looking for opinions on sights. I currently run tritium/fiber optics on my G23 and like them, but am looking for something for my G17. A lot of you suggest the Ameriglo's, but I'm looking at the Heinie Straight 8. Look like they'd be pretty fast acquisition for competition / carry. Your thoughts.

 

[jlw]

You are in luck with Ameriglo:

http://www.ameriglo.net/catalog/sights/pistol-sights/glock/night-sights/complete-sets/i-dot

 

[__jb]

If you have enough light to use the metal sights, I don't think there would be much difference between the Heinie Straight 8 sights and normal three dot sights.

If the situation is low light, I would think it would be hard to remember the correct vertical distance between the two dots on the Heinie sights... I think it would be easier to put the front sight dot equidistant horizontally between the two rear sight dots on a three dot night sight...

Just my thoughts... Found the sight picture for Heinie Straight 8 sights and thought it might help...

 

[VolGrad]

I like the 2 stacking dots OK but for consistency sake across all my pistols I like to have the same setup on them all. I use Ameriglos but chose the ProGlo with orange up front and all black on the rear. I find it fast and easy to pick up.

 

[__jb]

I like the 2 stacking dots OK but for consistency sake across all my pistols I like to have the same setup on them all. I use Ameriglos but chose the ProGlo with orange up front and all black on the rear. I find it fast and easy to pick up.

Do you use the black rear sights on your carry guns, too?

 

[jlw]

Do you use the black rear sights on your carry guns, too?

Yup, and so do I on several pistols.

 

[TheLaw]

I went with similar setup but I did add yellow rear. The yellow tunes are small and the yellow is also dimmer than the front green. In the day, I can't even see the rear dots but the bright orange front sure does grab your eye. At night, the yellow just acts as a reference, but keep in mind, if you can't see what you are shooting, you shouldn't be shooting it....

 

[sbrenner]

The best and most Texas LEO's are using and going to is the TFO's.
Green/green is the brightest and lasts the longest.
Best in the day and night.

 

[Occam's Razor]

I've got TFO's on my G23, but not too impressed with the mid-range visibility (day/night) Great in daylight and at night, but dusk is tough. I guess there's no perfect solutiion for that one though.