6 thoughts on “Why Night Sights?”

    • They are. That’s the point: flip the lights on.

      Of course, at the range/distance that TLG was showing in his picture, you also have a “good enough” index that you could just shoot and still hit.

      So… we remain unconvinced as to the need for night sights.

    • First, if you’re in the Austin area, come out to one of KR Training’s AT-1A Low Light shooting classes. You can see first-hand. We’d love to have you.

      In short…

      The thing is that if you’ve got enough light to identify your target, you’ve got enough light to shoot. If you don’t have enough light to identify your target, you don’t have any reason to shoot! If you don’t have enough light, try to get more light. That could be flipping on the lightswitch, using a flashlight, whatever. In a case like what TLG’s picture showed, he had enough light to see his target and at that distance had enough index to hit his target.

      There is a small window of time at night where nightsights can be useful, but it’s a small fleeting window. Meantime, the rest of your time you’ve got a big fat front sight blocking your view. I also didn’t like the suggestion to have nightsights on the rear, because that then makes a 3-dot setup and that has its own problems. Tho a setup like the Heine Straight 8’s wouldn’t have this problem.

      Our world is flooded with a lot more light than we think. Parking lots are all decently lit. Street lights. You name it. And if it’s too dark to walk around, why don’t you have a flashlight (already out and in hand) so you can see and not trip? And then, you’ve got a flashlight.

      There’s always tradeoffs. Some like the glow of the tritium because it’s always there and stands out to their eyes better. If it ultimately works better for you, good deal.

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