Night Sight Users

[BSA1]

I am posing this question to those you have night sights on their guns.

Do you prefer the dots to be all one color or two different colors?

If you prefer two colors what color combination do you like?

The reason I ask is I have two handguns that need to have the sights relamped.

 

[rcmodel]

I have two green on green.
And one green front and yellow rear.

Can't really say that it makes much difference to me.

The thing you want to watch though is.
Green & Yellow tubes have a 12 year tritium half-life.
Orange and other colors is 5 years.

rc

 

[CWL]

I've tried the whole mix of colors from yellow, blue, red and green on multiple guns.

The green is the brightest so I would suggest that you use that one for the front. Yellow would be my second pick. The rest just aren't as bright, even when new, so you could choose other colors for the rear set.

 

[strambo]

I don't like bright rear sights, so I go green on both then sharpie over the rears. You can see a dim glow through the marker on the rear sights, but at close range at speed, you just focus on the front. That is on 1 gun, the other just has a green front, no tritium rear.

 

[BSA1]

RC,

Thanks for the heads up about the life of the colors. I didn't know that. It is something I will consider when ordering.

 

[Onward Allusion]

Two colors or one big dot for the front sight. For 3 dot 2 color, I like green in front and red rear. Makes for focusing on the target easier. The single big dot on the front serves the same purpose. Makes for very quick target acquisition.

 

[tiamat]

I like my green front, yellow rears. I find it helpful to be able to distinguish between the dots, and the yellows aren't as bright as the green, so they don't stand out as much.

 

[chicharrones]

I don't like bright rear sights, so I go green on both then sharpie over the rears. You can see a dim glow through the marker on the rear sights, but at close range at speed, you just focus on the front. That is on 1 gun, the other just has a green front, no tritium rear.

One in the front is my preference, too. Green is the only color I've tried.

 

[bannockburn]

I like green dots all the way around.

 

[george burns]

Green, and the front sight is the one to concern yourself with. If you can get it on a moving target, you win. In a gunfight you aren't going to line up your sights the same way you do when you shoot targets. Dark or little to no light make it hard enough to get your front sight on the target let alone front, rear and target.

 

[browningguy]

I have green on the front and yellow rear, the green is much brighter and really draws the eyes to the front sight.

 

[rcmodel]

and the front sight is the one to concern yourself with

+1

I wouldn't even have bought the rear sights if I could have got just the front ones I needed separately.

rc

 

[Mike J]

On one pistol I have green all the way around. On the other I have green front yellow rear. I agree with others that posted above. If i ever do another I will probably just get the front sight if I can.

 

[Mr.510]

I've run green/green in the past and have a green front and yellow rears on my carry gun. I like the green/yellow combo much better than all green. The green is a little brighter than the yellows so it really focuses your attention on the front sight. I have no way of measuring it, but it does seem to me that it's quicker (for me) to line the sights up in low light with contrasting colors. Since my brain doesn't have to figure out which green dot is which, it stands to reason putting the green one between the two yellows takes part of the thought out of the process and makes it more 'automatic'.

 

[Hometeached1]

I prefer green on both the front and rear, but my eyes are not your eyes.

My dad likes the XS big dot a lot and can get good hits with it out to 25 yards as fast or faster than I can with my Tru-glow TFOs.

 

[basicblur]

I run green on both front & rear.

Thought about trying colors to differentiate, but the Trijicon Night Sights have a bigger front dot than the rears, and when I bring the gun up I don't see any way I could confuse the front with the rear sights (my eye is drawn / focused on the larger, brighter front sight).

 

[postalnut25]

All of my carry or duty guns have green front night sights with a plain black rear sight.

 

[CDW4ME]

I like my green front, yellow rears. I find it helpful to be able to distinguish between the dots, and the yellows aren't as bright as the green, so they don't stand out as much.

This for me too, quickly know you are looking at the front sight.

 

[BSA1]

I think I'll get the first one relamped green front and yellow rear. The sights on it are 20 years so they are deader than a door nail. Green / yellow seems to be the most two practical color combination as they have equal lifespans.

My other one is 10 year old green on green so this way I can play with them for a while before making a decision on it's color. Thanks to all for your replies. They have been very helpful.

 

[SDGlock23]

I've had the two tone (yellow/green) but I like the green/green better. Green stays the brightest the longest, yellow dims rather quickly as does the orange color. After a year or two you will really notice how dim the yellow/orange gets compared to the green.

I've also grown to prefer the two dot (dot over dot) setup to the three dot, but that's personal preference.

 

[RustyShackelford]

Shine on!.....

I own a LE trade in Glock 21 .45acp gen 04 with factory night sights. They are all green. They look bright & I have 0 issues but if I could choose, Id buy new Trijicon HD orange(front) & green night sights.
Trijicon is a gun industry leader & many military/sworn LE agencies request them. The steel format is better than plastic or polymer in my view.
I've heard the human eye is most drawn to the color green. Many pistol owners get all green sights but I like the contrast version with bright orange/green.
Some like the XS Big Dot tritium front sight. Id like to get it for the Ruger LCR or maybe a S&W J frame if I buy one later this summer.
A former SF qualified soldier & combat veteran R&Ded a new Glock pistol sight but I don't recall the brand name. It looks impressive if you own a Glock. I'm not sure if it's steel or plastic either.