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CowboyTaco

CowboyTaco

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balakay said:
Is Trijicon actually expensive? Or is it just more expensive than other options?

Everyone's situation is different but honestly if I can't spend $125 on night sights, I probably can't afford to spend $75 on night sights either. There's a reason Trijicon has the reputation it has. Just make sure to buy them form a reputable dealer, not from Amazon.
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Anathollo said:
I'm just recommending the Trijicons for the durability to withstand daily carry. I have a couple sets of their suppressor height night sights on my Glocks but I'd never want to have to shoot them in the dark.

And you need to pick up a weapon light for your pistol as well for that exact reason. You have to be able to identify what you're shooting at, you definitely don't want to aim a loaded pistol at a dark target that you aren't sure about.
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Both very valid points, but lets dig in a little more (if for no other reason than spare time at work). Is the Trijicon worth double the price of the TruGlo?

We're talking about a nuclear gas filled chamber. They are all made of metal with encapsulated tritium tubes. If they all do their job, they should be equal. Of course, they are not all created equal. Some have silicon sleeves around the tritium tubes. The end of the tube is shaped differently. Some offer additional rings around the tubes for easier sight acquisition. Some claim to fill with more tritium and advertise a brighter sight picture.

Reviews on all of them show sight pictures with one tube not illuminated. If they have additional rings, there are reviews of those rings falling out.

Theoretically, the gas in all of them should fade slowly. So you shouldn't just one day all of a sudden have one that isn't illuminated at all. At $55 for the TruGlo, you could buy two sets for the cost of a single Trijicon ($125).

I'm thinking ordering direct from mfg is going to yield a higher chance of getting fresh tritium. I've seen some on sale and the seller was kind enough to point out that the sights were manufactured in 2015....that's about half the life, though they were half the cost. Obviously, fresher is better.
 
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CowboyTaco said:
Both very valid points, but lets dig in a little more (if for no other reason than spare time at work). Is the Trijicon worth double the price of the TruGlo?

We're talking about a nuclear gas filled chamber. They are all made of metal with encapsulated tritium tubes. If they all do their job, they should be equal. Of course, they are not all created equal. Some have silicon sleeves around the tritium tubes. The end of the tube is shaped differently. Some offer additional rings around the tubes for easier sight acquisition. Some claim to fill with more tritium and advertise a brighter sight picture.

Reviews on all of them show sight pictures with one tube not illuminated. If they have additional rings, there are reviews of those rings falling out.

Theoretically, the gas in all of them should fade slowly. So you shouldn't just one day all of a sudden have one that isn't illuminated at all. At $55 for the TruGlo, you could buy two sets for the cost of a single Trijicon ($125).

I'm thinking ordering direct from mfg is going to yield a higher chance of getting fresh tritium. I've seen some on sale and the seller was kind enough to point out that the sights were manufactured in 2015....that's about half the life, though they were half the cost. Obviously, fresher is better.
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If you put a high quality flashlight on your pistol then you won't need night sights. I've been really happy with my Streamlight TLR-7A. The lightout put is crazy bright for the size and the switches are great.

But buy what you can afford or wait to save up and get what you want.
 
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I have those Streamlights on both my XDM40 and XDM10. I like them.
 
CowboyTaco

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Y'all got me looking at TLR6 for the shield.

Which means a new holster would have to follow....or at least a new shell for the one I have.
 
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It is not a war crime the first time.
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CowboyTaco said:
I don't recall if it was this thread or another, but Kyle Carruth has not been charged criminally in the Lubbock shooting.

www.lubbockonline.com

No charges for Kyle Carruth in Chad Read shooting

A special Lubbock grand jury declined to indict Kyle Carruth in the Nov. 5 deadly shooting of Chad Read.
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Surprised but happy it came out that way. Looking for his son or not - once he was told to leave he should have left and called the police. Starting the fight with guy with a firearm (and so loudly telling him he better use it or he will kill him with it) just makes the threat of death that much more real.

Still the son is the real victim here. Maybe the hot heads in Lubbock will think twice before doing stupid things.
 
AlienXtx

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I'd already forgotten about that lol
 
tx_shooter

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Setup a friend's Ruger Gunsite Scout rifle with a new scope. The old scope was a scout rifle scope so it sat really far forward for use. It worked okay in full day light but when we have been pig hunting at night it was not a good setup. So for his birthday he upgraded to a Primary Arms SLX 1-8 with illuminated ACSS setup. He mainly hunts at 50 yards out to 100 yards sometimes. This will work nicely for him.


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Anathollo

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Picked up some more Ok Industries Surefeed E2 mags since Ok industries discontinued them in late April this year and I've heard that Ok Industries is selling off their magazine production side of the company.
 
Anathollo

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Any magazine over 15 rounds... still has to go through the Senate.
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Saw a rumor they were trying to make any sort of maintenance without an FFL illegal. Trying to find source info during work breaks.
 
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Anathollo

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tx_shooter said:
Saw a rumor they were trying to make any sort of maintenance without an FFL illegal. Trying to find source info during work breaks.
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Yes they are. Yet another gun law they won't be able to enforce...
 
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