rocky

Personally, I don't like the stainless gun idea due to top slide relfection and the shiny factor. More personal prefence than anything. Also check out the Tru Glo sights. Kinda neat idea too.

http://www.truglosights.com/content/...s/category.asp

ExSoldier

I sent my M1A off to ROBAR for a complete tuneup. The did the interior of the rifle in NP3 and the exterior in ROGARD (black). The effect of that was to virtually eliminate the need to lube the piece. Reason being as metal parts bear against each other the NP3 peels off molecules and the effect is to self lubricate. The other bonus is that cleaning is a snap. Basically just wipe the piece down and run a rod down the barrel with a patch and you're done. But because of the shiny finish, I preferred to keep the NP3 on the inside. The ROGARD is just as good and it's a nice flat black.

My gunsmith, http://www.gun-doc.com/ has always recommended Meprolights as being longer lasting, brighter and less expensive than Trijicons. I almost always put yellow on the rear and a bright green dot on the front so I won't mistake one of my rear sights for the front. It's a nice contrast for these older eyes, too.

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OD

I don't know, I have a set of 18 year old Trijicons that are still quite bright, Meprolight states up to 15 years of usable light. I know from experience that Meprolights are no brighter than Trijicons, they are sometimes less expensive.

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rocky

From the reports of local PD officers, they seem to prefer the Trijicon's for durability and longevity.

ExSoldier

Ahhh well....I think a lot of that has to do with effective advertising and departmental contracts for the equipment. Very few street cops or administrators for that matter are "into" their firearms enough to really get involved in the small details of such things.

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OD

What is "munitiae"?
Is it a variation of minutiae?

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ExSoldier

HUH? What on earth are you talking about? Hehehehehehehe

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KC135

On Meps, it is not the fire that fails, it is the cheep plastic lens they use that gives a poor image. There is a reason the Meps are cheeper.

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Erik S.

Get the Trijicon, Justin, that way they actually FIT on the gun when you get them.

-Erik

rfurtkamp

I've used the Trijicons for years without complaint as day and night sights.

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