Moral: If you're going to shoot at marines with night vision, night sights aren't good.
Since that's not my circumstance, I'll take the night sights whenever available.
Moral: If you're going to shoot at marines with night vision, night sights aren't good.In the 1990s I carried pistols with tritium sights. That is until I found during CQB night drills with USMC F.A.S.T marines I was working with that the sights light you up in the dark, aka night bulls-eye. I don't use them on my carry guns anymore for this reason. Instead I practice live fire drills every morning including instinctive pointing drills in low light conditions etc. Anyone else here feel the same way about tritium sights, if not why not?:bier:
LOL... I have heard this one before. And obviously it comes from ignorance. They do not throw any illuminating light.i dont think he meant they were using night vision. i think he meant the glow from the sites will illuminate you in the dark giving bad guy something to aim at.
Nuff said! :35:One: If it's so dark you have to worry about your night sights illuminating you then you shouldn't be shooting anyway because you won't have proper target identification.
Two: I'm not drawing my firearm until I'm ready to shoot so the threat will already be recognized and addressed long before I have to worry about my night sights.
Three: My husband and I have tried this with BRAND NEW tritium night sights in a pitch black room and neither of us noticed any illumination of ourselves.
Four: This ranks right up there on the level of ridiculousness with the moonlight shining on your stainless barrel giving your position away in a civilian environment.
Five: I'm keeping my night sights.
how about: night sights or not, if you shoot at marines you die period.Moral: If you're going to shoot at marines with night vision, night sights aren't good.
Since that's not my circumstance, I'll take the night sights whenever available.
I agree! I discussed this on another post about Laser vs. Night sights. I went into the bathroom with all light turned off and my G26(Glock Night Sights) position in my STuck IWB the same way I will be carrying. I didnt not see any illumination reflecting in the mirror. I didnt see anything illuminating from my shirt as I looked at spot where the sight was positioned.One: If it's so dark you have to worry about your night sights illuminating you then you shouldn't be shooting anyway because you won't have proper target identification.
Two: I'm not drawing my firearm until I'm ready to shoot so the threat will already be recognized and addressed long before I have to worry about my night sights.
Three: My husband and I have tried this with BRAND NEW tritium night sights in a pitch black room and neither of us noticed any illumination of ourselves.
Four: This ranks right up there on the level of ridiculousness with the moonlight shining on your stainless barrel giving your position away in a civilian environment.
Five: I'm keeping my night sights.
+1 :dead:how about: night sights or not, if you shoot at marines you die period.
Count me in with Lima. Night sights lighting up your face is about as nasty (and tactically important) a problem as a radium dial on your wristwatch.One: If it's so dark you have to worry about your night sights illuminating you then you shouldn't be shooting anyway because you won't have proper target identification.
Two: I'm not drawing my firearm until I'm ready to shoot so the threat will already be recognized and addressed long before I have to worry about my night sights.
Three: My husband and I have tried this with BRAND NEW tritium night sights in a pitch black room and neither of us noticed any illumination of ourselves.
Four: This ranks right up there on the level of ridiculousness with the moonlight shining on your stainless barrel giving your position away in a civilian environment.
Five: I'm keeping my night sights.