3 dots in the Dark - Tru Glow sights

[rjmt]

we lost power last night for hours
woke up in total darkness about 2 this morning - except these 3 green dots over on my night stand
I lay in bed just looking at these dots trying to figure what they were
finally I got out of bed and carefully reached over to touch the dots and found them attacked to my Glock 9mm I always keep beside the bed
I have never noticed that before, since my room is never totally dark
at least I know these Tru Glow still work after 10 years

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[Nosferatu]

That buildup ended in a letdown.

I was expecting a 3-eye alien to be staring at you.

 

[solv3nt]

That buildup ended in a letdown.

I was expecting a 3-eye alien to be staring at you.

I guess you haven't seen a Glock in a while

 

[rjmt]

That buildup ended in a letdown.

I was expecting a 3-eye alien to be staring at you.

I know I can always find my Glock in the dark, even if all power is lost to the property

 

[Kruel J]

That's pretty much what night sights are good for. I run them on most of my pistols, for that reason only.

 

[titsonritz]

I moved away from 3-dot sights years ago, I prefer all black rear sights, if I have tritium at all it is on the front only. My "nightstand gun" has an optic and a WML, I absolutely hate 3-dot tritium sights with an RDS optic.

 

[Dirty-30_lever]

The eyes…they keep staring at me!

 

[rjmt]

The eyes…they keep staring at me!

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yup, that's what I saw last night

 

[titsonritz]

The eyes…they keep staring at me!

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That picture clearly shows one reason I moved away from 3-dot night sights. Notice how the rear two pop more than the front one, I don't want that, the front sight it what needs to pop, your eyes should slide right past the rears.

 

[Member 53328]

Blacked out rear sights for me as well. I'll run tritium or fiber optic up front but that's it.

 

[Kruel J]

I moved away from 3-dot sights years ago, I prefer all black rear sights, if I have tritium at all it is on the front only. My "nightstand gun" has an optic and a WML, I absolutely hate 3-dot tritium sights with an RDS optic.

I've tried it both ways and TBH I don't notice any practical difference.

 

[The Heretic]

I have a See All tritium sight on one of my rifles

Whenever I am in my gun room without the light turned on, that is the one thing that is readily glowing like a chunk of Kyrptonite in Lex Luthor's hands.

 

[rjmt]

I moved away from 3-dot sights years ago, I prefer all black rear sights, if I have tritium at all it is on the front only. My "nightstand gun" has an optic and a WML, I absolutely hate 3-dot tritium sights with an RDS optic.

since the only threat we truly worry about out here is 4 legged predators, I have Ruger 10/22 with weapons lights and RDS now by each door
the Glock just sits by the bed, take it out to shoot it maybe 4 times a year
I personally prefer my 9mm 1911 but understand the advantage of 17 rnds of 9mm by the bed