3/29/2013 1:33:49 PM
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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Trijicon Heavy Duty Msg# 853757
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Thanks for the detailed reply, Mark (and what else would I expect? ).
Those U-channel sights sounded good to me when we discussed them a while ago and they still do. Like you, I don't like fluorescent colors on my sights. I think - also like you - that a white dot or possible a brass bead would be a better bet. It's worth mulling over as part of the mix as I think about what changes to make to my carry equipment while waiting for my Nevada permit... Stu |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I have handled them on a Glock pistol but not fired it with them. They're well made and rock solid as you'd expect. I can't say much about the longevity of the colors, but I'm not a fan of fluorescing colors on sights anymore now than when I posted the image description. You pick them up in a store and they seem to jump out at you but most tyros don't understand that looking at them in that environment doesn't equate to long term use shooting them. I do think some young, healthy eyes could use the colors for a while but I bet by the end of even a day-long shooting class their eyes would be fried. I wouldn't try to use them myself because my eyes are late middle-aged, still changing for the worse, and they would just confound my focus problems (which started actively and noticeably degenerating again around the first of this year. My ability to see the front sight without my corrective lenses is fading. I'd been in between using either close-up or distance correction for some time and that splendid time is ending.) I still like the U-notch, and in fact intend to replace some square notch sights with those. In principle I believe the human eye centers the front sight in the bottom circular part of the U much like it centers a front rifle sight in the full circle of a "peep sight," or full aperture rear sight placed close to the eye. No ghosting involved here of course. It makes me think that the old-timers who designed U-notches in what, the 19th century, were not as primitive as we might believe. In conclusion, these sights, with white rather than unnatural florescent colors, would be quite useful. |