Night Sights worth the cash!!??

[wyntrout]

I have factory night sights on most of my Kahrs. I like the 3-dot sights. I DON"T like the shallow vee rear sight that comes with the "Big Dot" XS night sights. That might pass for quick point shooting, but you can't really get any kind of fine aim with the shallow vee.

I'm hoping that Trijicon will eventually make their HD... Hard Duty night sights for Kahrs. I would love to put them on my P40... MY only defense pistol without night sights. I got the yellow HD NS on my XD45 and I love them. They work great night and days and if you want a huge bright dot, the front sight can be "charged" with a TAC light in a few seconds and then it rivals the XS Big Dots. The rear sight has a larger aperture that helps us older guys with less eagle-eye vision acquire and aim at the target quickly.

Whatever your preference, night sights can give you a possible edge in dim light or at night. You CAN aim with them. Green night sights will lose half their brightness in 12 years, so watch out for sights that have been sitting on the shelf for many years. The orange NS are good for less than half the green's expected useful life.

I may never NEED the NS, but I think it's worthwhile to have them if I DO!

The link for my XD45 and the HD NS:

http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t...actical&page=2

Wynn

[Bawanna]

I was buying a SIG with night sights as the clerk pointed them out as a nice feature. My comment was that I didn't think they would be much good after the first shot in the dark. He replied "Well, at least they make it easier to find your gun in the dark."

I wouldn't go out of my way to get them, but I wouldn't turn down a gun that has a set.

I use the XS Big Dot night sights on my night stand gun to find my way to bed quite often. If wife goes to bed before me (very rare) I don't like to turn the light on, so I use the nights sights as a target or light house if you will.

I have XS night sights on several guns but also quite happy with the standard Kahr bar dot set up. I generally believe night sights are over rated but as mentioned it don't hurt to have them either.

So far the XS sights, either big dot or standard are the only ones that work well for me in daylight. Most night sights just don't show up well enough for me in the light of day.

Same with the fiber optics, just not clear enough.

[wyntrout]

That's why I like the HD NS. I just wish that Trijicon would make them for Kahrs... great for day or night.

Wynn