Are night sights worth it?

[AIRret]

corretion I locate my GUN by seeing the night sites

[Popeye]

corretion I locate my GUN by seeing the night sites

First night I had my PM9 sitting on the night stand I half woke up the night sites scared the living bejesus out of me.I thought there was a three eyed snake with a bad attitude and green eyes right next to me.

[Russ]

I was planning on ordering night sights for my new carry pistol but then I started asking myself if they are worth the money... I think the sights that came installed on my Kahr are pretty good and I have never even seen/used night sights. I do not shoot at night and if I ever needed them at night, I would probably be to adrenalined up for them to make a difference. Thoughts?

Night sights are not worth the investment for a ccw

When a police officer is involved in a shoot out they miss much more than they hit (google the stats don't lie) and the reason is with all the training at the range it is human nature when faced with a kill or be killed situation you will not take the time to look at the sights.

You are better off practicing point shooting because that is exactly what you will do if placed in a life or death situation.

Russ

P.S. a tactical light for your night stand gun is a better option over night sights. You want to make sure the intruder is not your son coming home from a late date.

[jeepster09]

First night I had my PM9 sitting on the night stand I half woke up the night sites scared the living bejesus out of me.I thought there was a three eyed snake with a bad attitude and green eyes right next to me.

I once woke up thinking a BIG SNAKE was going to spit at me....... as I was choking him.

[tilefish]

Yeah well I ordered them. If for no other reason than to just have them.

[TheTman]

Although they can fail, I'd rather have a laser.
For one, if you are not going to have time to use your night sights, that little red dot is hard to miss. 2nd, I believe they've helped my point shooting by pointing at various objects around the house then hitting the laser to see how close I was. I'm much better than I was just over a year ago, most times now I'm either on the spot about the size of an deck of cards or within a couple inches.
And of course the gun is unloaded with no ammo nearby. I rarely pull the trigger anyway, just hit the laser button. Plus I live by myself in a farmhouse a good distance away from other houses.
BTW, Crimson Trace is offering a free laser tactics DVD. You can go to their website and find it pretty easy.

[Popeye]

I once woke up thinking a BIG SNAKE was going to spit at me....... as I was choking him.

Now that's funny

[KMA]

I was planning on ordering night sights for my new carry pistol but then I started asking myself if they are worth the money... I think the sights that came installed on my Kahr are pretty good and I have never even seen/used night sights. I do not shoot at night and if I ever needed them at night, I would probably be to adrenalined up for them to make a difference. Thoughts?

I think they are worth the money. Do you perhaps think that BGs are afraid of the dark and for that reason will approach you only during daylight hours?