Are night sights worth it?

[tilefish]

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?

[olympicmotorcars]

Yes, I recommend meprolights, I have them on all 3 of my carry guns. You will wonder why you did without them after getting them. I believe you are about twice as likely to have to defend yourself after dark ( read this somewhere years ago )

[Thunder71]

I wouldnt do it again.

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[Bawanna]

I think they are over rated and like the kahr factory sights just fine. That being said I like XS sights just cause they are big and bold and they show up well in daylight. Being a night sight is just a bonus.

[jeepster09]

I love my XS Bigdot night sights, worth the money in my opinion.

[muggsy]

At close quarters at night in a combat situation you are far more likely to point and shoot rather than aim and shoot. More often than not in a close encounter that's all that you have time to do. Having said that nothing beats a good set of sights. Why not borrow or rent a gun that has them and decide for yourself.

[PYROhafe]

Ive always heard that night sights for a defensive pistol were a "must have" not true? Every point made makes sense, especially the probably just going to point and shoot in a defensive situation but dont you still want that front sight to pop for ya in that case? I was looking into just a front night sight for mine, but now you guys have me thinking i might not. Any way we could do a poll on this without it just becoming a personal choice poll, but an actual fact backed type deal?

[air8]

What type of facts would be looked at? I'm seriously considering night sights for my new cw9.

[PYROhafe]

Not sure... i guess things like most attacks happen at night vs day, or somewhere where there isnt enough ambient light to see normal sights... things of that nature i guess the poll was just a suggestion... guess we could just let this run for a while, and let some people explain their opinion or give their story on why the night sight helped or hindered the use of the gun... if ya got other suggestions, throw em out there! Im tryin to learn here!

[air8]

Lol. Same here. Learning as much as I can. I have a lot of time during dark hours. Probably close to half. So in my mind I have the assumption I'll be able to draw, point, shoot. Also I consider the situation where I will have taken cover at night and from the shadows being able to aim at an attacker.

Of course that ain't the case and no situation can be predicted. But I guess it would be self soothing to have them. Plus if the sights can also be useful during light hours all the better.

[tilefish]

I am not writing them off, it just occurred to me that I have never actually used them and was making a decision based on what I thought they might be like. Another reason I have been questioning there usefulness is that whenever I seem them in a display at a gun store (and there have been a lot of them) I never even see the faintest of a glow from them. granted it is a well lit scenario, but how bright could they really be?

[dirtkicker]

I opted to put on CT lasers rather than night sights. I have them on my Glock 26 and my CM9. Preference I guess.

[BEARDOG]

I think they are over rated and like the kahr factory sights just fine. That being said I like XS sights just cause they are big and bold and they show up well in daylight. Being a night sight is just a bonus.

+1 Totally agree with Bawanna...

I have the Trijicon front N.S on my 2 Kahrs, and they are actually harder to see in the daylight then the stock sights. I do like that they are steel instead of the plastic front sights C-series Kahrs come with, and they weren't that expensive @$30 each, so I am happy enough with them.

I have XS big dots on my G26 and really like them. They are a great defensive gun sight that improve both day and night use. I wouldn't put regular N.S. on any more guns, but N.S. sights like the XS big dots I would buy again.

[mr surveyor]

I had Kahr install the trij sights on my CW9 within a month of them becomming available. That was all that was available at the time, otherwise I would have opted for the Big Dot. I do plan to put the front sight, Big Dot or Mepro (something larger than the little trij) on my CM9, and really want to put a NS on the nose of my SP101. Personally, I figure I need all the help I can get in low, to very limited light.

[JFootin]

Frankly, I am more interested in fiber optic sights for an enhanced sight view in everything but pitch blackness. Even soft indoor light. Personally, I don't ever experience pitch blackness unless there is power outage at night, and then I have flashlights and a camp lantern. I use night lights in strategic places throughout my home. I don't venture out in black of night or dangerous situations. Like jocko says, the likelihood of ever being in a self defence situation is less than getting struck by lightning, and the likelihood of greatly needing night sights when it happens is a tiny fraction of that. So, to me, it is money I am not willing to spend. I think where they really pay for themselves is for LEOs that work at night. But as a private citizen, they don't seem necessary. JMHO. YMMV.