Night Sights, Yes or No

[Weak 9mm]

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They help with the light too, think about it, it casts a shadow over the sights if they aren't tritium powered. The light source is in front of them... They work quite well in no-light situations with a supplemental artificial light aiding you.

 

[cREbralFIX]

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Seif5034 wrote:

Legba wrote:

"Know your target and what is beyond it" always applies. If it's so dark that you can't work your sights otherwise, then you'd better be intimately familiar with your surroundings before firing.

this is true. I think nightsghts were created for more of low light conditions b/c otherwise you could just put a tac. light on your gun

Good luck in your gunfight! While you're assessing the target, checking the background, fiddling with your light, and thinking about the court case, the goblin is singlemindedly focused upon doing as much damage as possible to YOU.

 

[longwatch]

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The flipside of that is if you don't do those things properly, good luck at your trial.

 

[cREbralFIX]

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Adrenaline and reality don't work like that.

That's why they talk about "tunnel vision", "auditory exclusion", "memory gaps", and so forth.

The reality is most people end up focusing totally upon the threat and engage it. Hopefully, they'll have ingrained some training into their habits--check behind them, do a wound check, and so forth.

If you're so worried about liability, then keep the gun in the house. More than likely, there won't be time for all the assessments anyway.

 

[longwatch]

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Which is why innocent people get shot, because Harry Homeowner thought his daughters boyfriend was a burglar and shot in the dark without identifying the target.

 

[cREbralFIX]

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longwatch wrote:

Which is why innocent people get shot, because Harry Homeowner thought his daughters boyfriend was a burglar and shot in the dark without identifying the target.

So don't be the boyfriend sneaking around the girlfriend's house...or at least be very stealthy.:celebrate

 

[Yodaforce]

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I guess NS have their place with each individual, but I feel that beingwell trained and familiar with your weapon is of more importance. I can aquire my target (within 25 yards), shut out all light sources, unholster, raise into shooting position, and still strike my target with 5 shots consecutively. That is in complete darkness. I don't recommend going out and shooting in the dark, but when you raise your weapon, you should be able to KNOW where your POA is at, sights or no sights. Besides, if it that dark, evasion is the best policy, not shooting. If you can't see your target enough to be able to shoot it, then your target cannot see you. Take cover until you CAN see.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

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been thinking about getting some night sights on my pt92 since it's the one i keep loaded by my bed and such.


problem is it requires a little bit of cutting/drilling on the slide.. the sights are fixed.. if it's done right night sights are great, but if it's done wrong it can really wreck some guns.

but ya night sights are nice.