Chicago312 Posted November 26, 2017 at 11:26 PM Share Posted November 26, 2017 at 11:26 PM Any suggestions for replacement sights for a g19? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 27, 2017 at 12:13 AM Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 12:13 AM I usually use Glock OEM nightsights. They are inexpensive and offer a decent, consistent sight picture. I hear you can send your slide back to Glock and they will install them for about $65? the price may have changed. I recently bought a Gen 5 Glock 19, and it came with the AmeriGlo Bold nightsights. The Glock OEM nightsights weren't available, this time. The orange front sight is easy for my aging eyes to pick up a little more quickly. Trijicon nightsights are always a good choice. The Trijicon HD nightsights seem to be pretty decent, based on feedback from friends I trust. To be honest, I have use TruGlo TFO sights before, and I really like the sight picture, bright dots day or night. My only complaint was that the fiberoptic elements were a little fragile and ended up breaking or coming loose. The new TruGlo TFX nightsights seem to be built better and protect the fiberoptic rods much better. DId you notice the only sights I recommended are NIGHTsights? There's a reason for that. Unless this is a competition gun only used on the range and never for self-defence, I wouldn't consider anything else. You may never need your gun in low light, but when you do, you REALLY need your gun. Unless you are close enough to smell what your assailant ate for lunch, you should at least be able to find your front sight and point it in the general direction of the bad guy before squeezing the trigger. Nightsights are well worth the extra money. -- Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchDoctor Posted November 27, 2017 at 02:00 AM Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 02:00 AM I agree with Frank wholeheartedly. His experience seems to parallel mine to th some degree. My aging eyes can no longer pickup the factory installed night sites on my g19. I have put Trijicon HD's on all my sigs and they are great, but at night you still get the traditional three dot system with that front dot getting smaller with every passing year. Do your research and you should find something that fits your needs, but do your research... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCC Posted November 27, 2017 at 02:22 AM Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 02:22 AM Just installed TFX Pro's on my G19....best of both worlds for my old eyes...FiberOptic AND tritium !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty425 Posted November 27, 2017 at 03:30 AM Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 03:30 AM PM sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blck10th Posted November 27, 2017 at 03:48 AM Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 03:48 AM My eyes are bad and I see the orange in my trijicon sights faster and better than any other sights I have. I think for my m&p 2.0 I’m gonna get the same but they have a new version out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDuty Posted November 27, 2017 at 02:33 PM Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 02:33 PM I prefer Ameriglo Hackathorns on my Glocks - the bright orange luminous front and plain black rear works well for me, plus they are low to the slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukemason Posted November 27, 2017 at 09:46 PM Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 09:46 PM The Glock night sights are very good for the money. That said, I like Trijicon HD's better. I have the orange version on my Glock carry guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yurimodin Posted November 27, 2017 at 11:21 PM Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 11:21 PM I just put XS Big Dot sights on my G19 and so far so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 28, 2017 at 01:18 AM Share Posted November 28, 2017 at 01:18 AM I just put XS Big Dot sights on my G19 and so far so good I've seen those! The front sight looks HUGE on those, but the V-shaped rear sight gives me fits. I'm so used to the traditional post and notch sights that it would take quite a while for me to get used to those. A new shooter would probably take to them like a duck to water, but I am afraid I have too much previous experience that I would have to "untrain" myself before I could use that sight picture confidently. They are certainly worth a look for anyone. -- Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoRonin70 Posted November 28, 2017 at 02:03 AM Share Posted November 28, 2017 at 02:03 AM I use these on all of my Glocks, and they are pinpoint accurate and as durable as a tank: Meprolight Glock Tru-Dot Night Sight fits G17,19,20,21,22,23. Adjustable set with green rear and front sight Well worth the price, and this is the least expensive I've seen them. None of mine have ever lost their sight-in once I set them, and I am fairly rough on them. Well worth the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yurimodin Posted November 29, 2017 at 03:50 PM Share Posted November 29, 2017 at 03:50 PM I just put XS Big Dot sights on my G19 and so far so good I've seen those! The front sight looks HUGE on those, but the V-shaped rear sight gives me fits. I'm so used to the traditional post and notch sights that it would take quite a while for me to get used to those. A new shooter would probably take to them like a duck to water, but I am afraid I have too much previous experience that I would have to "untrain" myself before I could use that sight picture confidently. They are certainly worth a look for anyone. -- Frank I have been shooting my whole life on traditional 3 dots etc and I took right to them just fine. The big V is really hardly noticable(I think its there to subconsciously draw your eye to the front dot) and I find myself focusing more on the alignment of the vertical line of the rear sight if I am going for precision. The biggest benefit of the V is that you are not goofing around waiting for the front sight to peek out from behind the rear sights into its U notch. The XS are basically an adaptation of "Express Sights" that were used for many decades on African big game rhino/elephant rifles. To me they are the closest thing to a red-dot without having glass&batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD123 Posted November 29, 2017 at 04:40 PM Share Posted November 29, 2017 at 04:40 PM Both of my Glocks have the Ameriglo Pro i dot sights. What's nice about them is that you have a solid front tritium insert, with the outside circle painted a fluorescent color for daytime use. The rear sight has a small tritium insert in the very center of the dovetail. The idea is that you put the front sight into the rear notch, and both dots line up with the front on top of the rear. On my XDS I went with the Hackathorn with the front tritium insert, and the blacked out rear sight. My competition guns have blacked out rear sights, so I figured I'd try the same with my carry gun. Both sights are great and you wouldn't be disappointed with either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumgod Posted November 29, 2017 at 08:33 PM Share Posted November 29, 2017 at 08:33 PM I've had good luck with the Ameriglo Pro I Dot sights as well. (Yellow front version on a G19.) I have Big Dot sights on an XDs and don't have any real problems with them though I find lining up the shallow rear V for longer distance accuracy to be a bit slower than with the I Dots. They're about the same in low light. Overall, I prefer the I Dots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framos242 Posted November 29, 2017 at 08:56 PM Share Posted November 29, 2017 at 08:56 PM Vickers Elite Battlesights. Blacked out rear and your choice of fiber optic, tritium or gold bead. Under $100 and the target acquisition is faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capotwosix Posted December 6, 2017 at 03:40 AM Share Posted December 6, 2017 at 03:40 AM I've had good luck with the Ameriglo Pro I Dot sights as well. (Yellow front version on a G19.) I have Big Dot sights on an XDs and don't have any real problems with them though I find lining up the shallow rear V for longer distance accuracy to be a bit slower than with the I Dots. They're about the same in low light. Overall, I prefer the I Dots.I second the Ameriglo I-Dot Pros, especially if you're cross eye dominate. Maybe it's just how my head works, but being right handed and left eye dominant its easier for me to pick up on the front sight quicker. Just my .2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPxx Posted December 6, 2017 at 06:45 PM Share Posted December 6, 2017 at 06:45 PM Replace them with a Sig or a Walther. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo88 Posted December 6, 2017 at 10:59 PM Share Posted December 6, 2017 at 10:59 PM I like the Ameriglos that come on the talo Glocks, though the name escapes me. I have been using the trijicon hdxr sights recently and absolutely love em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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