Replacement sights selection

[garand4life]

I am stuck on deciding which sights to replace on my M&P. I can order Trijicon night sights for a little over $120 from MidwayUSA or Novak fiber optic sights for about $75. For a personal defense gun would fiber optic sights be a sufficient sight in low light without the tritium inserts?

[tombogan03884]

If you can't see your sights how are you going to identify what you are aiming at ? I put an FO bead on my 12 ga. if there is enough light to see the bead I should have enough to ID what I'm aiming at.

[Badgersmilk]

I like fiber optic sights myself.  If it's to dark for them, you won't be able to see what your shooting at anyway.  I wouldn't bother with them for a strictly indoor gun though.  But outdoors a green front, and red set on the rear are my favorite setup when a scope isn't to be used.  I've got tritium sights on both a pistol and a rifle.  While certainly "Tacticool", they're nothing special otherwise.  The tritium just isn't doing anything unless it's so dark you couldn't tell if your drawing a bead on America's most wanted, your mother-in-law, or Saskwatch.  I guess if your wearing night vision goggles they'd be the ticket.

[tombogan03884]

 I HAVE to correct BM on one IMPORTANT point.


It's spelled Sasquatch.      

[Badgersmilk]

She's MY mother in law... 

[Sponsor]

[garand4life]

any experience with XS sights... speed / accuracy / ease of acquisition?

[Badgersmilk]

Yeah, wanna set for a Glock?  CHEAP!

[garand4life]

Need them for an M&P. Found a set on Brownells for $90

[tombogan03884]

  Don't buy the XS sights until you have had a chance to try them, people seem to either love them or HATE them.
Have not tried them myself so I can't give you a more detailed suggestion.

[m25operator]

I bought a pistol with the XS express tritium sights, poo pooed them at first glance, now that I have played with them, thumbs up, more accurate than I thought, and definitely fast. I would buy them on purpose next time.