First time buying sights with tritium lamps

[rojocorsa]

I'm picking up a GLOCK later this week, so I had some Warren/Sevigny two dot sights ordered and shipped to me. Anyway, this is my first experience with buying night sights and I noticed that the lamp date for the front sight was "10" whereas the rear was "13".

I understand that the tritium lamps are guaranteed for 12 years. So my question is, is it normal to receive a sight whose lamp life is already 33% spent? I was wondering if this is normal at all. Otherwise I'll talk to the dealer who sold it to me though I doubt it's his fault as he most likely didnt package the product.

[Guns-up.50]

I'm picking up a GLOCK later this week, so I had some Warren/Sevigny two dot sights ordered and shipped to me. Anyway, this is my first experience with buying night sights and I noticed that the lamp date for the front sight was "10" whereas the rear was "13".

I understand that the tritium lamps are guaranteed for 12 years. So my question is, is it normal to receive a sight whose lamp life is already 33% spent? I was wondering if this is normal at all. Otherwise I'll talk to the dealer who sold it to me though I doubt it's his fault as he most likely didnt package the product.

Unless he sold the original rear form the set and replaced it with a new one.

[Leaveammoforme]

I've never jumped on the tritium wagon due to wanting to avoid issues that many people report to have. I can't stomach the price knowing the possible issues. My brother dropped almost $200 on 'new' tritiums & front sight was dead (super dim) a week later.

[Kokopelli]

Target practice at night is not normally productive..

[StrikerFired]

Buy from a good company and they will make it right for you. Trijicon sent me new sights after a gunsmith (so called) cracked a front vial on my HD's installing them. No bickering, they just sent me a return label and I had a new front in a couple of days.

[okie john]

Target practice at night is not normally productive..

Most fights happen at night, so target practice at night is extremely productive. You also may find that your night zero is not the same as your day zero because the lamps aren't always installed exactly where they should be, and you won't find that out shooting in broad daylight.


Okie John

[MegademiC]

I've never jumped on the tritium wagon due to wanting to avoid issues that many people report to have. I can't stomach the price knowing the possible issues. My brother dropped almost $200 on 'new' tritiums & front sight was dead (super dim) a week later.

He obviously had a leak. Who installed them? I had meprolites that were great and cost $80. That's eating out 1 night at a nice restaurant.

Most fights happen at night, so target practice at night is extremely productive. You also may find that your night zero is not the same as your day zero because the lamps aren't always installed exactly where they should be, and you won't find that out shooting in broad daylight.


Okie John

This. Also - tritium is helpful for MUCH more than just at night.

[TurretGunner]

I've never jumped on the tritium wagon due to wanting to avoid issues that many people report to have. I can't stomach the price knowing the possible issues. My brother dropped almost $200 on 'new' tritiums & front sight was dead (super dim) a week later.

It's not a bandwagon, its the only viable option for low/no light shooting. What issues are you talking about? Most guns come with garbage stock sights (glock) that need to be replaced anyway.... is it really that hard to stomach an extra $40 for tritium vs plain sights? That is just silly.

The only way they were almost dead was a ruptured vial.... either incorrect installation (idiots banging on them with brass punches) or dropping/abusing the weapon.

[walkin' trails]

The only thing I can tell you is to use them and see how long they last. My first set of tritiums were Trijicons installed in 1991 they lasted almost 20 years although they were rather dim and you had to squint to see them.

For my most recent set, I installed them myself and the front sight lasted a day. The lesson to be learned is to get a sight tool rather than drive the sight into the dove tail with a steel punch and hammer. Cost of replacing that front sight by sensing it to the sight mfg was the same as a sight tool.

In between, I've had tritium sights on average be usable in low light for ten years.

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[rojocorsa]

I was just curious if it was normal to have a sight that's already four years in, especially when I paid for brand new ones.



I did once shoot a P220 that had some from 1997 and they still glowed.