Recommend Sights for G19

[Redhat]

I have been searching for a set of steel sights to replace the stock set on my
G19.

So far here I have narrowed it down to Warren and Heinie.

Problem: Due to aging eyes, I need more light around the front sight. Most factory sights do not provide this.

What maker / size would you guys recommend?

Thanks

[Business_Casual]

My (43-year old eyes) opinion is you can't go wrong with either.

M_P

[Redhat]

Thanks,

What size notches and sight widths work for you?

[VA_Dinger]

So far here I have narrowed it down to Warren and Heinie.

Thanks

I would stick to one of these. They are two of the highest quality & best performing after market sights available.

[David Thomas]

I would stick to one of these. They are two of the highest quality & best performing after market sights available.

I agree. You cannot go wrong with either of those two options.

[M76F]

I have Heinies with the CGR "race cut" (wide notch) on my G19. I have a tritium front and black rear.

I really like this setup. Only problem is that it's not a standard config for Heinie sights so I had to buy a set of black sights and a separate tritium front.

If I was going to buy another set of sights, I would get the Warren/Sevigny sights since they are offered with a tritium front/black rear combo and they are little cheaper as a result.

[C-Fish]

Sorry for the crude Photoshop...

My almost 46 year old eyes need more light as well. I had new Meps installed on my 19 and felt I couldn't pick up the front sight as well as I could have.

I removed metal from the side of the sight (arrow points to the area) to make the width of the rear sight the same front to rear. I used a file with the sight on the slide and reblued...




I'm pretty happy, it only took about 15 minutes.

[ErnieB]

I have run Meprolights as shown above for years. I also thinned my front sight but did not open up the rear. Recently, I have been experimenting with different sights to replace my Meps. I am somewhat superstitious (and old school) about changing sights on my handgun as I can hit things fine but I wanted a little bit more visual input from the sights.

I ended up ordering a set of Heinie 3 dot night sights with a .125 width serrated front and a .140 width rear notch. I wanted to get away from the rings around the tritium vials but I still wanted night sights. I opted for the 3 dot configuration as these have worked well for me and didn't want to change everything all at once (baby steps......again, I'm old school). I like the thinner front sight and serrations. The serrations cut down the glare in the Vegas sunlight and act as an indicator to let you know if you are truly focused on your front sight. If I can see the serrations my front sight focus is good. I'm glad I got away from the white outline around the vials as it is much easier to focus on aligning the edges of the sights.

I opted for the slightly wider .140 notch instead of the race cut which I believe is .156 (please correct me if I'm wrong) the stock rear notch is .125. I get a good amount of light coming through but it doesn't give the appearance that the sight is never settling down. At ranges out to ten yards I don't think they are any faster than my old Meps but beyond that is where they shine. The added light coming through the rear notch and coupled with the thinner front sight made my groups at 25 yards shrink.

So far so good.

https://www.heinie.com/cart/product_...a32f733e917959

[ChandlerSniper158]

I have Heinies with the CGR "race cut" (wide notch) on my G19. I have a tritium front and black rear.

I really like this setup. Only problem is that it's not a standard config for Heinie sights so I had to buy a set of black sights and a separate tritium front.

I have run the exact same set up on my 17 for the last 4 years and wouldn`t run a Glock any other way.

[RyanB]

Heinies with a .140 or .156 rear notch.