Do you consider night sights essential on a carry gun?

[Frailer]

...I'm surprised I haven't seen any other country folk post with anecdotes of dispatching possums and other annoying/destructive critters with their carry pistols...

A red dot-equipped 10/22 “pocket rifle” dispatches nighttime prowlers here.

I’m not wasting perfectly good defensive ammo on a raccoon. ;-)

[pag23]

Yes... But I also like contrasting colors so I focus more on the front sight... I like Ameriglo for my Glocks.. My USP compact has orange rear sights and a green front sight, it makes a bit of difference.

[NYH1]

I have Trijicon standard/regular night sights (green) on all my carry pistols, G19, G22, G26 and G34. I only have a weapon light on my G22. It's my secondary home HD gun. My Colt M4 (6920) is my primary, it has a weapon light as well.

I have to get night sights for my 1911 one of these days.

NYH1.

I never answered the question. Yes, I find night sight necessity on carry guns.

Just my $0.02, NYH1.

[teksid]

I prefer Warrens or Dawsons plain Black rear/ FO front. I do have Glock night sights on a G26 that I carried for Six years. For the last Four years I’ve carried a G19 with Warrens.
On my newest pistol (M&P 2.0 Compact) I decided to try the HD XR’s. I prefer the Warrens because I shoot with them better. They have a thinner front post and a more precise aiming point. I thought that since the XR’s had the thinner front post I would like them better. I don’t. I would like to have the advantage of tritium, but not at the cost of less accuracy.

[Kerberos]

A red dot-equipped 10/22 “pocket rifle” dispatches nighttime prowlers here.

I’m not wasting perfectly good defensive ammo on a raccoon. ;-)

I can't shoot coons...

Had one as a pet once and now I'm a little partial to the sneaky bastards!

Possums on the other hand...

[Gunut]

no , at low light conditions as soon as light comes on night sights go dark