Do you consider night sights essential on a carry gun?

[RHINOWSO]

Raven Vanguard 3 would work. That's what I run when I have to run IWB. I, however, run OWB most of the time.

That's lotsa running fella.

[JusticeM4]

I don't consider it a must, but it is highly recommended.

I've not used night sights on some of my pistols, but a light is another good companion. For Target identification you'd need to see who you are pointing your firearm at; if you are in a dark area or if the lights/electricity are out, you may not be able to identify your target with just night sights.
Ideally night sights and a light combined is best.

[grizzlyblake]

The language "carry gun" to me means a civilian carrying out and about for personal protection. In that case I'd say night sights are great for quick and close shooting in low light as a reaction to an attack, but not essential at all. If you're pulling a pistol as a response to a physical attack you're not going to be pulling a flashlight for target ID or any of that and it's really just point shooting I'd imagine.

[MountainRaven]

Why not just use the Raptor?


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Because they list it as an appendix holster, and I didn’t bother to read the description about how it can be carried IWB on/behind the hip.

Although it doesn’t appear to have an adjustable cant, which I would want it to have a little of.

[Devereaux]

Since the discussion is about NIGHT shooting, ?who here has tested his ammo for flash at night. Might be surprised at how much or little a particular round makes. It can be enough to blind you temporarily.

[SteveS]

We are not talking police type of shooting . At what distance do you expect to have to shoot some one to stop the attack?

[TomMcC]

I've never been in a gun fight at night, but have shot matches at night. For me the first shot on the night sights is all that I got, after that I could not see the night sites. There was no huge fire ball, just a smallish dull orange glowing ball. That was enough to blind me to the night sights. I use a flashlight with no night sights.

[jsbhike]

Isn't part of the theory behind the light is that it is intense enough to blind the attacker and give you the tactical advantage? I think most perps would be taken aback by a sudden face full of 500 lumens. They might just break and run not knowing if the next thing they will experience is the shot.

I have heard of simunitions/paint ball where the person who got lit up getting blinded, but popping a round off toward the last thing they saw and getting a hit.

Breaking and running from a bright light would likely be dependent on past experiences in much the same way that not every intruder knows what a pump shotgun chambering a round sounds like And others that do not being bothered by it.

[jsbhike]

Over the years I've had a lot of guys ask for tritium in the front only. I ask why. They say the rear dot distracts them. I then say we should absolutely take the rear sight completely off because if a little glowing dot in reduced light is a distraction, it must be bloody awful in the daylight when you can see the whole rear sight.

I say it in jest-- pretty much-- because, well, they get to have it their way. And some are way more the real deal than I ever will be. I still don't see how it can be better but.... I try to make the case for having a rear sight as well as a front and if they still don't go for it, I figure they have their preferences and I drop it.

It's an eyesight thing. I can kind of handle 2 rear lamps if they are dimmer than the front...and the times I have had them they got a sharpie swipe to dull them....but prefer plain black rear and never have liked 2 white rear dots. Interestingly, Sig 6 o'clock white dots and tritium bar/straight 8 don't bother me.

I think it is a more acute version of people who like a tritium front rifle/shotgun sight, but abhor the 2 dot rears due to overwhelming the front. I assume someone somewhere really does like a 3 dot long gun sight picture, but don't see that recommendation pop up often.

[Schroedum]

Do you consider night sights a necessity on a carry gun?

Yes. They are.