Just picked up a set of Trijicon HD night sights for my PPQ M1. They were brand new in original, unopened packaging.
The front sight was pristine. On the rear sight, where the serrations and tritium lamps are, the top portion of the serrations that the lamps sit in had some sort of white film in the recessed areas.
When holding up the sight, it was distracting. Furthermore, some of the film occluded a portion of the right (from the shooter’s perspective) lamp when viewed in the dark. Made the rear sight picture look uneven, and 20% of the right lamp was not visible.
I was able to use a sharp dental tool I keep around to remove the occlusion from the right lamp (looked light some sort of tiny piece of dry film). I also used it to scrape off most of the white film in the serrations’ recesses (to get rid of the distracting color/glare).
I have a replacement set on the way, but can anyone tell me what this stuff was (dried silicone that overflowed when sealing the lamp/sapphire crown?)? First experience with this variation of HDs and while I’m happy with the design, I’m wondering if I got a rear sight that slipped through QC, or if this is something normal that I should expect on the next set.
Thanks in advance.
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