Tru Glo TFO

[C4IGrant]

Worked on a customers gun today with a set of these installed.

Gotta say that I was impressed with them. The $10,000 dollar question is, are they durable?

For those that don't know what they are: http://www.truglo.com/IW_Products.m4...00?company=TGI


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[Robb Jensen]

Worked on a customers gun today with a set of these installed.

Gotta say that I was impressed with them. The $10,000 dollar question is, are they durable?

For those that don't know what they are: http://www.truglo.com/IW_Products.m4...00?company=TGI


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I've used them quite a bit a few years back. They wouldn't last long, the fiber would break and or get etched from cleaning and carbon.

[glockshooter]

I agree with Robb they just don't last. I had two sets and each set was replaced by truglo due to the FO breaking or coming loose.

[silviacrazed]

Mine have held up well. I'm by no means a professional so take it for what its worth. I'm just a civilian with a CCW. I shoot a few hundred rounds a month through my carry pistol and I carry 8-12hrs a day almost everyday. I've had them on my carry gun for about 6-7months now and I've yet to run into a problem. My carry gun is a M&P 40c.

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[Paul45]

I started using TFO's in early 2006 for my IDPA and USPSA guns. In SSP and Production divisions. I had 4 different fiber optics fall out on the early sights. The sight still worked and the tritium still glowed. The company's customer service was outsatnding with fast replacements.
Since 2009 I have put them on 7 different Glocks - ALL HAVE BEEN FLAWLESS! I have even put them on my 2 G21SF house guns and one of my G30SF car guns. The new sets are heads and shoulders about the older models. I still avoid getting solvent on the fibers optics.
They have made my old eyes function like much younger eyes. Based on the last 2 1/2 years, my personal experience says they work very well with a little care while cleaning. Bright at night, bright during the day and bright in-between.
I don't have them on my 1911 carry guns but I have put a set on my G36 BUG which I have carried everyday for the last 9 months. No issues.
Probably need more data points before I would make a ABSOLUTE recommendation but so far, so good. Contact them and ask about failure/replace rates or trend data.

[Beat Trash]

Buddy had one on his Glock 34 that he used for steel matches. Worked great, until it fell out...

[Shawn.L]

Ive seen more than one go MIA

[jenrick]

I went through three pair on my work G34 in less then a year. All had the front sight fiber fall out around the 5,000 mark. If you don't shoot a lot it's probably not an issue. If you do it's a show stopper. Great sights, just not durable enough.

-Jenrick

[C4IGrant]

That's a shame that they are not more durable. They are a good design I think.


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[JohnnyC]

I think generally they're not all that durable based on evidence I've seen around the web. However, and my sample size is exactly 1, I have a set on my 229 that's been my carry gun for a year and haven't experienced anything other than fantastic performance out of them. It hasn't fallen out, it picks up light well, the tritium works as advertised, and they're more accurate than I am. I wish they came in an i-dot/straight 8 type of setup instead of the stock 3-dot, but other than that gripe I've been nothing but impressed.