Ameriglo FBI Glock Contract Sights

[BaiHu]

Nope. The recess makes it pretty resilient. I just paint into the ring and then either scrape off or use a cotton swab and a little alcohol/spirits to clean the vial. Second coat if needed.

Next time I'm going to dab the vial w petroleum jelly or similar in attempt to avoid having to really scrape it.

Pix please!

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[OnionsAndDragons]

Awesome.

How big of a difference in brightness would you say there is between the TCAP/operator FS? Of the tritium vial, that is. Or is the vial just physically wider?

I'm also surprised to hear you say that the operator is faster. Why do you think that is? i'd assume the TCAP would be faster in daylight with the luminova paint/wider box around the tritium vial.

The vial in a TCAP is almost so small it isn't very useful. It's the one bad thing about the sight. It's still better than no tritium, but noticeably lesser than other sights.

As to faster, I think that's just me and being most used to running HDs for the last year or two. A combo of the circle up front and having a bit less light to even out w the Ops vs TCAP I find an acceptable sight picture just slightly faster up close. I'm sure if I only shot the TCAP for a couple months it would just go away, and it isn't much faster for me as is right now. Breaking down my last 5x5 results between the two, it looks like maybe 0.02 per shot averaged over 3 runs.

[OnionsAndDragons]

Pix please!

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I'll try to remember when I get home!

[psalms144.1]

The vial in a TCAP is almost so small it isn't very useful. It's the one bad thing about the sight. It's still better than no tritium, but noticeably lesser than other sights.

As to faster, I think that's just me and being most used to running HDs for the last year or two. A combo of the circle up front and having a bit less light to even out w the Ops vs TCAP I find an acceptable sight picture just slightly faster up close. I'm sure if I only shot the TCAP for a couple months it would just go away, and it isn't much faster for me as is right now. Breaking down my last 5x5 results between the two, it looks like maybe 0.02 per shot averaged over 3 runs.

I concur completely with all the above. I was so underwhelmed with the TCAP front, ESPECIALLY the first time I was shooting with it in reduced lighting, that I moved it onto a backup pistol that's about third level down the "just in case" line in my safe.

I also found the extra light was detrimental FOR ME, and served to slow me down in anything but ranges that were so close that perfect sight alignment isn't that important anyway...

[spinmove_]

I concur completely with all the above. I was so underwhelmed with the TCAP front, ESPECIALLY the first time I was shooting with it in reduced lighting, that I moved it onto a backup pistol that's about third level down the "just in case" line in my safe.

I also found the extra light was detrimental FOR ME, and served to slow me down in anything but ranges that were so close that perfect sight alignment isn't that important anyway...

That's bizzare that the TCAP tritium vial is THAT small. Makes me wonder why they don't just use the tritium vial from an XS sights rear sight instead. It would match the overall shape of the painted portion of the front sight as well as be larger.

[voodoo_man]

[jwperry]

Those really are the same sights as the Sig X-Ray sights (but with an orange ring).

[Cool Breeze]

IMO, the Operator front is pretty darned good if you take the time to color fill the ring with nail polish.

I've been comparing these two now that I've got my G17k up and running, trying to decide my favorite. I like both a lot.

The TCAP is a bit better for beyond 25, the Operator is maybe a smidge faster up close but not in a way likely to matter. The major benefit of the Operator over the TCAP is that the Tritium vial is bigger and actually visible in low light.

Currently, I'm leaning toward changing the fronts with the seasons. I'm much more likely to be out in a low light condition in the winterish months due to the time night falls, than I am in summer months.

What model number front sight are you using? I use a gl-112t which is .125 wide... Which is what I thought the width of the tcap was. The only difference was that the gl-146 uses a normal tritium vial and no orange paint around it. So in order to get the same effect of the tcap without sacrificing the normal vial I got the gl-146 and put bright orange tape around it. Seems to work fine. But I have never seen a tcap in person.

When I spoke to ameriglo. They said in order to get enough room to put paint, they they had to use the smaller vial to keep the sight .125 wide. I will admit the orange around my sight is not as much as the tcap because there is not enough space. I like thin front sights tho.

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[BaiHu]

These are the FBI? The look like a Trijicon HD with a toned down FS.

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[OnionsAndDragons]

CoolBreeze,
My TCAP mics at .122

As to the Operator pic, here you guys are!




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