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zero7one
3 March 2013, 02:36
I recently installed a set of 10-8 Performance Glock sights on my Glock 19. This is my duty backup gun as well as my EDC gun. I was a little hesitant on using sights that were not night sights, but after installing and evaluating these sights, any preconceived notions I had in must having night sights were gone.

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The 10-8 Performance Rear Sight is precision CNC machined from heat treated 4140 bar stock, feature a “U” notch for quicker sight acquisition with a dot such as their tritium insert, brass bead, or the fiber optic front sight (pictured). The back of the rear sight is serrated at 40 lines per inch (lpi) for reduced glare and is also left without any additional sight markings such as dots or bars so the eye is drawn to the front sight. The rear sight fits all Glock models, is available in two notch widths, .140” and .156”, and is compatible with .215” - .250” tall front sights. 10-8 Performance advertises the .140” notch as a “good balance of speed and accuracy” and the .156” notch as being “good for maximum speed and preferred for older eyes”. The rear sight retails for $48.75.

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The 10-8 Performance front sight also features the 40lpi serrations on the rear of the front sight to provide a crisp focus and glare reduction. The front sight is available with a Tritium insert (.075” plain green), brass bead insert, Fiber Optic (with 1 red and 1 green fiber rods), RedBack One (.060” plain green tritium insert), and are available in heights ranging from .215” - .250”, and varying widths of .125”, .115”, and .100”. The thinner front sights cover less of the target and are preferred for speed and the thicker front sights are preferred for improved accuracy. The front sight is not compatible with the Glock factory rear sight. The Front Sight retails for $40.95.

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For more information about installing the fiber optic’s in the sight, click HERE (http://10-8performance.blogspot.com/2011/04/1911-fiber-optic-sight-installation.html).

For more information on selecting which Front Sight is best for you, click HERE (http://modernserviceweapons.com/?p=203).

With the installation, I was lucky enough to have the tools available to me at our range, but if you do not have that luxury, you will need drift or tap the old sight out and then insert the new sight. As for the front sight, you will need a Glock Front Sight Nut Driver (available HERE http://www.10-8performance.com/glock-front-sight-nut-driver/), which 10-8 Performance sells for $3.95. The installation of the fiber optic rod was straight forward, as you just insert the rod, trim the excess, and to prevent the rod from walking out of the sight, a little heat applied helps to keep it in place. Check out the link above for some further info.

My first impression when dry firing was how amazingly fast it was to pick up the sights. With the red fiber optic rod under an overcast sky, the front sight appeared just as a Red Dot Optic would. It was amazingly bright and my eye was drawn directly to it. The “U” notch Rear Sight greatly assisted with the body’s natural ability to self-center itself and allowed faster sight to target acquisition.

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(Please excuse the misaligned front and rear sights, it gets a little tricky to line up on the camera when one of the sights is always out of focus.)

Throughout my shooting evaluation with these sights, I found myself being able to shoot accurately faster and with more accuracy at distance, being able to rapidly hit 12 head sized steel targets with no misses. Pushing myself to see how far I was able to accurately shoot with these sights, I made it to 65 yards, hitting a 6”x18” steel “pepper popper” target, before running out of room to shoot further.

I am sold on these sights and rely on them to stay permanently mounted to my duty back-up gun. I will, without hesitation, recommend these sights to anyone looking for a replacement set for their Glock.

For more information, check out the 10-8 Performance Web Page:
http://www.10-8performance.com/

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