Gear Review: TruGlo TFX Pro Tritium/Fiber-Optic Day/Night Sights [Contest Entry]

By Dan Zimmerman

By MikeyCNY

With most defensive gun uses taking place at night, it’s important to train appropriately and have the necessary gear to help you survive. Flashlights are likely the most common tool in this instance, either separate from your firearm or affixed to it. Another option is aftermarket night sights, which commonly use tritium-filled vials to “glow-in-the-dark” and allow for proper sight-alignment. A few months ago I did a bunch of research on the most popular night sights for handguns. These include such names as . . .

Trijicon, Meprolight, AmeriGlo, XS Sight, TruGlo, and others as well. After looking at specific reviews including plusses and minuses, I decided on the TruGlo TFX Pro Tritium/Fiber-Optic Day/Night Sights for my M&P Shield 9mm.

I chose this particular model because I wanted night-time capability with the added bonus of daytime fiber-optics. A few of my other firearms have factory-installed fiber-optics and I find them quite helpful. TruGlo has a long line of available sights (for firearms and bows alike); The TFO line is their basic Tritium/Fiber-Optic sight, however I ran across …Read the Rest

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