What Are My Options For Handgun Optics?

By Jack Callahan

Iron sights mounted on the Sig Sauer P320 X. (Photo: Ben Brown/Guns.com)
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Though standard iron sights haven’t changed much over the last several hundred years, technological advances in optics have pushed the envelope for handguns. With an array of options from glow-in-the-dark to electronic, Guns.com is here to break down the various handgun optic styles so you can make the best decision for your shooting style.
IRON SIGHTS
Fiber Optic sights on the Springfield XD-S. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com)
What many consider “old faithful,” iron sights are a staple on most handguns. While they come in a variety of styles – traditional 3-dot and u-style, for example – there have been some innovations since their inception.
The first major development began with the tritium sight. Allowing shooters to visualize the sights in low light, tritium made engaging targets in dim scenarios easier. In the late 1990s and into the 2000s, tritium was the go-to style for law enforcement and concealed carriers.
The next evolution came by way of fiber optic. Fiber optic sights glow bright — even in normal light. They come in numerous colors and can be installed on narrower sights since they are not radioactive. Today, fiber optic sights

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