Meprolight Tru-Dot Night Sights

I finally decided to pull the trigger, so to speak, and get some upgraded sights on one of my Glocks. It’s been something that I had been thinking about doing, but was on the fence for a while… I was hung up on what brand to get, where to get them installed, and then how would I adjust them if I needed to (not that I could adjust the factory sights either).

I took a look at the Trijicon and Meprolight sights at one of my local gun shops, City Arms East in Pleasant Hill, CA. It was strangely one of the only places I could find that would sell them to me, and actually install them. Northern California, amongst its many issues, really is lacking places for gun accessories and gunsmiths. I like to at least attempt to support local, or semi-local, brick and mortar businesses, but that is becoming harder and harder these days. They have to charge so much, that in most cases, I just can’t justify spending the extra money. But, I digress...

The reason I chose the Meprolight sights, really was just a factor of availability. The gun shop had the correct ones for my gun, and would install them while I waited (it took about 10-15 minutes). The difference between the two brands are pretty small from what I could tell. This is not really going to be an in-depth discussion on, or a comparison of the different brands, but simply a discussion of what I like about the Meprolights and what my impressions are of them now that I’ve used them briefly.

So first things first, the basic construction of them is good. They are sturdy and have clean lines. They don’t appear to have any burrs or discrepancies with the actual sight dots and the dots glow quite bright in the dark, even after being tucked away and out of the light for quite a while.

I did some initial low light shooting, and the dots were surprisingly bright, and very easy to get a good sight picture with. I know, from trying this with the factory sights, I would lose the sights in the background when it got dark. With these, that’s not going to be a problem, not in the least.

The model that I have are the ML-10222 (for 10mm and .45 ACP) with orange rear dots and a green front dot. For more information on them from Meprolight, take a look here. You can also take a look at them on Amazon, here (the ones on Amazon are a different model, so make sure to get the right ones for your firearm).

A thing to note, and I'm sure this will pass with more practice and usage, but I've noticed that I occasionally have a hard time focusing on the front sight when the sights are glowing brightly (in very low light situations). I think this is mostly related to the sensitivity of my eyes, and it’s a different experience seeing these illuminated dots when its dark. I can’t really explain the specifics, but it’s something that I thought was worth mentioning. With a couple of dry-fire practice sessions, it’s getting less and less pronounced. So I think with more training and getting used to them, it will be a complete non-issue. This goes to show you that NOTHING makes up for constant and consistent training with your firearms, especially if your life depends on it.