TRUGLO TFO Sights for a GLOCK 2212-29-07: Well, I took a big step last night and installed fixed TRUGLO TFO BRITE SITES in place of the MMC rear sight, and the Hi-Viz front sight on my GLOCK 22 .40 S&W. The TRUGLO TFO is the latest in glow-in-the-dark-or-anywhere high visibility sighting systems. Both front and rear sights have a fiber optic insert for ambient light collection. That makes them glow brightly in lighted conditions. But each sight also has a sealed Tritium cup inserted with the fiber optic so that when you lose light, you don't lose your sight. They glow brightly in complete darkness. And tritium does not require charging by light. It just glows by itself. These sights are green which means they probably would weaken Superman if he got near them..... Here they are mounted on the gun and pointed down at my deck in the shadow of the house.
Anyway, I agonized over the decision to put in the TRUGLO TFO sights because the adjustable MMC that I had worked well and I shot well with it. And I know that anytime I go to change something out, there is the probability that it will have to be adjusted, filed, pounded, etc. which is why nearly all sight manufacturers recommend gunsmith installation, including these. Plus, this is a fixed sight set, so if they don't work on the gun, tough, no adjustments. But, if I had to go to a gunsmith for everything I want done to my guns, I would only be able to afford the gunsmith, not the guns. So, as usual, I risked messing things up and proceeded on my own. And installing these TRUGLO TFO sights was scary....at least the rear sight. It is a dovetail to fit the GLOCK slide insert, but guess what. It didn't fit. It went in about 1/3 of the way and then that was it. So what did I do? What the instructions recommended. I took a mallet to it. No luck. I then took it out and filed it (no returning it now). Then I tried again. Stuck. Pounded. Knocked out again. Filed again. Slide oiled. Pounded in from the other side. Then I knocked it in past the point of no return. After a full half hour of pounding on it with a steel punch padded with cleaning cloths, I had the sight in slightly past centered to the right. (for my shooting). The infamous originally-non-fitting-dovetail knocked into position.
The front sight was easy, with a post and screw insert, a front sight screw tool easily installed it.
One thing that I can say with full assurance. These TRUGLO TFO sights are DURABLE. If they didn't break with the pounding I gave them, you would have trouble breaking them with a sledge hammer. Then I prayed that God would have mercy on me and let the gun shoot great, knowing that if it did not, I would have to get that rear sight out. And that was almost unthinkable. So, how did they work? From 40 feet, dead on. Closer: dead on. Fast firing: remarkably accurate. One handed (right) from defensive distances: piece of cake. Left handed: as well as can be expected for a lopsided righty. They glow like kryptonite in bright sunlight and in complete darkness. Thank God. My prayers were answered. Here are the sights in bright sunlight. They're actually green in the sunlight. My camera just picked them up as white with the bright reflection off of them.
In complete darkness, they glow clearly. So, I went into a closet to see if my mediocre digital camera would pick them up without a flash (I really didn't expect the camera to be able to display them) and lo and behold, I actually got a dim picture in complete darkness.
But don't go by the picture above. In your hand, it looks like 3 tiny little green flashlights-very clear. I put these TRUGLO TFO sights on my business gun, my GLOCK 22. It's my favorite gun that I carry daily, use as a home defense gun, and shoot most often. If they had not worked, it would have been bad, but the risk turned out to be worth the laborious effort of installing the rear sight and the money: a little over $100 with tax locally for the set. I shot about 100 rounds with these new sights installed and it was a pleasure that only people who like shooting can appreciate. Where you not only enjoy the shooting, but the fact that you did something to your gun that resulted in improved shooting and functionality.
BOTTOM LINE: I cautiously recommend these TRUGLO TFO sights for a GLOCK pistol. For a GLOCK because it is all I have tried them on, so please take this as a narrow recommendation and check with others before purchasing them for another brand of gun. And also, cautiously because of the extreme difficulty of installing the rear sight. After installing mine, I would have to recommend that someone else let a gunsmith install them because of the potential of damaging the gun or sight. As far as shooting goes, you got the report above. Works for me:) Valuable Organizations and Businesses
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