Mojo made some of my points for me. Sights are a very personal decision. One of those try-a-bunch-til-you-find-what-you-love-things.
I too shoot best with a bright easy-to-find front sight and plain rear, but my worrisome nature wonders if I'll be able to find that rear sight channel quickly enough in low light, so my solution that works well for me is different colored front and rear sight dots. I have TruGlo TFOs on both of my Smith & Wesson M&Ps and each set is green front with yellow rear. The yellow is much dimmer than the green (this has something to do with the inherent tendencies of the tritium itself - which is "brightest" with green, not so much with yellow and/or orange).
But my favorite sights I've tried (on a buddy's gun, don't own any yet) are Dawson Precision "charger" rear sights. http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductD ... 1276004976" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
These have much smaller dots in rear than front, thus offering the differentiation I prefer between front and rear even though they're all green dots. He offers them in tritium or fiber optic, and sells the rears separately so I'm assuming they could be combined with another brand of front sight (just be sure to read and follow his detailed guidelines on how to choose the right sight height for your application http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductD ... 1276004976" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
In a perfect world, TruGlo would sell their TFO as a front sight only option, and I'd pair that with Dawson charger rear sights on all my guns.
I'd also recommend you compare Dawson's front fiber optic sights to Hi-Viz as I think you'll find his quality better and be pleased with his products (have a set of his fiber sights on my 1911 and love 'em)
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