TrijiconNight Sight Sets for Smith & Wesson M&P Pistols

Can’t go wrong with these sights. Not a bad price.

Excellent sites for close quarters work, suck as self defense or working within 15 yards. Picking up these sites is super fast, I can't match the site acquisition speed with any other sites that I own or have used, save maybe for red dots. The massive front site is hard NOT to see and pick up. Great for teaching new shooters because it helps alot with one of the most common problems: Not focusing on the front site!Quality is typical of most Trijicon products: Outstanding. Very durable and excellent quality control. Tritium vials (what makes it glow) are bright in the dark, not noticeable during the day.The only downsides I find with this site are the design itself, which works for its intended purpose and is just my opinion.The massive front site can be a little troublesome for precision shooting at a distance. Not too many people care about this because it will likely go on a defensive pistol, but the site can be too big for 8 inch plates at 30 yards or more as is completely covers your target. Once again, I don't think these sites were designed with longer range in mind, but it is something to be aware of. It was also difficult for me to get used to the layout of the sites because the rear site has no distinguishable dots (if it is bright out) to easily reference like with popular and typical three dot site. The rear site does have tritium vials, but they are difficult to see during daylight or even in indoor light. I wish Trijicon had put white paint around the tritium on the rear site like their classic nightsites, but its not really too hard to get used to. The dot is designed to sit in the "U" of the rear site, but I am so used to three dot sites that I found learning the new layout alittle tough. Once again, these negatives are only how perceive them.I love the sites for what I believe they were designed to do: be fast at close distances for a carry or home defense gun. If you need a site that excels at close range, I can think of very few that come close. If you want a more balanced or long range site, I would look elsewhere.

I love these sights. They illuminate as expected. If the luminescent paint on the front sight gets enough light exposure to charge, it really pops out. When it isn’t charged there is Tritium insert in the front sight so it’s good either way. Other reviewers stated that there were sharp edges on the sights. I haven’t experienced that, maybe they got lemons.I need to get use to the u notch instead of the square one. I wish that Trijicon offered it both ways. The sights are phenomenal though.If you have never changed your sights on your M&P, installation is not going to be easy.

These sights are exactly what I wanted for my M&P SHIELD PLUS 9. I looked for a local gunsmith to install them but prices were ridiculous ranging from $25 which was reasonable but they were unable to do it when I showed up to $85 which I was able to find a site pusher cheaper for. I did the front sight with the site pusher The backside however the way it is tapered didn't give the pusher anything to grab onto. So I used a vine hammer and punch. Just don't do like I did and get in a hurry and forget to take out the set screw It took a chip out of the side of the slide as it exited.

Really great product overall. To me this is a great compromise between a product such as the XS Big Dots and a traditional 3-dot sight. Get the colored dot in the middle of the rear sight and pull the trigger, easy peasy. The fit and finish are typical Trijicon and are excellent. The vials themselves glow very brightly at night. The colored front dot really stands out. The paint on the front dot is photo-luminescent and really shines in the sun, much more so than it would appear from the pictures. The black rear is serrated to prevent glare. The contrast between the colored front and black rear is great for drawing and shooting from concealment. Having a notch sight instead of just a post makes it, in my opinion, a bit easier to be sure of your windage. Also maintains the ability to pull off accuracy shots at distance such as on a range. My only negative might be the depth of the U-notch on the rear sight. It's quite deep as the sights are really meant as a combat sight.Only issue is that I noticed you have to bury the orange dot in the bottom of the notch in order for a cover hold to make point of impact = point of aim. In simple terms if I want to hit the bullseye by covering it with the front dot I need to make sure the front dot appears lower in my rear sight, to the point where it doesn't appear to be the same height as the rear. I think these sights are meant for a bit of a 6 o'clock hold. It's not really an issue, just not what I'm used to. At most I'd mark them down 1/2 a star.It can be a royal pain in the butt to get that rear sight off. Good advice is to spray it with some penetrating oil and let it sit for ~ 5 minutes. I would NOT recommend trying to remove the rear or front with just a hammer and brass rod. It really takes a sight pusher to break the mechanical lock on these. There are a few decent universal ones and some specific ones as well. Of course you could also just bring it to a local smith, make sure he has the sight tool first, and pay like $30 for the install.

glow nice and bright, quick and easy install with appropriate tools