making your own night sights

[ryan42]

I was at the gunshop the other day and hanging on the wall was a do it your self kit containing different colors flouresent paint so you could make your own night sights.There was orange yellow,green about 6 diffirent colors.I was wondering If any of you guys has ever done this?

[jbrescue]

Those are photoluminescent paints. They have to be charged with a light source to work. Not a very good idea if you plan on depending on it.

[Helix_FR]

Yeah, that stuff is kinda useless.Lasts only a few minutes and nothing like tritium inserts.

[ryan42]

ok probably not worth the 60 bucks uh

[jbrescue]

Not at all. If you want night sights, get them.

[Helix_FR]

60 bucks, thats about 3x what that kit should cost. another 25 bucks and you can get the real thing from meprolite

[cpttango30]

I did it once and yeah they don't work for crap.

I tried with a free sample of Glow-on. http://glow-on.com/

The guy that was selling this stuff at a different board had all these wild clams about 8 to 12 hours of usable light from these sights.

I put my pistol with painted sights on it out in direct sun for 8 to 10 hours. I got maybe 3 hours at most of light from the sights and maybe half of that was usable.

[REPEATER]

Originally Posted by cpttango30

I did it once and yeah they don't work for crap.

I tried with a free sample of Glow-on. http://glow-on.com/

The guy that was selling this stuff at a different board had all these wild clams about 8 to 12 hours of usable light from these sights.

I put my pistol with painted sights on it out in direct sun for 8 to 10 hours. I got maybe 3 hours at most of light from the sights and maybe half of that was usable.

That same ''paint'' can be purchased for cheaper(NOT CHEAPER THAN FREE SAMPLES) in larger quantities through your bait and tackle shops. I use the stuff for my spinners and spoons. trout and salmon love those bright flashy colors. And I enjoy making lures a 15-30 lb fish attacks