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​Can't See Your Iron Sights?

​Can't See Your Iron Sights?

Posted by Brad Fitzpatrick on Apr 23rd 2021

Aging Eyes and Iron SightsOur vision changes as we get older. Serious shooters need to choose iron sights that help compensate for age-related sight issues.— Brad FitzpatrickLike it or not, age has a way of making the activities we enjoy doing more difficult. As we ease into middle life and beyond, …
Why buy tritium night sights for an EDC pistol or home defense gun?

Why buy tritium night sights for an EDC pistol or home defense gun?

Posted by XS Sights on Apr 23rd 2021

Defensive situations are not predictable and can happen during the day (bright light) or later into the day (low light). Most defensive altercations will not occur in pitch-black darkness; there is almost always some ambient light present. Self-illuminated tritium night sights are always glowing but …
Trusting the Dot

Trusting the Dot

Posted by Richard Mann on Apr 23rd 2021

Accurate Shooting with XS Big Dot SightsI’m sure you’ve heard that XS Big Dot sights are not target sights. That’s true; the XS Big Dot and Standard Dot sights were designed for fighting. That however does not mean they’re not accurate. How accurate/effective can Big Dot Sights be? When I attended m …
DIY Guide Building an AR

DIY Guide Building an AR

Posted by XS Sights on Apr 23rd 2021

With all the uncertainty that has come with 2020, the pandemic, civil unrest, presidential elections it's no wonder so many Americans have been stocking up on guns and ammunition this year!If you're one of the many Americans that purchased firearms this year an AR might have been on your hitlist of …
What is Tritium?

What is Tritium?

Posted by XS Sights on Feb 17th 2021

Tritium is a beta-emitting radioactive isotope of hydrogen with a chemical symbol of H-3. Helium's chemical formula consists of one proton, and tritium's formula has two neutrons combined with one proton. This combination is unstable and continuously decays into a non-radioactive helium isotope. The …
Tritium Rear vs. Non-Tritium Rear Sights

Tritium Rear vs. Non-Tritium Rear Sights

Posted by XS Sights on Feb 17th 2021

A common question we often receive is: "Which is better a tritium front and rear set, or a tritium front set and non-tritium rear set of sights?" The truth is, there is no correct answer to this generic question. The real questions are, what is the intended purpose of the pistol that the sights are …