When it comes to shooting accuracy and firearm performance, sights play a critical role. Upgrading your firearm's sights can make all the difference in the world. Two of the most popular sight types are Tritium and Fiber Optic. While both offer advantages, choosing between them can be a tough decisi …

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 …

Accurate Shooting with XS Big Dot Sights I’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 Sig …

Aging Eyes and Iron Sights Our 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 b …

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 …

In defensive shooting situations, some light is almost always present, and most do not take place in complete darkness. They happen somewhere in between the spectrum of bright to low light. Our Glow Dot Technology uses all surrounding light, absorbs it, and provides a highly visible, more illuminate …

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 …

Big Dots are the best night sights for defensive shooting. The bright glowing golfball is impossible not to see, especially when under stress! Standard Dots are better for precision shooting at a distance. Big Dots measure 0.188" wide and Standard Dots measure 0.140" wide. Sight pictures and front s …

The iron sight market is divided into two main categories – target shooting and defensive shooting. Though we at XS, love competitive shooting and participate in many pro-level matches, we have dedicated our business to manufacturing personal defense sights. Target shooting utilizes a front si …

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 …