Trijicon CA128Y Novak HD Night Sight Set, Low Mount Dovetail Cut, Yellow Front Lamp

These sights are amazing.They really pop out at you. Quick sight acquisition. The sights themselves I would give a solid 5/5. However I do have some problems with Trijicon. The sights did not come with a set screw as I am sure many of you already know they do not. I couldn't use the set screw from my old Novak sights either. So that is the first problem. The second is that these sights are clearly labeled by Trijicon as "1911 Novak Cut". I have a Colt 1911 O1980XSE in case you were wondering, and yes they came from the factory with standard Novak style sights. The rear sight on the Trijicon's sat snug, even without the set screw. I put one in later for good measure. However, the front sight was not the right size. The sight was too small for the Novak cut notch in my gun. I had to take the sights to a professional gunsmith and have them installed which cost me an extra 50 bucks. I emailed Trijicon and asked them what the deal was and they told me that, "they didn't make any products for my gun". I was very disappointed because the sights clearly state they are for a Novak cut 1911. I was very disappointed and frustrated with Trijicon. So if you plan on buying these, best make sure they fit your gun correctly.

I ordered these for one of my 1911 and ended up ordering a second set for my Dan Wesson 1911. My eyes are not as good as they used to be with these sights I can see them better and pick up my target much faster. For 1911's they do require some filing and a sight pusher or brass punch and hammer to install and fit properly.

First off: these sights have the best sight picture for my style of shooting and my eyes.Friends agree... About the sights.I own a pair on my 9mm striker semi as well and absolutely love them.Unlike those, these sights came with working tritium so the night ability is as excellent - the 9mm ones had no glow left... So. Purely for day time use.My caveat is: the Novak cut is imperfect depending on how you approach it. Neither myself nor my trusted gunsmith could get them to smoothly slide on to my Sig sauer 1911. Which measurements are off... Gun or site... Dunno. We got them on eventually and the set screw had some meat to tap into but loctite was used. I wouldn't vouch for them surviving a fall on asphalt unlike the factory installed standard sights which would have.Still... 300 rounds of range and desert training / plinking later and they are still holding up nicely.I do recommend them.

Again, the only issue, as described in other posts ... is that they don't include a set screw in the sight kit ... Possibly Amazon may bring some pressure to bear. The sights went on a RIA .45 Tactical ... since a gunsmith wasn't available I had to relieve the dove tails on the front of the slide by hand ... with a small triangle file .... spent a good amount of time getting it Right ... shoots even better with the new sights ... three green dots at night to line up ... What more could you ask for? A set screw in the package.

Went from blacked out rear Novak's with the brass dot front sight that came stock on my 1911 to these and couldn't be happier. After shooting about 500+ rounds with these on to carrying with them owb/iwb I'm comfortable in saying these are solid and will last a long time. The photoluminescent painted front sight is excellent and picks up light much better than the brass dot could. The tritium lamps work fantastic and are visible in moderately lit indoor settings and really pop out in low to no light. I would definitely would recommend you get these installed by a gunsmith if you don't have experience installing sights on your own and have the proper tools. If your 1911 slide has the novak sight cuts you are good to go with some minor fitting of course.

I know this is a quality product by Trijicon, no complaints with their quality at all. My problem is that it said it fits 1911 pistols, but in fact it does not fit MY 1911 pistol, a S&W Performance Center commander sized 1911. Now they say they won't take a return and I am simply sitting on sights that I can't use and am out over $130 dollars. At least let me exchange them for the ones that fit.

Excellent sights!!! Target acquisition is a lot faster than with standard sights. Might take some minor fitting to install front, but it's well worth it. They don't come with set screw for the rear, but quick call to Trijicon to find out the proper size (5-40x1/8, slightly longer will work too) then trip to local hardware store and I was set. I'm very satisfied with the purchase.

Had to send it back because it didn't fit my gun!