TRUGLO Replacement Fibers

Fit my Springfield-Armory XDs perfectly. Very well made so that you don't have to get extensively close to the filament to balloon the tip and lock it in. This is better because you end up with a much cleared filament in the end. Of the set of colors, green is by far the brightest. The orange is the dimmest. Red trails green only by a little and the others are just a mix between the red and orange in the power. Simple installation, simple working. First remove the old one by cutting it some how and pulling it out of both ends. Be careful to not destroy your front sight because it will look bad! We don't want that. Next, use a flame or heat source to balloon the bulb slightly at the end, at this point, I didn't cut anything off. Be careful to NOT touch the filament to your heat source or it will cook the inside of the filament. This will cause clouding, and that basically means that light will not travel through it, and rather than an fiber optic that gathers light and sends it to the ends, you are looking at green plastic sights. Don't do that. After you balloon one end, slide the whole filament, still uncut myself, into your sight hole. Mark a small amount over the edge of the sight mount. I used about 2 mm or so, it doesn't have to be large, just enough to provide material that will fill the whole once ballooned. You can score the filament at that point, then remove it from the sight. Give it a little more cutting in the score and you should be able to bend and snap it at that point. A flat cut is most unnecessary, when you heat that side it will just round off anyway. Again, not touching the filament, reinsert the filament and balloon the second end, thus locking the filament in place. If it has a little wobble, apply ever so much more heat and do so patiently, or just let it go. Finally, look through the filament and ensure it is bright and not clouded. Then, you are done! Oh, and I didn't say to clear your weapon to start this thing, but if you don't do that and end up dead, you really shouldn't have a weapon in your hand anyway.

I have a rifle with a Marbles sight which originally had an orange fiber optic rod. My eyes don't work well with orange and I was looking at replacing the entire sight with another one just like it but with a green rod when someone advised me that I could just replace the rod instead, something that was news to me. So I bought this product to change the color of the rod. This replacement pack from Truglo has different colors of rods from which to choose in the event you want to try something different or aren't sure which color you would prefer. Their light transmission property is excellent. Held vertically in a heavily shaded area, the ends glowed as if they had an internal light source. I had never done something like this before and was a bit apprehensive about attempting it on my own. However, it turned out to be faster and easier than I expected. After removing the existing rod, I cut off a length of green rod, approx. 1/16" longer than the opening in the sight, with a pair of scissors. Then, with the rifle turned on its side and held in a vise, I inserted the new rod in the sight, leaving a small amount protruding on each end. Using a cheap butane cigarette lighter, I held the flame near each end of the rod without actually touching it with the flame. This caused the end of the rod to form a domed end which prevents it from sliding out of the sight. That's all it took! It couldn't have been easier. Two words of advice here though. First, make sure you order the correct diameter of rods as Truglo makes several different sizes. I measured my existing one with a caliper first. Second, when using a flame to melt the ends of the rod, be aware that it takes very little heat and happens fairly quickly. If you get the flame too close or hold it in position too long, you can distort it too much. For anyone who needs to change the existing fiber optic sights on their gun, this is a cheap and simple way to do it without changing out the entire sight and I would highly recommend this particular product.

These work great for replacements, or if you think you need a change. Easy install if you have a small heat source to mushroom the ends. Plenty of install vids online.

Ordered these instead of cheaper ones because Truglo has a great reputation in the sight industry. They are bright as expected and I knew they would be. I must have gotten a mistake package because the one color orange I was really looking forward to trying ended up not fitting. Instead of being .060 it was .0625 after I tried to check the rod fit and ending up whipping out the calipers to verify it. I tried the other rods and no problems. I'm not gonna bash Truglo because mistakes happen and they make great stuff. I'll most likely send them back and try another package. I'm always up for a good laugh especially when stuff like this happens to me lol.

I bought these TRUGLO High‑Visibility Replacement Fiber Optics to refresh the filaments on my Dawson Precision sights, and I’m seriously impressed. These are by far the brightest fiber filaments I’ve ever used. Even the Dawson Precision fibers don’t compare — TRUGLO really stands out here. Installation was easy, the visibility is excellent, and the upgrade made a noticeable difference. I’m very happy with them and will definitely keep using these from now on.

Used to replace front fiber bead on turkey shotgun which fell out in the field. Not difficult to heat and seat the ends of the optic for permanent setting. Optic works well. Plenty of extra if mistake is made. Much easier than changing sight.

Knocked out the fiber optic on a rear sight and these were quick an easy to change out once you find what size you need.

I used this to add fiber optics to the front sight on my Walther PPK/S .22 with a suppressor. With the suppressor, you basically have to sight "through" the suppressor, and the black sight can get "lost" in the black suppressor end. The front sight is plastic, so it was easy to drill the hole and cut the light window. Turned out nice and works great. This kit has enough rods to do plenty of sights, and having different color options is nice so you experiment with different ones for different guns and light conditions. I also used some on my Sterling MK-IV with an aftermarket sight. Really helps make the front sight more visible.