XS Sight Systems Big Dot Tritium Night Sight by Jeff Quinn
About two days after placing a call to XS Sight Systems, a package arrived containing one of their unique Big Dot Tritium night sights. XS Sight Systems (formerly AO Sight Systems) has always been at the forefront of highly useful and unique sight systems for rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Having used their products before, I knew that they would have a solution for the little J-frame thirty-eight.
I don’t know how much time and money was spent on thinking up the name for the Big Dot, but it describes the new sight perfectly. The sight consists of a large white dot of about 5/32 of an inch in diameter set into the rear face of a blued steel front sight. In the center of the white dot is a small tritium insert. The tritium insert glows in the dark to give a visible reference point, and is very effective even in the lowest light conditions. If you can make out the silhouette of your target, you can easily index the firearm in the right direction. In good light conditions, the large white dot is easily visible against any background.
I tested the Big Dot Tritium sight in several light conditions, and the effectiveness of this sight in almost total darkness has to be experienced to fully understand the usefulness of the product. A shooter can leave both eyes open, place the front sight quickly on target, and fire the revolver. If you have a handgun that you carry for personal defense, take it outside or in a dark closet and try to find the front sight. Even in a parking garage in the daytime, it is hard to see the sights of a handgun against a dark background.
The XS Big Dot is easy to install on the J-frame Smith. The front sight pin is drifted out, the factory sight removed, and the new sight installed in its place. Mine required a bit of file work, but after a few strokes and five minutes, the new sight was in place. A new hole must be drilled to accept the factory roll pin, and requires a very small drill bit, which is not included with the Big Dot sight, but should be readily available at your local hardware store.
I don’t know how much time and money was spent on thinking up the name for the Big Dot, but it describes the new sight perfectly. The sight consists of a large white dot of about 5/32 of an inch in diameter set into the rear face of a blued steel front sight. In the center of the white dot is a small tritium insert. The tritium insert glows in the dark to give a visible reference point, and is very effective even in the lowest light conditions. If you can make out the silhouette of your target, you can easily index the firearm in the right direction. In good light conditions, the large white dot is easily visible against any background.
I tested the Big Dot Tritium sight in several light conditions, and the effectiveness of this sight in almost total darkness has to be experienced to fully understand the usefulness of the product. A shooter can leave both eyes open, place the front sight quickly on target, and fire the revolver. If you have a handgun that you carry for personal defense, take it outside or in a dark closet and try to find the front sight. Even in a parking garage in the daytime, it is hard to see the sights of a handgun against a dark background.
The XS Big Dot is easy to install on the J-frame Smith. The front sight pin is drifted out, the factory sight removed, and the new sight installed in its place. Mine required a bit of file work, but after a few strokes and five minutes, the new sight was in place. A new hole must be drilled to accept the factory roll pin, and requires a very small drill bit, which is not included with the Big Dot sight, but should be readily available at your local hardware store.
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