Category: Firearm Products

 

Simply put, tritium is one of the most powerful technologies TRUGLO utilizes to make sights bright. It does not need batteries or need to be charged with light. It provides a constant glow for years. This makes it a great technology for emergency equipment like illuminated exit signs, watch hands, and handgun sights.

Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It gradually breaks down and decays into helium. As it decays, a small about of energy is gives off. The tritium vials found in gun “night sights” and wrist watches contain a small amount of tritium gas and phosphorus or other photo-sensitive materials. As the tritium breaks down and gives off energy. This energy (ionizing radiation) excites the phosphorus and causes it to glow. This creates a constant and steady glow for years.

The rated half life of tritium is approximately 12 years. This means that after twelve years, handgun sights will be approximately half as bright are when there were first sent to the dealer.

Tritium gas occurs naturally in the atmosphere. It is generally considered to be harmless, except in very high concentrations. The amount of tritium used in in wrist watches and handgun sights falls well below the amount considered to be harmful.

If a tritium vial ever breaks or leaks (which is rare), there is no required clean-up or precautionary handling procedure. Tritium is a pressurized buoyant gas that quickly dissipates and returns to the atmosphere.
Facilities that work with tritium and install tritium vials are heavily regulated by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) to ensure that maximum tritium quantities in a facility are within safe limits and that all tritium-related products are installed and maintained in a safe manner.

Here is an interesting article from guns.com about tritium night sights:

https://www.guns.com/news/review/are-tritium-night-sights-safe

 

At this time we do not offer sights for the Kahr P380 handgun. We are always evaluating new additions to our product line. Be sure to visit our website and social media pages in the future for new additions to our product line.

Depending on the model you own, some of our 30mm Red•Dot Optics have undergone some revisions for 2020. In order to assist you better and assure we send out the correct mounting hardware for your optic, please confirm which version of the 30mm Red•Dot optic you have. Call our Customer Service toll free 877-269-8490.

PISTOL MODELS		SIGHT MODELS
		TFX PRO	TFX	TFO		TRITIUM PRO		TRITIUM	FIBER-OPTIC PRO	FIBER-OPTIC
BRAND/TYPE	MODEL			Green Front, Yellow Rear	Green Front, Green Rear	Orange Front	White Front
Glock	“Low” (17,19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 33,34, 35, 38, 39, 45)	TG13GL1PC	TG13GL1A	TG131GT1Y	TG131GT1	TG231G1C	TG231G1W	TG231G1	TG132G1	TG131G1
			TG13GL4A (Suppressor Height)
	“Hi” (20, 21)	TG13GL2PC	TG13GL2A	TG131GT2Y	TG131GT2	TG231G2C	TG231G2W	TG231G2	TG132G2	TG131G2
	Single Stack (42, 43, 48)	TG13GL3PC	TG13GL3A	TG131GT1B	TG131GT1A	TG231G1AC	TG231G1AW	TG231G1A		TG131G3
	DOUBLE-STACK MODELS	TG13GLAPC	TG13GLFST
	MOS 17, 19, 34, 35						TG231G1MW
	MOS 40, 41						TG231G2MW
CZ®	CZ75B (CZ 75 Series)	TG13CZ1PC	TG13CZ1A			TG231Z1C	TG231Z1W		TG132CZ
	CZP10	TG13CZ2PC	TG13CZ2A			TG231Z2C	TG231Z2W
	SP01
1911	.270 Front/.500 Rear	TG13NV4PC	TG13NV4A	TG131NT4Y	TG131NT4	–	TG231N4W	TG231N4
	.260 Front/.500 Rear	TG13NV3PC	TG13NV3A	TG131NT3Y	TG131NT3		TG231N3W	TG231N3
	.270 Front/.450 Rear	TG13NV2PC	TG13NV2A	TG131NT2Y	TG131NT2		TG231N2W	TG231N2
	.260 Front/.450 Rear	TG13NV1PC	TG13NV1A	TG131NT1Y	TG131NT1		TG231N1W	TG231N1
Beretta®	PX4 Storm	TG13BR1PC	TG13BR1A				TG231B1W
Springfield Armory®	XD, XDM, XDS	TG13XD1PC	TG13XD1A	TG131XTY	TG131XT	TG231X1C	TG231X1W	TG231X	TG132XD	TG131X
Ruger®	SR9/SR9C, SR40/SR40C, SR45	TG13RS1PC	TG13RS1A	TG131RT1 (front sight only)			TG231R1W	TG231R1
	American	TG13RS3PC	TG13RS3A				TG231R3W
	LC9/LC9S, LC380	TG13RS2PC	TG13RS2A	TG131RT2Y	TG131RT2		TG231R2W	TG231R2
Taurus®	Mil. G2, 709 Slim, 740 Slim	TG13TA2PC	TG13TA2A				TG231T2W
FNH®	FNP-40, FNX-40	TG13FN2PC	TG13FN2A				TG231F2W
	FNP-9, FNX-9	TG13FN1PC	TG13FN1A				TG231F1W
	FNP-45, FNX-45	TG13FN3PC	TG13FN3A				TG231F3W
Smith & Wesson®	M&P®	TG13MP1PC	TG13MP1A	TG131MPTY	TG131MPT	TG231MP1C	TG231MP1W	TG231MP	TG132MP	TG131MP
	M&P® 380 EZ					TG231MP3C	TG231MP3W
	M&P® 9 EZ					TG231MP4C	TG231MP4W
	M&P® Bodyguard® 380					TG231MP2C	TG231MP2W
	J-Frame Models with Pinned Front Sight	TG13SJ1PC	TG13SJ1A
Walther®	PPS M2	TG13WA4PC	TG13WA4A				TG231W2W
	CCP	TG13WA3PC	TG13WA3A				TG231W3W
	PPS Classic	TG13WA2PC	TG13WA2A				TG231W2W
	P99 and PPQ	TG13WA1PC	TG13WA1A				TG231W1W
Steyr® Mannlicher	M-A1, C-A1, S-A1, L-A1	TG13SM1PC	TG13SM1A
Kimber®	1911 Models with Fixed Rear Sight	TG13KM1PC	TG13KM1A	TG131KTY	TG131KT		TG231K1W	TG231K		TG131K
Kahr®	K, MK, P, PM, T, TP (after 2004)	TG13KA1PC	TG13KA1A	TG131AT1Y	TG131AT1		TG231A1W
HK®	VP9, VP40, P30, P30SK, P30L, 45, 45 Tactical	TG13HP1PC	TG13HP1A
Sig Sauer®	#8 Front/#8 Rear	TG13SG1PC	TG13SG1A	TG131ST1Y	TG131ST1		TG231S1W	TG231S1		TG131S1
	#6 Front/#8 Rear	TG13SG2PC	TG13SG2A				TG231S2W	TG231S2		TG131S2
	P238	TG13SG3PC
	P365	TG13SG4PC

Early versions of the product manual included an extra line that is not present in the scope reticle.  All other markings in your scope are correct.

 

Like any BDC scope, the drop distances can be measured for any cartridge.

 

To take advantage of all of the benefits of the TG8514TLR OMNIA 4 and TG8516TLR OMNIA 6 scopes on an AR-15 or similar platform rifle, a 50/200 zero is recommended.

 

This allows you to quickly use the center crosshair for shooting up to 300 yards without any adjustment.  The extended BDC ladder can be used for longer ranges.

 

• First sight in the center of the illuminated crosshair at 50yds.
• At 100 yards, the bullet is moving upwards and the POI of impact will be at the top of the center crosshair.
• At 200 yards, the bullet is now fall through the center of the crosshair.
• At 300 yards, the POI will be aligned with the bottom of the center crosshair.
• At 350 yards, the POI will be aligned with top of the BDC ladder.
• At 400 yards, the POI will align with the first major cross in the BDC ladder.
• 500 and 600 yard references can also be found on the BDC ladder.

 

These references are based on the 5.56mm XM193 cartridge (55gr, 3150fps) fired from a 16in. barrel.

 

These references are designed for combat accuracy, and while close will not exactly match every bullet or barrel profile.  Temperature, shooting angle, and other factors still influence the exact trajectory, but the APTR is specially design to quickly get you on target, near or far.

 

For other cartridges, it is recommended to obtain a 100yd zero with the center crosshair, and measure or calculate other distances in the BDC ladder.

The All Purpose Tactical Reticle for the Omnia4, Omnia6, and Omnia8 are available in the STRELOK PRO ballistic calculator application, which is available for Android and iOS devices.

 

Strelok Pro for Android

 

Strelock Pro for iOS

 

This may be helpful for custom calibrations with different cartridges or barrel lengths.

Depending on where the threads begin on the barrel and the sight, there may be an alignment issue when the sight is snugged into place. When there is a final alignment issue, a gunsmith can use various material(s) to backfill the original hole, to get the sight to align and secure. It is not advised to attempt this if you are not familiar with this technique as the material used can be difficult to remove.

 

TRUGLO recommends all sight installations to be performed by a professional gunsmith with sight specific installation tools.

If you are looking to replace the front sight bead on your shotgun, you will first need to determine the thread dimension of this front sight bead. You should take your shotgun to a local gunsmith, where they can carefully remove this bead, without damage to the bead or shotgun and then make a determination of its thread dimension. Once this is known, you can select from our Star Brite, Long Bead and Fat Bead replacement front sights in thread dimensions of:

 

• 2.6mm (M2.6×0.45)
• 3-56, 3.0mm (M3x0.50)
• 5-40
• 6-48

 

If you are looking to replace the front sight bead on your shotgun, you will first need to determine the thread dimension of this front sight bead. You should take your Remington shotgun to a local gunsmith, where they can carefully remove this bead, without damage to the bead or shotgun and then make a determination of its thread dimension. Many Remington shotgun beads are “press-fit”, and not threaded into the barrel. If this is the case with your shotgun, the bead hole will need to be tapped to accept a threaded sight…we recommend to tap for the 6-48 thread dimension.

 

Once this is known, you can select from our Star Brite, Long Bead and Fat Bead replacement front sights in thread dimensions of:

• 2.6mm (M2.6×0.45)
• 3-56
• 3.0mm (M3x0.50)
• 5-40
• 6-48.

These are the most common thread sizes found on most modern shotguns.

A lot of this alignment has to do with where the threads on each part begin to engage and of course where they come to full stop.

 

When this happens, it is possible to backfill the original bead hole with a pliable, but firm material that can crush into this hole and at the same time keep the sight secure. This material can take up some of the space and make sure the sight is secured.

 

Gunsmiths will often shave a tiny piece of lead (Pb) from the tip of a projectile and use this to embed the sight within the threaded bead aperture. This is often successful, but care must be taken, if too much material is used, it can be very difficult to remove once crushed.

 

For this reason, a gunsmith may be of great value for this replacement and is highly recommended.