Trijicon Night Sight Sets for Springfield Armory Pistols

These really shine bright at night and easy to pickup in daylight

Really great product overall. To me this is a great compromise between a product such as the XS Big Dots and a traditional 3-dot sight. Get the colored dot in the middle of the read sight and pull the trigger, easy peasy. The fit and finish are typical Trijicon and are excellent. The vials themselves glow very brightly at night. The colored front dot really stands out. The paint on the front dot is photo-luminescent and really shines in the sun, much more so than it would appear from the pictures. The black rear is serrated to prevent glare. The contrast between the colored front and black rear is great for drawing and shooting from concealment. Having a notch sight instead of just a post makes it, in my opinion, a bit easier to be sure of your windage. Also maintains the ability to pull off accuracy shots at distance such as on a range. My only negative might be the depth of the U-notch on the rear sight. It's quite deep as the sights are really meant as a combat sight.Only issue is that I noticed you have to bury the orange dot in the bottom of the notch in order for a cover hold to make point of impact = point of aim. In simple terms if I want to hit the bullseye by covering it with the front dot I need to make sure the front dot appears lower in my rear sight, to the point where it doesn't appear to be the same height as the rear. I think these sights are meant for a bit of a 6 o'clock hold. It's not really an issue, just not what I'm used to. At most I'd mark them down 1/2 a star.As another point specific to XD/XDm pistols. The rear sights are press fit in with a hydraulic press, not held if with a set screw. It can be a royal pain in the butt to get that rear sight off. Good advice is to spray it with some penetrating oil and let it sit for ~ 5 minutes. I would NOT recommend trying to remove the rear or front with just a hammer and brass rod. It really takes a sight pusher to break the mechanical lock on these. There are a few decent universal ones and some specific ones as well. Of course you could also just bring it to a local smith, make sure he has the sight tool first, and pay like $30 for the install.

I am going to leave my original review in tact, but I did want to make an update. I changed my rating to 4 stars. I received a replacement after a long conversation with amazon support, and they installed like every other sight without issue. I am not going to 5 because these things are not under Amazons standard return policy, and to be candid, trijicon was fairly accusatory when i contacted them. They wanted me to ship at my expense, and then they would determine if it merited a replacement. I mean I get it, the potential for user error is high, but I have spent thousands of dollars with them over the years. Thankfully, Amazon customer support just sent me a new pair. They work great, just like all my other Trijicon stuff.Original Review:I think it is possible that I received the wrong part. This is my 3rd pair of Trijicon sights for various xdm pistols. Never had issues installing them. I have installed countless sights in the past on various other pistols as well. These were so tight that when I used the appropriate sight tool to install, it actually took some of the metal off the tracks on the sight. I had issues with both the front and the back sights. The back sight barely fit but lost some material, the front slide was so tight that it actually started to bend.WARNING: It also seems you can't initiate a return via Amazon. I have reached out to Trijicon directly, will update my review based on their support. I have literally spent thousands of dollars with them in the past, so hope they are helpful.

I purchased these for my first Springfield, an XDm 3.8 Compact .45. I put Trijicons on all my conceal pistols for reasons you understand if you're reading this. After checking reviews here and elsewhere, I called around to a few local gunsmiths to get quotes on installing them, and every time I mentioned it was for a Springfield XDm, I either got a groan or a higher price.After settling on a smith, I took everything in, and he got to work. He was a friendly guy, so we chatted for a bit, and I watched him do everything. Compared to having sights put on my Glocks, this was quite a trial: he had actually had pieces of brass machined specifically for Springfields so he didn't have to put the slides directly against the steel vise (steel would scrape off the finish whereas brass is relatively soft).After 20+ minutes, he came over with a concerned look on his face and showed me where the brass had worn through the Melonite finish on the slide. He apologized profusely, said the sight job was on the house, and started to put some blue on it to cover it up. As I was considering whether to tell him he would be replacing my week-old pistol, he hurried back up and showed it was actually brass that had worn off the block. He sat for another 20 minutes and worked very lightly with fine steel wool and oil to get it all off, and after being taken in and out of a holster several dozen times, all residue is now gone.Once the sights were on, they have been everything you'd expect: good in the daytime and great in low-light conditions. In fact, if you've been in a very dark room for a while, you'd swear you could put them against a piece of paper and have a chance at reading text on it. I have an AlienGear CloakTuck hybrid holster, and the sights have never caught on it or my clothing while practicing my draw.Pros- As advertised, performs perfectly in low-light to aid in aiming.- Form factor prevents snagging on holsters or clothing.- 12-year warranty.Cons- Apparently very difficult to put on, even to the point of possibly damaging the pistol during install.