NEED HELP FINDING A THREAD!!!

[badhabit90]

need help finding a thread ....ive tried searching for 'diy night sights' 'how to night sights' and nothing really popped up that was relevant.

there was a thread showing where to get the tritium tubes and installing them on some sights. i have a front sight on a set of Meprolight sights that is rather dull...really bad and the warranty wasnt 'registered' within 10 days and opticsplanet wont warranty it since it has been installed. unfortunately, i didnt notice it was dull until after i installed it.

soo, thank you for the help in advance.

[scootergmc]

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=295997

[tujungatoes]

I'm gonna guess you're looking for this one. I didn't find much beyond that.

[Roccobro]

Toes, that's the only one I've seen in the last few years in here.

Justin

[badhabit90]

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=295997

this was it...thank you scooter. imma try and change out the front sight on a bunk front sight from Meprolight...and they wont warranty. only had them in for a month.

[bigthaiboy]

Yep, that was my thread.

10 months later and the sights are still very bright, so I can definitely recommend the tritium from this seller (in Holland). Get the green, it is substantially brighter than the yellow which is suppose to be 80% brightness of the green.

I'm glad to see he still has stock of all the sizes. I'm thinking of ordering some more, to replace the tritium in my Yugo M72 RPK sights.

[badhabit90]

Yep, that was my thread.

10 months later and the sights are still very bright, so I can definitely recommend the tritium from this seller (in Holland). Get the green, it is substantially brighter than the yellow which is suppose to be 80% brightness of the green.

I'm glad to see he still has stock of all the sizes. I'm thinking of ordering some more, to replace the tritium in my Yugo M72 RPK sights.

awesome. glad to hear.

i tried to get the front sight warrantied through optics planet, but since it is already installed, they wont warranty. so i called Meprolight direct. since i didnt 'register' within 10 days, warranty is null. the rep i did speak with said that she would send just the front out to me an i would send the old one back.. i told her that i would have to remove it from my duty pistol when i get the new one in. i told her the rear is bright and the front is almost non existent...and these are new!!?!?!

soo, i may just order some tubes and carefully drill out the old one and insert new one....a new front sight is 45 bucks....and a new tube is only about 7.50

[old-trapper]

I would check the safety of drilling out tritium before proceeding...

[old-trapper]

While these devices contain a radioactive substance, it is currently believed that self-powered lighting does not pose a significant health concern. A 2007 report by the UK government's Health Protection Agency Advisory Group on Ionizing Radiation declared the health risks of tritium exposure to be double that previously set by the International Commission on Radiological Protection,[1] but encapsulated tritium lighting devices, typically taking the form of a luminous glass tube embedded in a thick block of clear plastic, prevent the user from being exposed to the tritium at all unless the device is broken apart.

Tritium presents no external radiation threat when encapsulated in non-hydrogen-permeable containers due to its low penetration depth, which is insufficient to penetrate intact human skin. The primary danger from tritium arises if it is inhaled, ingested, injected or otherwise absorbed into the body. This results in the emitted radiation being absorbed in a relatively small region of the body, again due to the low penetration depth. The biological half-life of tritium—the time it takes for half of an ingested dose to be expelled from the body—is low, at only 12 days. Tritium excretion can be accelerated further by increasing water intake to 3-4 liters/day.[2]

Direct, short-term exposure to small amounts of tritium is relatively harmless. If a tritium tube should break, one should leave the area and allow the gas to diffuse into the air. Tritium exists naturally in the environment, but in very small quantities.

[old-trapper]

Above is a internet quote I lost the header in the transfer

[old-trapper]

I would pay the $45 for the sight ...lol

[Roccobro]

awesome. glad to hear.

i tried to get the front sight warrantied through optics planet, but since it is already installed, they wont warranty. so i called Meprolight direct. since i didnt 'register' within 10 days, warranty is null. the rep i did speak with said that she would send just the front out to me an i would send the old one back.. i told her that i would have to remove it from my duty pistol when i get the new one in. i told her the rear is bright and the front is almost non existent...and these are new!!?!?!

soo, i may just order some tubes and carefully drill out the old one and insert new one....a new front sight is 45 bucks....and a new tube is only about 7.50

Double check with your armorer. If our sights go out or get dim they will replace them without hassle.

Justin

[Bansh88]

I'd love to replace my Yugo RPK tritium.
Anyone know what size or tips on installing? Dots? Shperes?