Kel-Tec night sights

[diamondmike]

Are the night sights that kel-tec sells for the P-11 really good?

Would you recommend having kel-tec install them?

[ddflorida]

I had the factory put them on mine last May and am glad I did. They are not quite as bright as the ones on my Kimber, but show up quite well in the dark. I find them easier to site with in the daytime, as well, with the white ring around the tritium capsules being very visible. For $80, a good investment.

[yzguy]

look closely when you get them back....

I just ordered a set and when I looked the right "dot" was closer to the center notch than the left one




http://www.1bad69.com/gallery/GunStu...c/dcp04867.jpg

http://www.1bad69.com/gallery/GunStu...c/dcp04869.jpg

I am still waiting on it's replacement.

[diamondmike]

yzguy,

Thanks for the info, I am glad I asked before I ordered a set of these for one of my P-11s.
I cant believe that kel-tec would sell something so messed up, you can bet if theres one like that theres a lot more somewhere.
Did you order these just recently?

[yzguy]

yep, I'm still waiting for the replacement. I'm guessing the ones they had in stock were all like this, so I'm waiting for them to get new ones. (I'll be calling soon...)

[diamondmike]

yzguy,

Sorry about so many questions!.

Are they made out of metal or plastic?
I also noticed that they do not have a outline that goes around the notch that glows.

Maybe since they are all defective someone could get them real cheap from kel-tec and take out the parts that glow and drill a hole in the sights that come with the factory gun and glue them into those sights.

[yzguy]

They are metal, and the rear sight has a set screw in it to lock it into the rear dove tail of the slide.

There is a white ring around the glowing vial (hard to see in the pic that is showing but easier to see in this one:
http://www.1bad69.com/gallery/GunStu...c/dcp04867.jpg )

[BIGIRON]

I've been waiting too. I've been dealing with this flawed rear sight issue since May '03. Am always told "next week", "next month", "after first of year", "after SHOT show". Called a couple of weeks ago and got the same thing. Frustrating.

But I must give KT credit -- I think the guys on the phone don't really know when the correct sights will be available. Have talked with Marty a couple of times -- he didn't know either. He did send me a sight with red dots, but they didn't glow, so it went back and I'm still waiting. The last person I talked to, Sharon, knew my story before I even told it, so I feel like they're trying -- it would be a lot easier to send me a sight than keep listening to me on the phone.

I made a couple of lengthy post about this on KTOG.

YZ -- if you get any info, please post it. I just tried to call and got no answer.

BIGIRON

[BIGIRON]

If anyone's interested, I just bumped that old thread on KTOG "Jack Plated Night Sights" back to top in the Range Box.

BIGIRON

[KeysBear]

I discovered that "bump" when I got the first e-mail from KTOG in months saying that you replied to that thread. Thanks for the update.

Regards, Keys 8)