Tritium sight dots

**richardfloyd** · 05-06-2009, 13:54

Ok new question. The white paint sight dots get dirty and useless. Some cool new guns have tritium (radio active) sight dots that glow for a couple of years. Guessing you cant buy this stuff and paint it in yourself. Buying premade sight is very expensive and tricky to fit. Cant one just buy a dot and stick it in? There must be a way of getting hold of this stuff. Watchmaker maybe?

**SSP** · 05-06-2009, 14:07

You can get the tubes. Try Truvelo.

**Armed Preacher** · 05-06-2009, 15:30

Snake once posted details of a guy who could supply the tubes.

Christo Botes
083 2777 336

BTW, Tritium has a half-life of 10 years, this means that it takes 10 years to lose half its current brightness - 10 yrs half as bright as today, 20 yrs quarter as bright as today and so on.

**vaughan** · 05-06-2009, 16:14

half life of tritium is 12,3 years hpy180

**TacticalDave** · 05-06-2009, 19:50

Originally Posted by vaughan

half life of tritium is 12,3 years hpy180

. . . and 5 days! ;D

**camouflage762** · 05-06-2009, 21:56

Originally Posted by TacticalDave

Originally Posted by vaughan

half life of tritium is 12,3 years hpy180

. . . and 5 days! ;D

Is this a nerd joke...
;)

2B · 27-12-2009, 21:10

Have anybody replaced the night sights [tritium??] on a Z88 them self or do you have to send it in.

**92FS** · 27-12-2009, 21:16

Originally Posted by 2B

Have anybody replaced the night sights [tritium??] on a Z88 them self or do you have to send it in.

Best done by a "gun tiffie" who's got the stripes. Had my 92FS's replaced twice in the past 12 years. Carry it every day.

Done proper, works great!

B3 · 29-12-2009, 21:34

OK, where do one buy and who is a recommended tiffy? Need for Vektor SP2 and Glock 21/35...

B3

**92FS** · 29-12-2009, 23:49

Originally Posted by B3

OK, where do one buy and who is a recommended tiffy? Need for Vektor SP2 and Glock 21/35...

B3

Most major centers of SA, with long established FA enterprises, have well equiped and able gunsmiths who can do this job in no time. Network your local resources and you'll find a helpful tiffy in no time!

In CT I've been dealing with the same outfit ever since, with a smile on the dial without fail.