Recently got the Badger anti-cant device to go along my NF 4-16. The "bubble" is a bit hard to see, so I figured, why not make make use of this spare tritium vail I've got from another long abandoned project? Here's the result:
So I did this mod...
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And here it is, sitting neatly in the cubby behind the anti-cant device, like it's purposely made for this space (just a coincidence). A 10mm long and 3mm wide vail probably would've fit even better. This piece just happen to be what I have on hand.
Packed the gap tight with mounting putty. A piece of closed cell foam would work too. We'll see how it holds up under recoil.
I've got several night sights on different pistols that are over 10 years old and the tritium has about stopped glowing , would it be possible to replace the tritium instead of replacing the sights? Two of them are the TFO's with the fiber optic rods in front of the tritium so might not be that easy , where can you buy tritium?
I would have backfilled the slot with clear epoxy to seal it in better
You might be able to find one that fits, IIRC I ordered the vials from here: https://tritiumworkshop.com/collections/tritium-vials. I haven't tried pushing out and replace vials in tritium night sights. Looking at the way they are designed, I suspect they are pretty hard to replace and may require special tools.
I didn't want to make it a permanent, irreplaceable solution, in case I need to replaced the tritium later (it's about 6yrs old now, near the half-life). Will see how well the setup holds up under recoil.
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