



Description

huge step in the right direction for Glock and it stemmed from their involvement with by name, the same type of sights In June of 2016, Glock won the FBI Contract and rumors began to spread on various specifications of the Glock M models, which we know are very closely related to the new Gen5's. Like the M models, the Gen5's come with Ameriglo three-dot night sights which Glock seems to own the rights to in order to openly compete with other pistol manufacturers. This is astep in the right direction for Glock and it stemmed from their involvement with FBI Contract solicitation requirements (link to PDF, requirements can be found at C.4-14). The TL;DR of this is that the FBI wanted black steel, non reflective, sights which the rears can be racked off of one handed, they wanted a POA/POI at point of ledge (that is cutting the target in half with the front sight ledge at 25 yards), they wanted three-dot night sight setup, they needed to be "high visibility sights" which the FBI referred to the Trijicon HD's (GL101O) by name, the same type of sights I reviewed previously , and they wanted a "U" notch rear sight. Nothing within the solicitation required a specific front sight width or height, which means this was an excellent opportunity to create a really custom sighting system for the general public and LEOs throughout the US - buying a factory new duty-grade gun with high visibility front sights and the ability to have precision shoot capability, and Ameriglo jumped on this very quickly and hit a home run. I was fortunate enough to get a set of FBI Contract sight and BOLD sights from Ameriglo to beat up before the official release of the Gen5's last week, and I did put them through their paces. In this review of the FBI Contract sights and the BOLD sights I will cover everything from measurements to my experience from implementation of use. I have had these sighting systems since 10/16, so just shy of a full year, I have put tens of thousands of rounds downrange with these sights on several of my Glocks as well as on my EDC Glock 19.

















Reason for Purchase

software not hardware. My default EDC sight system is a well worn set of I am always looking for different sights and trying to push my personal preferences past my preferences. I want to be uncomfortable with a pair of sights at first because I want to see what my limitations are in general,. My default EDC sight system is a well worn set of Ameriglo Defoor (GT-514) sights , I did a review of the regular, non-tritium dot Defoor sights , along with other Ameriglo sights, and I just always end up going to one of the Ameriglo Defoor sights. This is probably because I do a lot of 25 yard line plus shooting an the thin front blade of the standard Defoor is .115, and the tritium dot front is .125 which allow me to get good precision out of the sights at distance, while allowing me to get fast results up close with a little bit of nail paint added to the top. The BOLD and FBI sights have an option for .125 front sight width, this is awesome because it allows the shooter to have the ability to have a very thin and accurate front sight which is also highly visible due to the red ring around the tritium tube.









The above photo is of a .125 front sight post which will be available for purchase, it is .200 tall and mimics its .140 counterpart in POA/POI. Just a disclaimer, the caliper I am using is a cheapy and may not be to 100% specifications. I would highly recommend consulting Ameriglo (website or customer service) for their specifications.













The difference between the rears of the BOLD and FBI, Square and "U" notch sights is enough to provide the shooter with options of preference. Some people like square notches better, some like "U" notches better, having both available and interchangeable along with the front sight post(s) is a feature which does not generally exist in this level of iron sight.













The BOLD's square notch measures .163









And about .186 tall.









.732 complete sight width













For the FBI Contract sights, "U" notch is .160:









They are about .185 tall.









And total width of the sight is about .733.









So that is a lot of numbers being thrown around, lets put them all in one place:





Front sight available in .125 and .140 at .200 tall.

Rear sight available in .163 (square) and .160 (U) respectively and .186/.185 tall.





@ameriglosights #FBI #nightsights getting a work out on the range. A post shared by voodoo_man (@vdmsr) on Nov 4, 2016 at 8:33am PDT





First Opinion

Right out of the box I installed the .125 and .160 "U" notch sights and hit the range (see photo above). Dialing the sights in was easy and I had to move the rear sight just a hair move than I anticipated due to the aftermarket Barsto barrel. The sights ran as well as I expected, I ran a few 100 and 200 drills , ended up in the high 90 range for 100's and 160-170 range for 200's. This is on par with my accuracy standards when using the Ameriglo Defoor sights referenced above.







Conversely, I also like the square notch and .140 front sight combo. The front sight is wide enough to take up just the right amount of room inside the rear sight notch window and allows the shooter to easily front "center" just like with the .125/"U" notch combo.







In the Field

I then went to Texas for the HiTS First Responder Pistol 3/Shotgun combo class during which I ran my EDC Glock 19 with the FBI Contract sights (.125 front). The sights ran well and the resulting accuracy was expected. I enjoyed the thin front sight post and the combination of "U" notch allowed me to predictably attain the accuracy I was looking for.









I carried with this setup for a few months and around 3/17 I switched rear sights over to the square notch.

What y'all know about these new #BOLD sight set from @ameriglosights with their orange front - same front as the #fbisights I posted before about! And of course the #SCD #thegadget on my EDC gun seeing lots of work. A post shared by voodoo_man (@vdmsr) on Mar 23, 2017 at 9:42am PDT

I originally kept the thin .125 front sight but eventually swapped over to the .140 front. The .125 front with the square notch was difficult for me to use because I constantly fished around for it inside the square notch. Running various drills during various range days and during daily dry-fire training I ended up moving away from the .125/square notch setup and switching to the .140. I used this setup for about four months, several thousand rounds with this setup. This is the setup which comes with the Gen5 Glock 19 / 17 directly from Glock. For a very short time I put the .140 and the "U" notch setup on one of my Glock 19's and ran it at the range. It ran just fine, in fact I would probably like to put more time on this particular setup to see how well it can work.